1Cor 6:13-14 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 6:13-14: 6:13-14 “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food”: This statement was apparently used by some Corinthian Christians to rationalize their sexual immorality on the analogy that “the body was made for sex, and sex for the body.” It is a false analogy, because our bodies ... were made for the Lord , and sexual immorality does not glorify him. In light of his concern for our bodies and the coming resurrection from the dead , our bodies must be used for holy purposes in God’s service.

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‏ 1 Corinthians 6:13-14

Summary for 1Cor 6:13-14: 6:13-14 ^a “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food”: This statement was apparently used by some Corinthian Christians to rationalize their sexual immorality on the analogy that “the body was made for sex, and sex for the body.” It is a false analogy, because our bodies ... were made for the Lord, and sexual immorality does not glorify him. In light of his concern for our bodies and the coming resurrection from the dead, our bodies must be used for holy purposes in God’s service.