July 4, 2023 -- I Corinthians 6:20 -- The Basics of the Faith
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Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
I Corinthians 6:20 ESV
The text before us today is one of the proof texts, or source texts, for the first question and answer of the Shorter Catechism. This catechism was completed in 1647 by the Westminster Assembly. It is used to teach new believers, and children, the basics of the faith. Look at the first two questions and answers included here.
1. What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.
2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him? The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him.
God formed you in your mother’s womb. Even before this, the Father in heaven chose you in love—from before the foundation of the world. What a beautiful promise we have in Him! What is the right response of being chosen in love, created for His purpose and redeemed by the blood of Jesus? It is to glorify God. How?
Know the Scriptures. The Bible is given so that you will know Who God is and how to glorify Him.
Join with God’s people. Meeting fellow believers and getting sharpened in your precious faith is one of the most important ways to be honed for glorifying God.
Glorify God in your body. What you choose to do and choose to leave undone says a lot about you. Your ordinary, daily life, is either filled with the awareness of the majesty of God and His wondrous purposes for your life, or you are trying to run back to old vomit and useless practices. Choose the glory of God!
Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your Name! Honour, glory, dominion and powers are Yours. How great is Your majesty and how tender is Your love shown to us by the fact You have revealed Your radiance so perfectly in Jesus Christ. Father and Son, by the Spirit, help us to glorify You in our words and thoughts, glorify You by avoiding the things we know are wrong and by engaging in the practices we know are right and in keeping with obedience to Jesus. Rule us, King Jesus, by Your Word and Spirit. Amen.
https://youtu.be/5WmQmL77WkE “To God Be the Glory” Fountainview Academy
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