Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary
and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16
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Our bodies are a temple of God and so we have to keep them holy for the Lord is also holy (1 Peter 1:14-16). We need to not corrupt our mind, body, and soul by participating in evil activities; we are to reject all forms of immorality.
God speaks to us about the many ways of not corrupting our bodies. This also can be done in churches. Churches are a temple of God so those who go to church should not be corrupted—the elders, deacons, pastors, Sunday school children, and the youth. All manner of people in the church should reject corruption in the church. Read through these Scriptures and see how serious God is on this issue of temple of God:
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you,
Whom you have received from God? You are not your own….
1 Corinthians 6:19
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?
For we are the temple of the living God.
As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them,
and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
2nd Corinthians 6:16
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone;
In Whom all the building fitly framed together grows unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Ephesians 2:20-21
Therefore, as Christians/believers, what we do surely matters. We need not misuse our bodies in any way. Our individual bodies are not ours; they are God’s creation and are to be used for God’s purpose.
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Dear Lord, thank You for giving us this insight that our bodies are Your temple and the Holy Spirit dwells in it. We feel honored to be loved in such a way! However we confess our sins of not doing the right things at the right time with our bodies. Cleanse us with hyssop; let us be whiter than snow. We pray for new beginnings in Jesus’ name. Amen.
