Endnote 25 – Did Jesus Oppose the Purity Laws?

See, for example, 2 Corinthians 6:14ff., in which Paul associates and condemns illicit sexual activity and idolatry, concluding, “Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 7:1). The believers, significantly, are addressed as “the Temple of the living God” (2 Corinthians 6:16). See also 1 Corinthians 6:9–19.