What does the Bible mean when it says you sin against your own body?

CEB: Avoid sexual immorality! Every sin that a person can do is committed outside the body, except those who engage in sexual immoral- ity commit sin against their own bodies. NIV: Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

What did gold frankincense and myrrh represent?

THERE ARE two traditions. The first, referred to in the carol ‘We Three Kings’, interprets the gifts as symbolising three aspects of Christ’s future life: gold representing kingship, frankincense (worship) and myrrh (death and mourning).

What profits a man to gain the world?

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, but lose his soul?” -Mark 8:36”

What does incense represent in Bible?

It was symbolic of the acceptable prayers of God’s faithful servants. The use of incense isn’t required for Christians. (Exodus 30:34, 35; Leviticus 16:13; Revelation 5:8) I hope this was helpful.

What does it mean to gain the whole world but lose your soul?

There is nothing more valuable than a person’s soul. To trade that away is the epitome of foolishness. When a person chooses to embrace this world instead of heaven, he is forfeiting his soul. If a person rejects Christ for the sake of anything in this life, he will lose his soul.

What does the Bible say about gain the world lose the soul?

Matthew 16:24-26 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world , yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? Mark 8:34-38 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world , yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” Luke 9:23-25 23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world , and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

What if you gain the whole world?

To gain the whole world is to receive all the world has to offer—money, fame, pleasure, power, prestige, etc. To lose one’s soul is to die without a right relationship with Christ and spend an eternity in the lake of fire.

What does the Bible say about losing your soul?

Mark 8:36 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Matthew 16:26 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?