Undistracting attractiveness is John Piper’s term for it.
It’s a vision for the Christian to steer a middle course between
idolizing our bodies and neglecting them. It includes giving our bodies
enough attention — with sleep, diet, exercise, and upkeep — to avoid
being distractingly unattractive, and reining in our impulses to pursue a
self-focused attractiveness that distracts.
Deeper Than Dieting, Botox, and Plastic Surgery
Your body is a precious gift from God. And the Bible is clear about its highest purpose: To make God look good.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:19–20)
And so Paul writes, “It is my eager expectation and hope that I will
not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ
will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death” (Philippians 1:20).
Beneath the flashpoints of dieting and exercise, botox and plastic surgery, lies this question for the Christian: Are we using our bodies in such a way that God is seen to be more precious than our bodies? Continue at David Mathis
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