Paul told us to renew our mind... not our body. Why? Because, the body
will pass away along with this world. The body is only a temporary
construct. So, "put off your former way of life, your old self, (that
which is engrossed in the body) which is being corrupted by its
deceitful desires; to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; and to put
on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and
holiness.…Ephesians 4:22-24.
It
was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,
when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the
gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to
look into these things. Therefore prepare your minds for action. ~ 1
Peter 1:12.
Flee
from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his
body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not
know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom
you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a
price. ~ 1 COR 6:18-20.
This
last scripture from 1 COR 6 is not about renewing your body as in
trying to make it live longer in this world. That scripture advises us
as to what we must stay away from so that the Holy Spirit can dwell
within rather than the evil one who also wants to take up house and
dwell within!
Since the fall, people live in darkness of the animal mind. They go through this life as mere animals 'reprobates': eating, drinking, sleeping/waking, having sex and securing their positions in the wider group of similar animals. They even do this with what appear to be kind gestures, smiling faces, and some use threats which they treat as righteous signals for a good cause... but they are animals nonetheless. They don't know any better than 'their' cause for alarm, their cause for organization, their cause for protecting their own which they only extend to others when it suits their cause thinking it lifts them up among other like 'animals'. And so, they never give credit where credit is due - Jesus Christ! If you want to get back your true image, shed the skin of animal existence and become born again!
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