Topic: The Body as a Temple for the Worship of Christ
Thread: 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 says, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the
Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body.”
1. Review the content of the first 5 modules in the course. Discuss how God has made
our bodies “perfect,” like a temple, and that no mistakes occurred with reference to
the unique metabolic processes and physical design of our bodies. An example would
be discussing the perfection of the interplay of the energy systems or the relationship
between the percentage of fast twitch vs. slow twitch muscle fibers.
2. Also, discuss how you can use the knowledge in the first 5 modules to train your
bodies in a manner as to would glorify Christ. Furthermore, explain why there is
biblical truth to why we should take care of our bodies by living a healthy lifestyle.
Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday and your replies by 11:59 p.m. (ET)
on Sunday.
1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 says, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were
bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body.” This verse is one that is very important
for us to understand as God created us, our bodies to be worshipped. God made us all to look a
different way, but he also made us in his image, so there was no mistake when he created us to
walk this earth. With this significance, we should understand that are bodies are temples and
putting in the best nutrition and exercising regularly to remain healthy is what God wants us to
work towards.
A great example of how perfect God made us is shown in the way he created us and how
our bodies metabolic pathways work on a regular basis. The metabolic pathways that we have
learned are ATP-PC, glycolysis, and the oxidative process. These three pathways work together
to make sure our bodies receive the proper energy to perform any daily task. The bodies use
various energy sources depending on the workouts and duration. The ATP-PC system provides
energy for muscular contraction at the onset of exercise and during short-term, high-intensity-
exercise (i.e., lasting fewer than five seconds) (Powers & Howley, 2018). This is the initial
process the body uses during exercise along with glycolysis. Simply stated, glycolysis is an
anaerobic pathway used to transfer bond energy from glucose to rejoin P1 and ADP (Powers &
Howley, 2018). The body will work in the anaerobic pathway and move into the aerobic or
oxidative pathway in two ways, the citric acid cycle and the electronic transport chain.
These metabolic pathways are dependent upon the exercise the body is put through. The
term aerobic refers to the presence of oxygen while the term anaerobic is without oxygen. A
marathon runner will use the aerobic system during the entirety of the race, a 800 meter runner
will us both the anaerobic and aerobic process while a 100 meter sprinter will use the anaerobic
process. These examples are a good way to demonstrate how our body needs each of these
systems to work to maintain our cardiovascular health.
During the last five modules, we have learned how to lead a healthy lifestyle for Christ
through nutrition and exercise. We also learned about muscle fiber types, the cardiovascular
system and how our body adapts to different environments. Learning how our cardiovascular
health and strength/resistance training help our overall health is vital for our success, because it
is a process. Leading a healthy lifestyle does not happen overnight, it is something God
continues to guide us through His word. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “So whether you eat or drink
or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” In my opinion, leading a healthy lifestyle is a
choice, because if we chose to lead the unhealthy lifestyle the commercials and world shows us,
we could end up with many different diseases and health concerns. I believe taking care of your
body is not just the physical, it is the mental and emotional health that comes along side. God
wants us to lead a healthy life, mind, body and soul while always keeping Him at our forefront.
Reference
Powers, S.K., Howley, E.T. (2018). Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and
Performance (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Replies:
1. Comment on at least 2 examples that a fellow student gave in their thread in
response to why/how the Lord made our bodies with perfect “processes” and physical
design.
2. Express whether you support or refute your classmates’ statements about “glorifying
God” by taking care of our bodies via living a healthy lifestyle and explain the
reasons why you agree or disagree with their comments.
Thank you for a great discussion Yessenia. I really enjoyed how you were able to tie the
Garden of Eden into your thread. Your words, “God initially provided the Garden of Eden so that
food sources can be found for consumption so that it can be converted into the fuel needed to
function.” This is such a great perspective on where food generated from as well as the
importance God placed on it. Your explanation about the three energy systems was spot on. The
ATP-PC system provides energy for muscular contraction at the onset of exercise and during
short-term, high-intensity-exercise (i.e., lasting fewer than five seconds) (Powers & Howley,
2018). I do see how you were able to tie into your discussion the various workouts that utilize
each of the different energy systems, I just wish you would have also approached the aerobic and
anaerobic terms to help us better understand the importance of them within these systems.
Your verse, 1 Corinthians 9:27 states, “but I discipline my body and keep it under control,
lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” I really like how you correlated
this to how God practices what he preaches in the sense of living to a healthy lifestyle. Your last
sentence is a great representation of what God wants for us. “Thus, it is critical that we eat and
exercise along with caring for our mental, emotional, and spiritual health.” This sentence is super
powerful and really relates to my outlook on the importance of the three facets of overall healthy
lifestyles. Thanks again for a great post.
Reference
Powers, S.K., Howley, E.T. (2018). Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and
Performance (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Thank you for a great discussion Nicholas. I really enjoyed how you were able to use
something like the “Watchmaker’s argument” as a way to show the gears of the watch like the
systems of the body. They all have to work perfectly together to serve the proper function. This
sentence you used very powerful, “When I think about the human body and all the parts that
work together in perfect unison, I am convinced that we were made in God’s image.” This is so
true, because God made us all perfect in His eyes while we livein an imperfect world. The way
you continued to use the watch gears to talk about the various things we have learned in this
course was also pretty spot on. Our bodies use different metabolic pathways while various
exercises are being done. I wish you would have tied more into the anaerobic and aerobic
pathways as they are also important to the pathways you discussed. In general, the shorter the
activity (high intensity), the greater the contribution of anaerobic energy production. In contrast,
long-term activities (low to moderate intensity) utilize ATP produce from aerobic sources
(Powers & Howley, 2018).
One aspect of your post I wish you would have added would have been a verse from the
Bible to tie into your great discussion. I do agree with you that God has given us a gift, our
bodies and minds, but I do believe it is more than just about our bodies and minds it’s about our
souls as well. What we are filled with we pour out. My mother used to always say, you are who
you hang out with and I truly believe this. Thank you again for a great post. I truly enjoyed your
perspective on the body and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle through God.
Reference
Powers, S.K., Howley, E.T. (2018). Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and
Performance (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
