Lesson 1253

(Lesson 1253)(03-04-15) 1 Corinthians 3:16-23

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's."

　

In this lesson Paul told those Corinthians who had been saved by the grace of God, that their bodies were the "temple of God". True Christian people are God's representatives to the world. If we defile ourselves (God's temple) by conforming to the evil of the world, God will surely destroy us, just as He destroyed the true temple when the Jews disobeyed.~