#Temples of holy Spirit

[agreenroad]

Where Can God Be Found?

So where is God and/or the Kingdom of God, if God is not in physical temples, statues, pictures, paintings icons, or in famous people? Luke 17:20-21 As Jesus said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you” Romans 8:9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit…

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today’s verse ✨

“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[walkingthroughthisworld]

1. You all are fellow citizens

2. You all are members of God’s household

3. You all are a holy temple

John Gill’s comments:

Now therefore ye are no more strangers..... Alluding to the name נכרי, "a stranger", by which the Jews called the Gentiles; meaning that they were not now strangers to God, to the grace of God, the love of God, and communion with him, nor to the throne of his grace; nor to Christ, to his person, his work and office, to his righteousness, to his voice, and to believing in him; nor to the Holy Spirit, as an enlightener, a comforter, the spirit of adoption, and as a seal and earnest of future glory; nor to their own hearts, the corruption and deceitfulness of them; nor to the devices of Satan; nor to the covenant of grace, its blessings and promises:

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and foreigners: in the commonwealth of Israel, in the church of God;

but fellow citizens with the saints: the city they belong to is either the church below, which is the city of God, of his building, and where he dwells, of which Christ is the foundation, which is strongly fortified with the walls and bulwarks of salvation, is delightfully situated by the river of divine love, and is endowed with various privileges; or heaven above, which is a city of God's preparing and building also, and where he has his residence, and which is the habitation of angels and saints; of this city in either sense saints are citizens; such who are saints by separation, who are set apart by the Father's grace, and by imputation, or through Christ's being made sanctification to them, and by the regenerating grace of the blessed Spirit; and these, as they have a right to a name and a place in the church on earth, have also their citizenship in heaven; and which they have not by birth, nor by purchase, but by the free grace of God, which gives them both a right and a meetness; and believing Gentiles are upon equal foot of grace and privilege with believing Jews:

and of the household of God: and which is sometimes called the household of faith, the church of God consisting of believers, the family in heaven and in earth named of Christ; in which family or household God is the Father, Christ is the firstborn, ministers are stewards; and here are saints of various growth and size, some fathers, some young men, some children: and to this family all believers belong, whether Gentiles or Jews; and which they come into, not by birth, nor by merit, but by adopting grace; and happy are they that belong to this city and house! they are freed from all servitude and bondage; they can never be arrested, or come into condemnation; they have liberty of access to God, and share in the fulness of grace in Christ; they are well taken care of; they are richly clothed, and have plenty of provisions; and will never be turned out, and are heirs of a never fading inheritance.

Verse 20

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,.... The prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New, who agree in laying ministerially the one and only foundation, Jesus Christ; for not the persons of the apostles and prophets, nor their doctrines merely, are here meant; but Christ who is contained in them, and who is the foundation on which the church, and all true believers are built: he is the foundation of the covenant of grace, of all the blessings and promises of it, of faith and hope, of peace, joy, and comfort, of salvation and eternal happiness; on this foundation the saints are built by Father, Son, and Spirit, as the efficient causes, and by the ministers of the Gospel as instruments: these lie in the same common quarry with the rest of mankind, and are singled out from thence by efficacious grace; they are broken and hewn by the word and ministers of it, as means; and are ministerially laid on Christ the foundation, and are built up thereon in faith and holiness; yea, private Christians are useful this way to build up one another:

Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; which cements and knits together angels and men, Jews and Gentiles, Old and New Testament saints, saints above, and saints below, saints on earth, in all ages and places, and of every denomination; and which is the beauty and glory, as well as the strength of the building, which keeps all together; and Christ is the chief, the headstone of the corner, and who is superior to angels and men. This phrase is used by the Jews to denote excellency in a person; so a wise scholar is called אבן פינה, "a cornerstone”; Abot R. Nathan, c. 28. see Psalms 118:22. It may be rendered, "the chief cornering-stone"; it being such an one that is a foundation stone, as well as a cornerstone; and reached unto, and lay at the bottom of, and supported the four corners of the building; for the foundation and corner stone in this spiritual building, is one and the same stone, Christ: it is said of the temple of Latona, at Buto, in Egypt, that it was made, εξ ενος λιθου, "of one stone", as Herodotus Euterpe, c. 155. an eyewitness of it, attests.

Verse 21

In whom all the building fitly framed together,.... This building is to be understood of all the saints, and people of God; of the whole universal church, which is God's building; and is a building of a spiritual nature, and will abide for ever: and this is fitly framed together; it consists of various parts, as a building does; some saints are comparable to beams, some to rafters, others to pillars, &c. and these are joined and united to one another, and are set in an exact symmetry and proportion, and in a proper subserviency to each other; and so as to make for the good, the strength, and beauty of the whole. And it all centres in Christ; he has a great concern in this building; he is the master builder, and the foundation and cornerstone; and it being knit together in him,

groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: it grows by an accession of new stones, or of souls called by grace, and added to it; for this building is not yet openly and visibly completed, as it will be; in order to which the ministry of the word, and administration of ordinances are continued; and this will be in the latter day, when the number of God's elect, among Jews and Gentiles, shall be gathered in: and this growth may be understood also of an increase of those, who are openly laid in the building; of their spiritual growth into their head, Christ; and of an, increase of grace in them; which the word and ordinances are means of, under a divine blessing: and this building grows unto an "holy temple", the Gospel church state, called a "temple", in allusion to the temple at Jerusalem; whose materials were stones made ready and hewn, before they were brought thither; and whose magnificence, beauty, and glory, were very great; and it was the place of public worship, and of the divine abode, and was a very significant emblem of the church of God; see 2 Corinthians 6:16, which is an "holy" one, set apart for holy uses, and internally sanctified by the Spirit of God; and which is discovered by external holiness of life, and conversation in the members of it: and this is said to be "in the Lord"; which phrase may refer to the word "groweth", and denotes that growth and increase, both of persons and grace, the church has in, and from the Lord Jesus Christ; or to the word "holy", and intimates, that the holiness of the church, and every member of it, is also in and from the Lord; or to the word "temple", which is built for him to dwell in.

Verse 22

In whom you also are builded together,.... As the church universal, so every particular church is a building that is compact together, in and upon Christ, as the church at Ephesus was: God is the builder of it; Christ is the foundation; true believers are the proper materials; the door, or entrance into it, is Christ, and faith in him; the ministers of the Gospel are pillars in it; the ordinances are its windows; its furniture is of various sorts, there are vessels of small, and of great quantity; and its provisions are large and entertaining. A church is a building compact together; it consists of many parts; and these are joined together, by agreement, and are knit and cemented in love; and being thus joined together, they are designed for social worship, and their great concern should be to edify one another. The phrase, "in whom", may either refer to the holy temple before spoken of, the church universal, of which a particular church is a part; or to Christ, who is the master builder, by whom they are built together, and the foundation on whom they are built, and the cornerstone in whom they meet and are united. And the end of their being thus built together is, for an habitation of God through the Spirit; which may be understood of God the Father, since he is distinguished from Christ, in whom, and from the Holy Spirit, through whom, they are built for this purpose, though not to the exclusion of either of them; for a particular church is an habitation of Father, Son, and Spirit: and it being the habitation of God, shows his great grace and condescension, and the great value and regard he has for it; and this makes it a desirable, delightful, and pleasant habitation to the saints; and hence it is a safe and a quiet one, and they are happy that dwell in it; and hither should souls come for the enjoyment of the divine presence: and whereas it is said to be such through the Spirit; hence it appears, that the Spirit is concerned with the other two persons in the building of it; and that hereby it becomes a spiritual house; and is, through his grace, a fit habitation for the holy God to dwell in; and that God dwells in his churches by his Spirit.

[angeltreasure]

Daily reminder that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, so respect your body and the bodies of other people.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Kutoka – Exodus 35:31 naye amemjaza roho ya Mungu, katika hekima, na akili, na ujuzi, na kazi ya ustadi kila aina;

and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills — Exodus 35:31 | Swahili Bible (SWA) and New International Version (NIV) Swahili translation of the Holy Bible by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide and the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:3; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 35:32; Exodus 35:35; 1 Kings 7:14

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Ernst Ferdinand Oehme: Cathedral in Winter

"Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16

[iamshivamjaiswal]

Sapta Rishi - Ujjain , India

[marthashlyn3]

Duet Diet 2024. Jeune.

Year 3. I have to focus. I am gaining momentum. I know some of you, if you have fasted too, have started somewhere. But that’s if you wanted too.

Remember, I want to be in sync with the lord. I want it in several ways.

Type of fasting: Your choice

When: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12pm to 5pm

Duration: All year

[proud-spaniard]

"¿Sabes que tu cuerpo es un templo de Espíritu Santo en tu interior, que has recibido de Dios?

Tú no eres de tu propiedad, pues fuiste comprado por un precio.

Glorifica a Dios en tu cuerpo."

1Cor 6, 19-20.

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Prayer request opened

I will be going to Armenia tomorrow to visit Temples and Churches, if anyone wants me to visit a specific church or temple and offer their prayers there please mention where you want it and I will do my best to offer it. If you want it either in a church or in temple of Garni, I will do my utmost respect to give your prayer there.

[tabernacleheart]

As a believer in an incarnational faith in which God entered human embodiment and forever transformed it, I have to believe that there is no room for despising my own body, let alone someone else’s. 

Don Clemmer

[fierysword]

Wisdom’s Root and Off-spring, Jesus the First-born of all New Creatures, [is] existent Bodily in thy self... He is thy Neighbour, as he may be considered Incarnated in another, as well as in Thy self... Thou art Conjugally and Neighbourly to know him where-ever he dwelleth Bodily.

Jane Lead, 17th century Christian mystic

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Ouch and Oh Me – Enduring Construction

A couple of days ago, I blogged about us being temples of the Holy Spirit. But we are very much still under construction. In fact, we are perpetual “works in progress”! And speaking of works in progress, let’s talk about the grand basilica, the Sagrada Familia in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. If you thought your home renovations took forever, this architectural marvel has been “coming soon” for…

[angeltreasure]

Finally made it to walking 3+ miles again! Thank You God! 🙏🏻

[melvingaines]

Sunday School Live Stream - June 23, 2024

https://www.facebook.com/akronalliancefellowship/videos/1445042576132247 Sunday school session with Asst. Pastor Melvin Gaines Acts 9:19-31