13/05/2026
Most Christians read “your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” and stop at:
Don’t sleep around.
Don’t drink too much.
Take care of your body.
But Paul is pointing to something infinitely deeper.
In Scripture, the temple wasn’t just a building. So what did it represent?
So what does it mean that through Christ, God no longer dwells in temples made by human hands… but within His people?
What does it actually mean to carry the Spirit of God?
How should this reshape the way we think, speak, train, live, and walk through the world?
This is one of the most misunderstood realities in Christianity.
So we’re going deeper.
Starting with one question:
What was the temple meant to represent in Scripture?
“...you are not your own, for you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body...” — 1 Corinthians 6:19–20