The biblical view of the body is…quite positive:

1. God created us as physical beings. We are both material and immaterial (Gen. 2:7).

2. The body must be distinguished from the flesh.

3. The importance of the body is seen in the fact that:

a. Our bodies were redeemed by the blood of Christ no less than our souls (1 Cor. 6:20).

b. Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19).

c. Our bodies are designed “for the Lord” (1 Cor. 6:13).

d. Our bodies are members of Christ Himself (1 Cor. 6:15).

e. Our bodies are capable of being sinned against (1 Cor. 6:18).

f. Our bodies are to be used to honor God (1 Cor. 6:20).

4. Our bodies will be resurrected and glorified. In other words, we will spend eternity as physically glorified beings (Rom. 8:11, 23; 1 Cor. 15:35-49).

5. At the judgment seat of Christ we will have to give an account for what we have done in our bodies.