‘All things are lawful for me’, but not all things are beneficial. ‘All things are lawful for me’, but I will not be dominated by anything. ‘Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food’, and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? (1Corinthians 6:12-15)

Our bodies - the Greek is soma - are part of Christ. Our substance is of the same essence as Christ. In the self-giving and resurrection of Jesus we have been brought into full union with the Christ.

Within this holy union - this marriage of human and divine - all is lawful. The old prohibitions have been superceded by a new covenant of liberty, empowerment, and love. The law has been replaced by our experience of and faith in the Christ.

But do not be led into temptation by this radical liberty. Not everything is "profitable" the translator offers. Paul's Greek is sumphero which is literally "carry with" or "bring together." Not everything can be combined may be closer to the original meaning.

Paul's Greek is clearly chosen to have an aphoristic ring: Pas exesti pas sumphero. Pas exesti exousiazso tis. All is available, not all can be combined. All is available, nothing overpowers.

In Christ and with Christ we can come to know God's intention for all things. In our shared nature with Christ - both physical and spiritual - we are meant to live consistently and coherently within God's intention.

Above is the Crucified Christ as the Tree of Life.