God’s Temple
I Corinthians 3:16-17
This passage begins
with a very powerful and leading question that makes an even stronger
statement. Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? (1 Corinthians
3:16) No doubt, many of us have heard
this verse or at least the principle taught by the verse. When we accept Jesus as our Saviour our
bodies become the temple of God.
I heard this story
about a pastor who was building a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As
he pounded away, he saw that a little boy was watching him. The youngster
didn’t say a word, so the pastor kept on working, thinking the lad would just
leave. But he didn’t. Finally the pastor asked, "Well, son, are you trying
to pick up some pointers on gardening?" "No," he replied,
"I’m just waiting to hear what a preacher says when he hits his thumb with
a hammer." We must represent Christ
because others are always watching; how can we expect to win them if we act
just like them?
The basic rule to
follow is: if you do not think it is appropriate to do in the church then don’t
do it at all. We are the “temples of
God” just as much as the church is the house of God. We somehow distinguish between the two, but
God does not! Our lives, conversation,
humor, and appearance should preach Christ!!
We should not have to tell people that we are Christians! The fact that we are Christians should be
obvious to others by the way we conduct ourselves.
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