Life in the Body
The Christian life is a life in the body. Paul told the Roman church to present their bodies as living sacrifices as part of their spiritual worship (Romans 12 bibrefromans12). He warned the Corinthians about sexual sins against the body, because “your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you. You are not your own, for you have been bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 bibref1corinthians6 bibref1corinthians6v19 bibref1corinthians6v20).
He made us with bodies, He redeems us to “control [our own bodies] in holiness and honor” (1 Thessalonians 4:4 bibref1thessalonians4 bibref1thessalonians4v4), and He promises that, we, with Job, will see our Redeemer in our flesh (Job 19:25-26 bibrefjob19 bibrefjob19v25 bibrefjob19v26).
God affirmed our body-ness by giving one to His own Son; the Word became flesh (John 1:14 bibrefjohn1 bibrefjohn1v14). And God declared Christ Jesus to be the Son of God in power by His resurrection from the dead (Romans 1:4 bibrefromans1 bibrefromans1v4).
Jesus was eager to show the disciples His hands and feet post-resurrection.
he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” (Luke 24:38–39 bibrefluke24 bibrefluke24v38 bibrefluke24v39)
Jesus died in the flesh. Jesus lives in the flesh. Jesus told us to eat His flesh and drink His blood in our flesh and blood.
We receive His grace-strength by faith, but that grace-strength is not for sake of mystical good-feels and holy-thinks. That grace-strength enables us to listen with our ears, to speak truth in love with our mouths, to take the gospel with our feet, and to make lunch/wash clothes/write code with our hands, all for Him.