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Aflame 56 - War Between Body and Soul

Aflame for Christ

Perhaps nothing in the world is more misunderstood these days than a proper understanding of the human body. Why do we have bodies? Shouldn't we be allowed to do anything we wish with our bodies? St. Paul reveals that our bodily nature is good, but fallen - and our bodies are often at war with our souls. Nevertheless, our soul can gain proper mastery over our bodies if we submit through prayer, self-denial, and discipline - so that we encounter the true freedom of having rightly-ordered desires!