Looking for a way to feel closer to God? Look no further! We can find God's presence in the most unlikely of places, even in the depths of your own heart. When we have a personal relationship with Him, we'll be amazed at how much our friendship with Him strengthens. So let's open our hearts and allow Him to fill us with His immense love.<\/p>\n
The temple is one thing; the Church is another. The term \u201cChurch\u201d refers to all those who gather in the name of Jesus Christ and have been born again, whereas the temple refers to the place, the building where the Church gathers. The universal Church represents all worshippers in Christ\u2014the body of the Lord Jesus Christ scattered throughout the world. Thus, when we speak of the Church, we are referring to all Christians throughout the world. \u00ab(1 Corinthians 3:16) Don\u2019t you know that you are God\u2019s temple, and that God\u2019s Spirit dwells in you?\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n On the other hand, a temple is merely a physical place. It may be beautiful and have a rich history, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s just bricks and mortar. The true heart of a faith lies in its people, not in its buildings. That is why the Church will always be more important than any temple.<\/p>\n If together we form a Church, but considered individually, we are God's temple. \u00abThe God who made the world and everything in it does not live in temples built by human hands.\u00bb (Acts 17:24)<\/strong> The temple of God is our heart; it is our body. This gives us a very great responsibility to keep our own bodies clean, healthy, and holy.<\/p>\n \u00abIf anyone destroys God\u2019s temple, God will destroy him; for God\u2019s temple is holy, and you are that temple.\u00bb (1 Corinthians 3:17)<\/strong> This body does not belong to us to do with as we please. It is the temple of God. God lives within us. He sees through our eyes, hears through our ears, knows our thoughts\u2014in short, He knows everything about us. He is here with us and everywhere.<\/p>\n We are called to be God's temple. This means we must respect our bodies and not abuse them. When we take care of our bodies, we also take care of God's temple. As believers, we have the Holy Spirit living inside us, and he sees everything we do.<\/strong> Let\u2019s honor Him by taking care of the temple in which He lives, so that we may live a holy life. 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