Hanging out with Dave Rolph
Here are the notes from the third message in the Balanced Living series, based on Luke 2:52. This was taught on 8/28/11 and was called Physical Balance.
I. Physical vs. Spiritual
A. Gnosticism- physical bad, spiritual good
B. Biblical emphasis on physical
1. Majority of Law was about the body.
2. Care for body after death (Jacob, Joseph, Saul, Moses, Jesus)
3. Genealogies, promises “from your own body”
C. Integration of physical and spiritual
1. Mt. 26:26 “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed* and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
2. Romans 8:23 “Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.”
3. 2 Cor 4:10 “always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.”
4. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
II. Body as Temple of HS- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
A. Not brought under power of anything. V. 12
B. Body for Lord, Lord for body. V. 13-18
C. Body is temple of HS. Not yours. V. 19
D. Glorify God in body and spirit. They are His. V. 20
III. Balanced Physical Life Implications
A. Not vanity- Don’t worry about what you eat, drink or wear. Mt. 6
B. Godliness is the priority- 1 Tim. 4:8- bodily exercise cf Godliness
C. Body is valuable, and must be treated as such
1. Discipline my body- 1 Cor. 9:27*
2. Eat balanced diet- Prov. 23:1-3*
3. Don’t neglect the body- Col. 2:23
4. Present your body- Rom. 12:1-2
IV. How did Jesus increase physically?
A. Hard work (carpentry)
B. His diet
1. Simple (fish, fruit, vegetables) Like Daniel and friends Dan. 1
2. Fasted (40 days)
C. Exercise program (Walked)
1. Estimated 3,125 miles in last three years
2. 200 muscles used to take a step (1/4 of bones are in the foot)
D. Results- most incredible feat of endurance ever (for us)
IV. Self Assessment Questions
A. Why do I eat the way I eat?
B. How far do I walk in a week?
C. Am I abusing my body in any way? (sin, neglect, lack of sleep, overweight)
D. How can I more effectively glorify God in my body?
Dave Rolph is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills in Aliso Viejo, California, and is the Bible teacher for the radio program The Balanced Word. He has been at CC Pacific Hills for seven years, and prior to that he was an assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa for 25 years.
This was really helpful Dave–thank you–we needed this message.
Hi Paster Dave. Like always as Crystal and I walk out of the santuary I say “That was a good message..” And like most times, I would have a question or two but it’s always too busy right after service to ask. Maybe this is not the right venue for you to respond now but here goes anyway.
Crystal and I have a question:
If a person were to be with the Lord today, and being before the rapture, what body would we occupy in Heaven?
Hi Chris and Crystal. I personally believe that Christians who die are immediately transformed into their resurrection bodies. Some people disagree with that, due to the fact that the resurrection is sometimes seemingly referred to as a singular future event. Thus some good people speculate that we will receive a temporary body until the future resurrection. However, it is only speculation and I don’t adhere to the idea myself. Other views include the idea that we are dis-embodied spirits, which I reject because Paul seems to teach against the idea in 2 Corinthians 5:4, and the idea of “soul sleep” which I would reject based on 2 Corinthians 5:8. Another consideration to keep in the mix is the possibility that when we die we pass from time into eternity, thus rendering chronology meaningless.