2006-09-14 00:55:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Two commentaries on Temple as body, and body as a congregation. Corinthians 3:16-17. So, it's not your physical body that is being referenced but the Church of God.
Verse 16. Ye are the temple of God
The apostle resumes here what he had asserted in 1 Corinthians 3:9: Ye are God's building. As the whole congregation of Israel were formerly considered as the temple and habitation of God, because God dwelt among them, so here the whole Church of Corinth is called the temple of God, because all genuine believers have the Spirit of God to dwell in them; and Christ has promised to be always in the midst even of two or three who are gathered together in his name. Therefore where God is, there is his temple.
Verse 17. If any man defile the temple
This clause is not consistently translated. ειτιςτονναοντουθεουφθειρειφθερει τουτονοθεος. If any man destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy. The verb is the same in both clauses. If any man injure, corrupt, or destroy the Church of God by false doctrine, God will destroy him-will take away his part out of the book of life. This refers to him who wilfully opposes the truth; the erring, mistaken man shall barely escape; but the obstinate opposer shall be destroyed. The former shall be treated leniently; the latter shall have judgment without mercy.
2006-09-14 01:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes god gave us this body as a temple so we would understand to take care of it like we would a temple, which means u wouldn't graphity a temple or throw trash around- u would take good care of it keeping it clean and holy-without violence or damage to the temple. Hope that answers ur question
2006-09-14 01:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by chinaz777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I firmly believe so. This sacredness that surrounds human life is foundational for human rights and respect for the individual. But what I find interesting is St Paul's understanding of this issue. For him the human body is God's temple, so is God the one who comes to worship, and therefore the human body becomes the meeting point between God and human concrete hard reality.
2006-09-14 00:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,,it is.
1Cr 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1Cr 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
2006-09-14 00:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said " know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost..?".
2006-09-14 01:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My body is a temple, but others treat their bodies like bordellos!
2006-09-14 01:12:00 · answer #6 · answered by Modest intellect 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
The Holy Spirit lives in us.
There are people who use this verse to say that the body has to be perfect. This is very Wrong. If this was true then people with diseases could not be saved.
But the answer is yes.
:) GOD bless ya!
2006-09-14 00:59:00 · answer #7 · answered by Bye Bye 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think of my body as a relatively well maintained presbyterian youth hostel...
2006-09-14 01:09:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, can I visit your temple and make a deposit?
2006-09-14 00:56:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mine is a warehouse for cheap goods.
2006-09-14 00:56:40 · answer #10 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋