Do we have a duty to care for ourselves ? (moral, rejecting)

[michel]

I was thinking of the following :-
I take this to understand that we have a duty to look after our bodies - and not hurt others'; this would suggest that those of us who self harm are guilty of not observing this tennet - and therefore become liable to be 'destroyed by God'


1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

How do you all understand this ?

[Ormiston]

Originally Posted by michel

I was thinking of the following :-
I take this to understand that we have a duty to look after our bodies - and not hurt others'; this would suggest that those of us who self harm are guilty of not observing this tennet - and therefore become liable to be 'destroyed by God'


1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

How do you all understand this ?

I think it is too broad of a speach to mean any one thing. What does defile apply to? What if you fell in a cowpie? I wish we all had a duty to look after ourselves, but I don't think it is true.

[true blood]

It's a general responsibility for taking care of the resources God has entrusted to one and based on this premise we are like managers and caretakers responsible for other generations for their condition. The poorest condition would utimately be the destruction of these "temples" given to us.

[michel]

*Shouts* .............Please may we have some Christian input here?

[Nick Soapdish]

Originally Posted by michel

*Shouts* .............Please may we have some Christian input here?

I certainly agree that we have a duty to look after our own bodies. None of us can predict what it will do to us to mistreat our own body. It takes wisdom to realize that we do not want to feed certain dark parts within us, because inevitably those decisions will change who we are. There are many addictions in life that are more subtle and less obvious than smoking and heroine.

That is the problem with the creed live and let live. Using that creed, it is difficult to construct a moral argument as to why it is wrong to use drugs. Life is a team sport and it benefits the team as a whole if we keep our bodies fit and in good shape.

[michel]

Originally Posted by atofel

I certainly agree that we have a duty to look after our own bodies. None of us cannot predict what it will do to us to mistreat our own body. It takes wisdom to realize that we do not want to feed certain dark parts within us, because inevitably those decisions will change who we are. There are many addictions in life that are more subtle and less obvious than smoking and heroine.

That is the problem with the creed live and let live. Using that creed, it is difficult to construct a moral argument as to why it is wrong to use drugs. Life is a team sport and it benefits the team as a whole if we keep our bodies fit and in good shape.

I wasn't so much thinking in terms of your theme in the first paragraph; I was thinking in terms of the fact that God's 'Gift' to us, of life is one that we would be rejecting, by not keeping ourselves 'fit' in body and mind.

[Nick Soapdish]

Originally Posted by michel

I wasn't so much thinking in terms of your theme in the first paragraph; I was thinking in terms of the fact that God's 'Gift' to us, of life is one that we would be rejecting, by not keeping ourselves 'fit' in body and mind.

Yes, I agree. In a sense we would be rejecting God's want of how to use His gift of life. Our bodies are sacred and holy, and should be treated as such. Paul is clear that it is a sin that should be taken seriously.

[michel]

Originally Posted by atofel

Yes, I agree. In a sense we would be rejecting God's want of how to use His gift of life. Our bodies are sacred and holy, and should be treated as such. Paul is clear that it is a sin that should be taken seriously.

Thanks; that was my understanding - but I wanted to make sure I was right.

[Stormygale]

"Do we have a duty to care for ourselve?"
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Well, yea. If we don't know one else will. That is why we have a thinking, working mind....

[EnhancedSpirit]

I believe that within us we can find all the wisdom God has blessed us with. I often use the cells of the body to describe our relationship with God. And our physical body experiences the emotions that fuel our spirit.

But with everything else, we have a choice to be healthy and reap the rewards of these actions or to be unhealthy and pay consequences for those actions.