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NASB | 1 Corinthians 9:27 but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 9:27 But [like a boxer] I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached [the gospel] to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified [as unfit for service]. |
Subject: Subjecting the Body |
Bible Note: Subjecting the Body ------------------------ "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." 1 Corinthians 9:27 [KJV] "9:27 Castaway is translated from the Greek adokimos, meaning disapproved. Dokimos, without the negating a, is rendered "approved" in Rom. 14:18; 16:10; 1 Cor. 11:19; 2 Cor. 10:18; 2 Tim. 2:15; and, in James 1:12, "tried." The prefix simply changes the word to a negative, that is, not approved, or disapproved. The apostle is writing of service, not of salvation but of his crown. .." (1) Paul states that he has to 'discipline' or keep his body 'underneath' him, so that his words will have resonating power with its hearers; that is, his actions and his words will have the same uniform message to his flock. But, was his body his to do with as he pleased? No. Did he have to discipline his body? Yes. Our bodies are not our own to do with as we please (1 Corinthians 6:19). Our bodies are the Lord's property, purchased by Him with His own blood (Acts 20:28, 1 Cor. 7:23). We do not have the "title deed" to our own bodies, we do not own this body of flesh, since we happily signed that, along with our souls, over when we truly accepted Him as Lord and Savior. We are currently 'leasing' these bodies, to be given over to Christ when we are finished with them, giving an account to Him regarding what we have done with these bodies that He has purchased with His own blood. Therefore, we must be good stewards of these bodies, bringing them under subjection while we live in them, not yielding to every pull and desire. If this body is passing away as this present world is, then so is it also attempting to pull us in every direction as this world is. Even so, we have been given the power, being dead to sin and our flesh, to overcome and not be slaves to our bodies' every whim and desire (Rom. 6:6,22). We are able to resist the temptations of the body by living according to the Spirit, who gives us the power to resist temptation (Romans 8:13; James 4:7). Dwelling on God's Word and treasuring it in our hearts keeps us from indulging in our flesh (Psalm 119:11). Therefore, we freely sacrifice our enslavement to our bodies to being enslaved to God (Romans 6:22; Romans 1:1) as his bond-servants, which is our preference. Each day, we must "keep under our bodies", bringing them under subjection, so that we might not sin against Him and follow Him.. "And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." (Luke 9:23) We are to be completely separated unto God, so that everything that we do in our bodies is to the Lord's glory (Philippians 1:20). - Makarios (1) The Scofield Study Bible, King James Version, 2003, Oxford University Press, Inc., C.I. Scofield, D.D. [1843-1921], Contributing Editor, 2003 Edition - Doris W. Rikkers, pg. 1521 |