You are the Temple of the Holy Spirit

– You are the temple of the Holy Spirit -

Vs 16 – Paul then reveals a powerful and revelational truth.  The Christian is the temple of the Holy Spirit.  He delivers this thought as question.  Do you know that you are the temple of the Holy Spirit?   Has this truth and reality drove itself deep into your heart?  It changes everything once you know this.  The will of God becomes the most important.

Vs 17 – If anyone destroys God’s temple God will destroy them.  God is concerned about the preservation and the defense of His temple.  God’s temple is sacred and we are that temple.  Later on the Corinthian’s are again told this truth and also that this body has been bought with a price and so they are to glorify God with their bodies.  The Christian is not a tavern, porno palace, or casino.  We are temples of God.  One time I have the privilege of talking with a senior who happened to be a J.W.  She could not grasp the concept of us being a temple because she was not born again.  Only when you are a Christian can you understand this reality.