20260521 [새벽묵상] 그런즉 너희 몸으로 하나님께 영광을 돌리라 Therefore Glorify God in your body (고전/1Cor 6:12~20)

6:12 모든 것이 내게 가하나 다 유익한 것이 아니요 모든 것이 내게 가하나 내가 무엇에든지 얽매이지 아니하리라

6:13 음식은 배를 위하여 있고 배는 음식을 위하여 있으나 하나님은 이것 저것을 다 폐하시리라 몸은 음란을 위하여 있지 않고 오직 주를 위하여 있으며 주는 몸을 위하여 계시느니라

6:14 하나님이 주를 다시 살리셨고 또한 그의 권능으로 우리를 다시 살리시리라

6:15 너희 몸이 그리스도의 지체인 줄을 알지 못하느냐 내가 그리스도의 지체를 가지고 창녀의 지체를 만들겠느냐 결코 그럴 수 없느니라

6:16 창녀와 합하는 자는 그와 한 몸인 줄을 알지 못하느냐 일렀으되 둘이 한 육체가 된다 하셨나니

6:17 주와 합하는 자는 한 영이니라

[Sexual Immorality]

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! 16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” 17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

6:18 음행을 피하라 사람이 범하는 죄마다 몸 밖에 있거니와 음행하는 자는 자기 몸에 죄를 범하느니라

6:19 너희 몸은 너희가 하나님께로부터 받은 바 너희 가운데 계신 성령의 전인 줄을 알지 못하느냐 너희는 너희 자신의 것이 아니라

6:20 값으로 산 것이 되었으니 그런즉 너희 몸으로 하나님께 영광을 돌리라

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

                어제 말씀에서 바울은 고린도 교회의 성도들이 “주 예수 그리스도의 이름과 우리 하나님의 성령 안에서 씻음과 거룩함과 의롭다 하심을” 받았다고 다시 한번 상기시킵니다. 그런데 이 사실을 이들은 당시 문화권 안에서 이해를 했던 것 같습니다. 당시의 헬라 문화권에서는 영은 선하고 육은 악하다는 영지주의가 팽배해있었습니다. ‘어차피 육이 악한 것이라면 육체의 쾌락을 쫓는 것은 죄가 아니다’ 라는 극단적 자유주의로까지 발전하게 되지요. 어차피 육은 소멸하고 그들은 영으로 구원을 받게 되니 문제가 없다는 것입니다. 오늘날 교회에도 맥락은 다르지만 비슷한 명제가 있습니다. 구원받은 우리는 이미 천국행 티켓을 얻었으니 이제 무슨 죄를 지어도 회개만 하면 된다. 라고 이해를 하는 사람들이 있지요. 오늘 바울은 그들이 이렇게 마음대로 몸의 소욕을 따르는 것이 자유한 것이 아니라고 말합니다. 오히려 우리 몸이야 말로 이제는 우리의 것이 아니고 하나님께서 값을 주고 산 것이니 하나님의 영광을 위해 사용해야 한다고 말이지요. 오늘은 “그런즉 너희 몸으로 하나님께 영광을 돌리라”는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

[Introduction: The Trap of Extreme Liberty]

In yesterday’s passage, Paul reminded the Corinthian saints that they were “washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” However, it seems they interpreted this through the lens of their contemporary culture. In the Greco-Roman world of that time, a form of Gnostic dualism was prevalent—the idea that the spirit is inherently good while the body is evil. This often developed into extreme libertinism: "Since the body is evil and destined to perish anyway, indulging in physical pleasure is not a sin." They believed that since they were saved in spirit, what they did with their bodies didn't matter.

We see a similar logic in the church today. Some think, "Now that I have my 'ticket to heaven,' I can sin however I want as long as I repent later." Today, Paul declares that following the desires of the flesh is not true freedom. Rather, he insists that our bodies no longer belong to us; they were bought by God at a price and must be used for His glory. Today’s message is titled: “Glorify God with Your Body.”

                 첫번째, 우리의 몸은 우리의 것이 아닙니다. 당시 고린도교회 안에 유행하던 말이 있습니다. 그것은 “모든 것이 내게 가하다” 는 말이었습니다. 그들은 나의 몸이 원하는 것, 그것이 욕심이든, 욕정이든, 모든 것이 허용된다고 하는 말을 슬로건으로 삼았던 것이지요. 그 예로 나온 것이 바로 13절에 “음식은 배를 위하여 있고 배는 음식을 위하여 있다”는 말입니다. 무슨 말입니까? 우리의 몸은 애초에 그렇게 디자인되어 있다는 말입니다. 그러니 그 디자인을 따르는 것이 죄악이 아니라는 것이지요. 우리가 음식을 먹는 것이 당연하듯, 우리 안의 음식을 향한 욕망이 있는 것도 당연하다는 것입니다. 그리고 이 논리를 확장하면 이렇게 됩니다. “몸은 음란을 위하여 있다.” 우리가 흔히 인간의 기본 3대 욕구를 식욕, 수면욕, 그리고 성욕을 꼽습니다. 그렇다면 식욕과 마찬가지로 우리가 성욕을 가진 것이 당연하니 그 욕구를 충족하는 것 또한 당연한 것 아니겠습니까? 우리 몸이 원래 디자인된 대로 사용하는 것인데 그것이 어찌 죄라 할 수 있단 말입니까? 바울은 이 질문들에 대해 그렇지 않다라고 대답합니다. 이들의 명제가 틀렸다고 말이지요. 12절에서 바울은 너희는 ‘모든 것이 내게 가하나’ 라고 하지만 다 유익한 것이 아니다 라고 반박합니다. 그들이 하는 행위가 곧 그들을 얽매고 지배하게 되기 때문입니다. 이들이 말하는 자유는 진정한 자유가 아닌 것이지요. 오히려 바울은 이렇게 말합니다. “몸은 음란을 위하여 있지 않고 오직 오직 주를 위하여 있으며 주는 몸을 위하여 계시느니라.” 앞에서 그들은 우리의 몸이 식욕과 성욕을 갈구하기 때문에 그것을 추구하는 것이 당연하다 라고 했었는데 바울은 하나님께서 그것을 다 폐하실 것이라 말합니다. 왜입니까? 하나님이 예수님을 다시 살리신 것처럼 그의 권능으로 우리의 몸을 다시 살리실 것이기 때문입니다. 즉, 우리의 몸이 이제는 더이상 우리의 것이 아니라 하나님의 것이라는 것이지요. 그렇기 때문에 우리는 이제 우리 몸의 소욕을 따라 사는 것이 아니라 하나님을 뜻을 위하여 우리의 몸을 사용해야 한다는 것입니다.

[1. Your Body Does Not Belong to You (v. 12-14)]

First, we must realize that our bodies are not our own. There was a popular slogan in the Corinthian church: “I have the right to do anything” (Everything is permissible for me). They used this as a banner to justify any craving or passion of the body.

A prime example is found in verse 13: “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food.” Their logic was simple: "Our bodies were designed this way. Just as it’s natural to eat when we are hungry, it’s natural to satisfy our sexual desires. How can it be a sin to use the body according to its natural design?"

Paul counters this premise. In verse 12, he responds that while "everything may be permissible," not everything is beneficial. True freedom isn't the ability to do whatever we want; it's not being mastered by anything. When we give in to every physical whim, we aren't free—we are enslaved by those desires.

Paul then makes a bold correction: “The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.” He explains that while God will destroy both food and the stomach (as they belong to this passing age), He will raise our bodies by His power, just as He raised the Lord Jesus. This means our bodies have eternal significance and belong to God. We are not to live according to our impulses, but according to His purpose.

                  두번째, 그러므로 우리는 우리의 몸으로 하나님께 영광을 돌려야 합니다. 바울은 그 근거로 우리가 그리스도와 한 몸임을 말하고 있습니다. 로마서 6:4은 이렇게 말하고 있습니다. “그러므로 우리가 그의 죽으심과 합하여 세례를 받음으로 그와 함께 장사되었나니 아버지의 영광으로 말미암아 그리스도를 죽은 자 가운데서 살리심과 같이 우리로 또한 새 생명 가운데서 행하게 하려 함이라.” 바울은 질문합니다. 그리스도의 지체된 우리가 그리스도의 몸으로 창녀의 몸을 만들 수 있겠느냐 라고 말이지요. 결코 그럴 수 없다고 스스로 대답합니다. 왜입니까? 주와 합하는 자는 한 영이기 때문입니다. 그리고 우리가 주와 한 영을 지닌 자라면 우리는 그 영을 따라 행해야 합니다. 갈라디아서 5:16은 말합니다. “너희는 성령을 따라 행하라 그리하면 육체의 욕심을 이루지 아니하리라.” 오늘 본문에서 가장 강력하게 말하고 있는 육체의 욕심은 바로 음행이었습니다. 이 음행을 통하여 하나님의 세우신 결혼의 축복, 남녀가 한 몸을 이루는 축복이 깨어집니다. 그래서 다른 죄악은 몸 밖에 있지만 음행은 자기 몸에 죄를 범하는 것이라고 말씀하고 있는 것입니다. 게다가 이제 우리의 몸은 우리의 것이 아닌 하나님께서 값을 주고 사신 것입니다. 하나님께로부터 받은 것입니다. 그래서 사도 바울은 이들에게 음행과 맞서 싸워라 라고 명령하는 것이 아니라 음행을 피하라, 음행으로부터 도망쳐라. 근처에도 가지 말아라 권면하고 있는 것입니다. 우리의 몸은 하나님께로부터 받은 것이며 우리 가운데 계신 성령의 전입니다. 이것을 기억해야 합니다. 그래서 우리는 앞에서 말씀드린 것 같이 성령을 따라 행해야 합니다. 그래야 육체의 욕심을 이루는 것이 아니라 하나님께 영광을 돌릴 수 있을 것입니다.

[2. Glorify God as His Temple (v. 15-20)]

Second, we must glorify God with our bodies. Paul bases this on the fact that we are members of Christ’s own body. As Romans 6:4 states, “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

Paul asks a piercing question: "Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute?" His answer is an emphatic, "Never!" Why? Because whoever is united with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. If we share one spirit with the Lord, we must act according to that Spirit. As Galatians 5:16 says, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”

The specific desire Paul addresses today is sexual immorality. This sin is unique because it breaks the blessing of marriage and the "one body" union ordained by God. Paul notes that while other sins are outside the body, sexual immorality is a sin against one’s own body.

Furthermore, our bodies were "bought at a price." They were received from God and are now the Temple of the Holy Spirit. This is why Paul doesn't just say "fight" immorality; he says “Flee from sexual immorality.” Run away! Do not even go near it. When we remember that the Holy Spirit dwells within us, we must walk by the Spirit to honor God rather than fulfilling the lusts of the flesh.

                말씀을 맺습니다. 우리는 우리의 몸을 우리 자신의 소유로 착각합니다. 그러나 오늘 본문 말씀은 우리의 몸이 우리의 것이 아니라 하나님의 것임을 말하고 있습니다. 그렇기 때문에 우리는 이제 육체의 욕심을 따라 사는 것이 아니라 우리의 몸으로 하나님께 영광을 돌려야 합니다. 그리스도는 모든 자유와 능력을 지니신 분이었지만 우리를 위하여 자신의 모습을 낮추시고 십자가에서 돌아가셨습니다. 그 피 값으로 우리는 구원을 얻었습니다. 하나님이 그로 말미암아 영광을 받으셨습니다. 우리는 우리에게 주신 우리의 몸으로 어떻게 살아가시겠습니까? 그리스도의 본을 받아 하나님의 영광을 위하여 살아가시는 여러분 되시기를 주님의 이름으로 축원합니다.

[Conclusion: Living as a Purchased Possession]

We often fall into the illusion that our bodies are our own property. However, today’s text tells us clearly: “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.” We must no longer live according to the cravings of the flesh but use our bodies to bring glory to God. Christ, who possessed all freedom and power, humbled Himself and died on the cross for us. By the price of His blood, we were saved, and God was glorified through Him.

How will you live with the body God has given you? I pray that you will follow the example of Christ and live every day for the glory of God.

Amen.