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:hug: Hey Darl,
That verse made me so mad and confused for so long.... if "No 'person' ever hated 'their' body" then what the h**l is wrong with me....:scratch: :sigh: :help:
However I have come to realise that when it really comes down to it, it is Satan who hates my body, and his lies have made me believe I hate it too... but slowly God's love is breaking through and one day I will love me body the way God loves me... for now, I love that God is so creative and ingenious. (I also struggle with Psalm 139, but I know it's the truth... just have to let me heart feel it & rest in it's hope)...
We are fearfully and wonderfully made... by a God who is so far beyond my understanding that I stand in awe of His magnificence.:bow:
Anyway, that's me...
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Hmm...it's an interesting verse Emma, but in context it makes a little more sense. I disagree that no-one has ever hated their body, but surrounding that verse it talks about love. A husband's love for his wife and Christ's love for His church. I agree completely with Celtic. God loves us so fully and with such an awesome passion - and He wants us to see ourselves the same way. He continues to change us ever so slowly - we were made in His image and He'll continue to refine us, mind, body and soul. He's got the perfect artwork in mind for our lives...I think we can get there too :hug:.
 
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You know, this post is interesting, because I just read Ephesians and that verse stuck out to me as well. I wondered about it just like you. But perhaps in saying that no man hated his own body, maybe it means that no man should hate his own body, because it's a work of God. And we should rejoice in the beautiful work that God has done ... for you have to admit that a body, even if it doesn't fit the sociocultural definition of "perfect", is really a perfect creation ... the very complexity makes it perfect. God knew what He was doing. And He loves each of our bodies, and each of US, and He wants us to love ourselves and others just as He loves us. Yes. I think.

Okay, I'm rambling now. :) But I hope that made some sense.
 
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