Tag: made God’s own-twice

Glorifying God With Your Body (Tues. July 26)

· Fr. Basil
The word for the day is “God’s.” In our reading of 1 Corinthians 6:20-7:12, St. Paul discusses sexual relations in various cases. His principle is stated in 1 Cor. 6:20, “For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” In our series on Romans, we learned that Paul proclaimed the freedom from the Mosaic Law. Some of the Corinthians must have taken that Christian liberty to means license. That meant to them that they had the freedom to do as they pleased in things like sexuality that have to do with the body. Their slogan must have been,”‘ All things are lawful for me since I am freed from the Law.” All…

The Slavery of License and the Freedom of Being God’s Own (Tues. August 3)

· Fr. Basil
The word of the day is “God’s.”  In our study of Romans, we learned that Paul proclaimed freedom from the Mosaic Law.  But does that freedom mean license to do whatever one pleases?  Today in our reading of 1 Corinthians 6:20-7:12, St. Paul discusses various cases of sexual relations.  Upholding the principle of genuine freedom, the apostle states, “For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s (OSB 1 Cor. 6:20).  Today, we will explore the difference between the slavery of license and the freedom of Christian liberty. The Roman statesman Cicero (+43 BC) wrote, “Maritime cities also suffer a certain corruption and degeneration of morals; for they receive a mixture…