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=== Lexical notes ===
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===Verse 7===
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* ''Strong drinks'' -
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* ''Not for the belly'' - The phrase "for the belly," like the phrase "for the body" in verse 8, seems to be related to [[1 Cor 6:13]]. Here is the text: "Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body." Paul's words here refer to two Mosaic prohibitions that ''did'' apply to Gentiles who joined the Christian movement early on, prohibitions that the Saints in Corinth were rejecting, claiming that "all things are lawful" for the Christian (see [[Acts 15:20]], [[Acts 15:29|29]]): meat offered to idols and fornication. Paul seems to agree concerning meat—though he is careful to note that, while it might technically be lawful, it is more important to focus on the effect one's actions have on others, and eating meat sacrificed to idols might cause other Christians to stumble—and to disagree rather vehemently about fornication. The one ''has'' become lawful, but the other definitively ''not''. Thus, in the first sentence of the verse, Paul says that meat is "for the belly" and "the belly for" meat, "''but'' God shall destroy both" eventually. Put more colloquially, Paul is saying: "Sure, you can eat meat. What else is it for? But if you've led another Christian to stumble in the meanwhile, both your belly and the meat you've eaten will be destroyed!" As for the second sentence, Paul says that "the body is ''not'' for fornication, but for ''the Lord''," just as "the Lord [is] for the body." The Christian is to give her body a living sacrifice for Christ, and not to her own private lusts and fantasies—and this because the Lord is for the body, presumably in the resurrection.
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* ''The washing of your bodies'' -
  
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.7?lang=eng#6 D&C 89:7]: Strong drinks.'''
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===Verse 8===
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* ''Not for the body'' - See the discussion of [[1 Cor 6:13]] in the note on "not for the belly" above.
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* ''Not good for man'' -
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* ''For bruises'' -
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* ''All sick cattle'' -
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* ''With judgment and skill'' -
  
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.7?lang=eng#6 D&C 89:7]: Not for the belly.''' The phrase "for the belly," like the phrase "for the body" in verse 8, seems to be related to [[1 Cor 6:13]]. Here is the text: "Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body." Paul's words here refer to two Mosaic prohibitions that ''did'' apply to Gentiles who joined the Christian movement early on, prohibitions that the Saints in Corinth were rejecting, claiming that "all things are lawful" for the Christian (see [[Acts 15:20]], [[Acts 15:29|29]]): meat offered to idols and fornication. Paul seems to agree concerning meat—though he is careful to note that, while it might technically be lawful, it is more important to focus on the effect one's actions have on others, and eating meat sacrificed to idols might cause other Christians to stumble—and to disagree rather vehemently about fornication. The one ''has'' become lawful, but the other definitively ''not''. Thus, in the first sentence of the verse, Paul says that meat is "for the belly" and "the belly for" meat, "''but'' God shall destroy both" eventually. Put more colloquially, Paul is saying: "Sure, you can eat meat. What else is it for? But if you've led another Christian to stumble in the meanwhile, both your belly and the meat you've eaten will be destroyed!" As for the second sentence, Paul says that "the body is ''not'' for fornication, but for ''the Lord''," just as "the Lord [is] for the body." The Christian is to give her body a living sacrifice for Christ, and not to her own private lusts and fantasies—and this because the Lord is for the body, presumably in the resurrection.
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===Verse 9===
 
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* ''Hot drinks'' -
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.7?lang=eng#6 D&C 89:7]: The washing of your bodies.'''
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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.8?lang=eng#7 D&C 89:8]: Not for the body.''' See the discussion of [[1 Cor 6:13]] in the note on "not for the belly" above.
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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.8?lang=eng#7 D&C 89:8]: Not good for man.'''
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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.8?lang=eng#7 D&C 89:8]: For bruises.'''
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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.8?lang=eng#7 D&C 89:8]: All sick cattle.'''
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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.8?lang=eng#7 D&C 89:8]: With judgment and skill.'''
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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.9?lang=eng#8 D&C 89:9]: Hot drinks.'''
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== Unanswered questions ==
 
== Unanswered questions ==
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* [https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.7?lang=eng#6 D&C 89:7]. Is the term "strong drinks," simply referring to alcoholic beverages, or can this be taken in a broader context?
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* '''Verse 7''' Is the term "strong drinks," simply referring to alcoholic beverages, or can this be taken in a broader context?
 
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* '''Verse 9''' What is a "hot drink"?
* [https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.9?lang=eng#8 D&C 89:9]. What is a "hot drink"?
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* For a sermon on the Word of Wisdom by Hyrum Smith in 1842 see [http://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v3n15.htm Times and Seasons Volume 3 Number 15].
  
 
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