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The Temple of God. God Dwells With His People. EDEN Genesis 3:8-9. God Dwells With His People. TABERNACLE Exodus 25:8. God Dwells With His People. TEMPLE Deut. 12:5 1 Kings 8:10-13; 9:3. God Dwells With His People. CHRISTIANS 2 Corinthians 6:16. God Dwells With His People. HEAVEN
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God Dwells With His People EDEN Genesis 3:8-9
God Dwells With His People TABERNACLE Exodus 25:8
God Dwells With His People TEMPLE Deut. 12:5 1 Kings 8:10-13; 9:3
God Dwells With His People CHRISTIANS 2 Corinthians 6:16
God Dwells With His People HEAVEN Revelation 21:2-3
The House of God • House of prayer, Matt. 21:13 (Isa. 56:7) • House of sacrifice, 2 Chrn. 7:12 • House of holiness, Heb. 9:1-3
The Temple of GodThe Church of Christ • The universal church, Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:19-22 • Holy temple in the Lord, Eph. 2:21 • Holy priesthood, 1 Pet. 2:4-5 • Holy lives, 1 Pet. 1:13-16; 2 Cor. 6:17
The Temple of GodThe Church of Christ • The universal church, Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:19-22 • House of sacrifice, 1 Pet. 2:5 (priests) • Acceptable worship, Jno. 4:23-24 • Acceptable behavior necessary, Amos 5:21-27
The Temple of GodThe Church of Christ • The universal church, Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:19-22 • Dwelling place of God, Eph. 2:22 • Ezekiel’s vision (Ezek. 40-43) • The church, Ezek. 43:9-12 (Isa. 2:2-3)
The Temple of GodThe Local Church • This congregation, 1 Cor. 3:11-17 • God’s building, 1 Cor. 3:9 • Built on the foundation of Christ, 1 Cor. 3:11 • Be careful how you build the local church, 1 Cor. 3:12-15
The Temple of GodThe Local Church • This congregation, 1 Cor. 3:11-17 • Do not build carnally, 1 Cor. 3:1-4; 1:10-12 • Not like Diotrephes, 3 Jno. 9-11 (1 Cor. 3:21) • Not with false doctrines and compromise, Rev. 2:14-15 • Not with immorality, Rev. 2:20; 1 Cor. 5:1-2
The Temple of GodThe Local Church • This congregation, 1 Cor. 3:11-17 • Reasons to remember we are the temple of God: • The Holy Spirit dwells with us, 1 Cor. 3:16 • Warned against defilement, 1 Cor. 3:17 • Christ walks among us, Rev. 1:13 (20); 2:1-2
The Temple of GodThe Individual Christian • Each Christian, 1 Cor. 6:19-20 • Fellowship with God • By obedient lives, 1 Jno. 3:24 • By practicing brotherly love, 1 Jno. 4:12-13
The Temple of GodThe Individual Christian • Each Christian, 1 Cor. 6:19-20 • Body is a temple of the Holy Spirit • Bought at a price (blood of Christ) • Your body belongs to God • Instrument of righteousness, Rom. 6:13
The Temple of GodThe Individual Christian • Each Christian, 1 Cor. 6:19-20 • Christian must be holy, 2 Cor. 6:16 • Living sacrifice to God, Rom. 12:1 (1 Pet. 2:5) • Moral purity: • In mind, Rom. 12:2 • In body, 1 Cor. 6:15-18; 1 Ths. 4:3-5 • Glorify God in your body
The Temple of God Heaven Christian 2 Cor. 6:16 Congregation Church of Christ