Nowhere in the Bible is the body discussed with respect. Health and beauty and physical pleasure are treated as nothing compared to the eternal things of the Spirit. Rather, the natural urges of the body are always highly suspect. You are expected to keep careful control of yourself and beware of the trouble your body can cause. Even where the Bible refers to the body as God’s temple, the context is a discussion about immorality and the sinfulness of sex. And note that your body is not yours — it is owned by God
