Question:
How is a christian related to the temple of God?
Answer:
Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). If we commit fornication we defile the temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:18). In another sense, Christians make up the temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:9-16). We are the living stones from which God builds His temple (2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:19-22; Revelation 7:15). As the Lord dwelt among Israel in the temple (1 Kings 8:10-13), so God dwells among His people, His temple, His church (1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:22). We may defile this temple by following human wisdom rather than the Word of God (1 Corinthians 3:16-23) and by sharing in the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 6:14 – 7:1). If we live a life of faithfulness to Christ, He will make us pillars in His heavenly temple (Revelation 3:12)
