How do you glorify God in your body?
1 CORINTHIANS 6:15–20 “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (vv. 19b–20). Since the earliest days of the Christian church , believers have confessed the lordship of Christ . In fact, the first confession of the church was the simple affirmation, “ Jesus is Lord .” Our forefathers in the faith who lived under Roman rule were killed for this confession, for refusing to say that “Caesar is Lord.” Thus, it is not surprising that the Apostles’ Creed , the earliest of the ecumenical creeds, confesses Jesus as our Lord. But what is our reason for calling Him “Lord”? The Heidelberg Catechism takes up that issue in question and answer 34, using 1 Corinthians 6 passage as a proof text. Our reasons for serving Christ as Lord are similar to the reasons for our comfort stated in answer 1 of the catechism, namely, that we belong to Jesus. He has purchased us; thus, we owe Him our highest allegiance. In 1 Corinthians 6:15–20, Paul uses a me