Paul concludes, saying, “You are not your own; you were bought with a price. Therefore, honor God with your body” (1 Cor. 6:19—20).
How does the body become God’s temple? Through the reality of Christ’s redemptive work. For Paul, the redemption is not just an article of faith—it is a life-giving, life-transforming power. When the Word became flesh, the human body was brought into the life of the Trinity. Christ imprinted a new dignity on the body of every man and woman.
With new dignity comes a new obligation. Paul puts it eloquently: “You were bought with a price.” The fruit of redemption is the Holy Spirit, who dwells within the body as a temple. The Spirit is a sanctifying gift of God. And by accepting the Spirit, the Christian receives himself again as a gift. He becomes who he was meant to be. –John Paul II “Theology of the Body”
