THE TEMPLE OF GOD

1Cor 3-16

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132         I) YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD                             2Cor 6-16

                        A) Holy Spirit in God’s people                                          Jn 14,16-24

                                        1) Spirit Of God In The Spirit Of Man

                                        2) God Gives His Spirit As A Pledge                              Eph 1-13,14

                                        3) Filled With The Spirit

133                   B) Holiness                                                                1Pet 1-14,15

                                        1) God Is Holy

                                        2) The Body Of Christ Is Holy

                                        3) Having An Awareness Of God’s Holiness

134                   C) Your body                                                              1The 5-23

                                        1) Mediator Between The Natural And The Spiritual Realms

                                        2) Composition Of Our Bodies Is From The Earth

                                        3) Body Of Sin

                        D) Sins of the body

                                        1) Immorality                                                           1Cor 6-18

                                                    a) Adultery

                                                    b) Sexual perversion

                                                    a) Consequences of abortion

                                                    b) God’s judgment against abortion

                                                    c) God loves the fetus

                                                    d) God’s opinion of abortion

               II) YOUR SPIRIT IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD

                        A) The body of Christ                                                     1Cor 12,12-27

                                        1) Similarity In The Body                                                 1Cor 10-16,17

                                          a) Things we have in common

136                                  3) Jesus’ Fleshly Body

137                   B) Building the temple (Unity)                                           Eph 2,18-23

                        *** Temple Made With Hands *** (The inner sanctuary, the soul)

                                        1) Jesus Is The Foundation                                              Lk 6-48

                                                    a) Jesus is the foundation of the church

                                        2) Maturity                                                                      Heb 6-1

                                          a) Maturing in Jesus is hard work

                                                    b) Stages of maturity are levels of accountability

                                                    c) Maturing with our brothers

138                                  3) Reproof (Tear down the old to rebuild the new)            Rev 3-19

                                        4) Exhortation (A word of encouragement)                       Rom 11,33-36

139                                  5) Encouragement (Imparting our faith)                             Act 14-21,22

                         *** Temple Made Without Hands *** (The essence of unity—the Holy of holies) 

                                        10) Hiding Place (Unity with God in His House)                 Rev 3,7-10