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- In the New Testament, God's church is not the only spiritual temple of God. The individual Christian is also called the "temple of God" in I Corinthians 3:16: "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" In type, we are each a temple—an instrument for worshipping and glorifying God.
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Apr 5, 2024 · For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are” (NKJV). We are the temple of God means that we—Christians, believers in Jesus Christ—who are joined together in one family as “the church” are a holy dwelling place for God’s presence.
- What does it mean to defile the temple of God (1 Corinthians ...
In 1 Corinthians 3:16–17, the apostle Paul wants believers...
- What does it mean to defile the temple of God (1 Corinthians ...
Sep 4, 2019 · You, your body, is a temple—God’s temple. This is probably a phrase you’ve heard quite a bit if you’re familiar with the Church, but let’s unpack what this really means and observe how the temple theme unfolds throughout the biblical narrative.
- Joe Slunaker
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people."
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? In the Greek, this word for temple in both verses is naos. Naos is the Christian believer.
- The Temple Promise
- The Spirit’s Ministry of Remembrance
- Temples of God
Following the pattern of God dwelling among his people in the tabernacle (Exod 25:8; 29:45), the holy writings point to a future dwelling of God among his people: 1. Ezekiel 43:7: “I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever.” 2. Zechariah 2:10: “I come and I will dwell in your midst.” 3. John 1:14: “the Word became flesh and dwelt am...
Given the revelation of Jesus Christ, we can never read the Old Testament apart from Christ at the centre. He has opened our eyes (Luke 24) and removed the veil (2 Cor 3) so that we can read Scripture rightly. The revelation of Jesus Christ that opens our eyes to see rightly opens up the meaning of his claim to be the temple. It lets us see beyond ...
By the revelation of Jesus Christ, we know now why Jesus called himself the temple. We also know how he can call himself and the temple and its significance. Jesus’s body became the temple of God by the Spirit’s indwelling and by uniting the human body to the divine nature in the person of Christ. By our Spiritual union with Christ, we become the b...
Dec 31, 2011 · In 1 Cor 6:19 Paul makes specific mention to the physical bodies of believers and calls them (using “you” plural) the temple of God, seemingly indicating that the metaphor applies to each Christian individually (i.e., each individual is a temple of God’s Spirit).
Jul 10, 2023 · In 1 Corinthians 3:16–17, the apostle Paul wants believers to understand that the church of Jesus Christ is a holy sanctuary where God’s Spirit dwells: “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him.
