My Body; His Gift!

The idea of the body being evil finds its roots in Docetism (“to
seem”).
We need to keep Paul’s concept of the “flesh nature” separate
from the “body.”
Our bodies are ground zero for our sinful nature and give
visibility to that nature.
Early attacks on Jesus denied His bodily existence and His
resurrection.
Our own embarrassments at our bodily functions/limitations might
be at odds with the God who gave them to us.
Finite bodily form is an existence that God put in place and
becomes part of.
The God of creation began the work of re-creation by entering it
in bodily form.
Human flourishing and glorifying God come in the healthy
wholeness of our creaturely limits.
We misunderstand creation by confusing our limitations with
sinfulness.
Your body is part of who you are… your identity.
Body shaming undermines the goodness of our Creator’s work.
We are called to affirm our creaturely existence in its
distinctiveness, seeing it as a blessing rather than a
curse.
Jesus is at the core of what it means to be a particular human
being.
If the body itself was sinful, God could not have taken up
residence in one.
Every form of worship to God is done with our body.
“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” is the highest
compliment the human body has ever been paid.
The problems that we experience with our bodies will never
completely be solved by our own bodies. It is through the cross
that our bodies will ultimately be fixed.

How do you feel about your own body?
What are some of the ways that you glorify God with your
body?
What are some ways that you don’t glorify Him with your
body?
If someone told you that the body is evil, how would you explain
the human body in reference to the Bible’s teaching on creation,
the fall, and redemption?