All the moral law is still in force, this is part of that law.
1Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
my body’s a temple, i’m just painting the walls.
but to put it to you, do you drink, smoke, consume caffiene, eat undercooked meats and eggs, MSGs, transfats, high calorie foods, foods high in saturated fats, hig in sugar, high in cholesterol, do you spend too much time in the sun, goto tanning salons- do you put yourself into contact with any of these substances, do you let your body become out of shape by not properly excersizing it..etc.
in other words, are you defiling your temple?
and, still no answer to my last question?
please note, that i’m not trying to attack you, i’m trying to point out that- at least as it seems to me- picking and choosing which parts of the bible to hold as a standard, and which to ignore.
personally, i believe that part of the new covenant was the isuuance of two specific commands (love God with everything; love they neighbor). all else was secondary.