You are a priceless possession.Treasure it=)

I was at service last sunday when he drop this verse from 1Cor 10:31 at me. Took hold of my bible and flip to it. His usual way of suprising me again =)...the first page was that very verse. When this happens, it's usually means He is going to show me something later.
    ³¹Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

The first thought that came across my mind when I read it was how we handle ourself with people or with ourself to our bodies, be it what we take in internally(solid or spiritual food) or how we handle our body externally.

But it never did come across me of how truly significant my body was, why was is it so important to glorify Him in it...maybe just knowing that Christ lives in me.So I ought to glorify Him in what ever I do.

Yest, which was e day after I received that verse, I just felt impress to finally take hold of the book my fren lend me-Bodily Healing and The Atonement by Dr. T. J. McCrossan.

The very first verse that I open up to was from 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 with the word redeem(it caught my eye because it was just fresh from what pastor had preached on sunday)This stirs me even more to go deeper into it.

 1 Cor 6:19,20..."What!know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought(egorasthete)/redeem with a price:therefore glorify God in your body, and in the spirit, which are God's"

I will be copying down some text from the book which I thought was prefectly what I needed to know. You might get a lil confuse at first by being bombarded with so many Greek translations.Hee.worry no =)I was at that stage once. But I do encourage you to read them over and over again till you get the juice out of it =)

My writings will be in coloured background so you could differentiate it from the Author =)

Here's a lil summary from the book and my own as well as a guide=):

Your body IS significant bec you were bought/redeemed with the very same price; viz.,the blood of Christ.

The three different meanings of redeemed translated in the New Testament. One being the one that saves our soul(agorazo) and the other two(exogorazo,lutroo) refers to something which takes place subsequent to it(agorazo). This gives us the answer to why our body still suffer pain and sorrow.

The reason behind the importance of pleasing God in all we do and why He calls us to do that. Who are we as a new creation and how to attain inherit our inheritance in Christ-by Confession and hearing and meditating on the Word preached.

From the Author:

In First Corinthians 6:19 Paul says "What!know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought(egorasthete) with a price:therefore glorify God in your body, and in the spirit, which are God's"Note, our body is God's as well as our spirit.

The Greek construction here reads hatina estin tou theou(which are of God). Hatina is the nominative plural, neuter of the relative pronoun hostis, and so includes both the body and the spirit.Theou is the genetive singular of theos (God), the genetive of source or origin, and so brings out the gracious truth that our bodies are God's for the very same reason that our spirits are His; viz because both originated for Him.

The word for "bought" here gives us a clue. This word is egorasthete, the 1st Aorist passive, 2nd plural of agorazo, I buy or redeem. Turn now to Revelation 5:9

"And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof:for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed[egorasas] us to God by thy blood"

The Word "redeemed" here is egorasas, the 1st Aorist, 2nd person singular or agorazo, I buy, the very same word that Paul uses in 1 Cor 6:20, where he asserts that both our body and spirit were bought or redeemed with a price. Peter also uses this same word(agorazo) to express Christ redemptive word(2 Peter 2:1)...

"But, "someone says" if Paul here teaches that Christ died to redeem our body as well as our soul, why does he says in Romans 8:23"...we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption...the redemption of our body?"Does not Paul here teach that our body has not yet been redeemed?"

In Romans 3:24 it shows three verbs in e NT translated "redeemed"; viz.,agorazo, exagorazo, and lutroo.

In Romans 8:23, Paul uses the word apolutrosis. This is derived from apo, from , and lutroo, "I set free after a ransom has been paid" The apolutrosis(redemption) in Romans 8:23 means "a setting free of what has been already ransomed."

In 1Cor 6:19, 20 Paul declares we have now been "redeemed"(agorazo), body spirit, by having the price paid for us. In Galation 3:13 he asserts we have been "redeemed," of bought out from under"(exagorazo)the curse of the law;but, as yet, we have experienced"redemption"(apolutrosis, Romans8:23)in the sense that we are entirely free from our former bondage.

Remember Paul here asserts(1Cor6:20)that we have been bought, body and spirit, with a price, and uses the very same verb for bought"(agorazo)as is translated "redeemed"in Rev 5:9, where we are told we are bought with a price.

Note, Paul uses the Aorist tense of this verb in 1Cor 6:20;viz egorasthete which tells us, as plainly as words can express it, that the redemption of spirit and body was then something already accomplished.

But although the price of our redemption already has been paid, Paul says in Ephesian 4:30. "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God by which ye have been sealed[literal reading] unto the day of redemption[apolutrosis of Rom 8:23]" This is a positive proof , therefore, that this "redemption" of Romans 8:23(apolutrosis) refers to something which takes place subsequent to that redemption which saves our souls, when we accept Christ, as the One who shed His blood to redeem us.

Our spirits also, like our bodies, are still awaiting this same"redemption"(apolutrosis) for Paul says (Romans 8:23, "...we ourselves[hemeis autoi] groan within ourselves." "WE ourselves here refers to our spirits, which inhabits and control our bodies. We are absolutely sure of this, because the pronoun "we"(hemeis) is the very same word that we find in Rev1:5"...and washed us[hemas, Accusative of hemeis] from our sins in His own blood." Then our redeemed spirits, which have been washed from sin, as well as our redeemed bodies, can now groan and suffer pain. The Word "groan"(stenazo) means to sigh deeply, or moan with pain and anguish, whther mental or physical.

All will be changed, however when this redemption called  apolutrosis(the setting free from), takes place. When this "redemption," apolutrosis(Rom8:23), does take place, then both our spirits and our bodies will be completely free from sorrow, pain, weeping, and al the consequence of sin bondage from which Christ has already redeemed us by His awful scourging and death. See Revelation 21:4(This was also the verse Pastor relate to with 2 Cor 5:17,18)

Knowing that our body can still suffer pain after we have been redeemed(agorazo) when we first accepted Christ...but we also have a better promise from Him that we could also be redeem(apolutrosis) from every sorrow, pain and weeping.How do we come to that truth.

I think it boils down to what Pastor have been emphasizing.To BELIEVE in the truth! When we believe in Him, The Holy Spirit being the spirit of truth will bear witness with our spirit with signs and wonders. If you need healing, believe for healing then He can work. A you have taken e step to believe for your salvation, it goes well with His promises too.

If you need faith to believe, confess His Word in your life. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing the Word of God(Rom 10:17). Without faith it is impossible to please God(Heb11:6)

Confess you are a New Creation In Christ, old things have pass away, the new from Abba is to come.

Confess Jesus Christ is your Redemption(Psalms 107:2)Now we see the significant of why redeem was mention twice although we are already redeem by His blood when we receive Christ as our Saviour(agorazo). Bec the second redeem(apolutrosis) comes when we believe the truth.

Why do we need to please God with our body, in our conducts...like its being said in Eph 5:10(and find out what pleases the Lord) when we are no longer in darkness,Romans 12:1(to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice pleasing to Him),in 1John 3:22(doing whats pleasing to Him) the answer is found in 1John 3:22 it self.Because we receive ALL things that we ask from Him when we do what pleases Him.Walking in His good, pleasing and prefect will thru continually renewing our mind in His Word(Romans12:2).

When you know how much He loves you, you will want to please Him. Remember, you are a priceless possession.You are His favoured prince/princesses In-Christ. A gem from heaven =) Treasure it like how you would treasure your jewels because you are ONE in His sight =)

Grace be with you, God's beloved!