The Temple and Your Priestly Responsibility

"Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy. And you are His temple" (I Corinthians 3:16-17).

God wanted a mobile temple.  The physical body of the believer is now the temple of His Holy Spirit.  There was three parts to the temple just like there are three parts to man.

The Temple in Jersalem.                           The Human Body
The outer court                                           The body (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
The inner court.                                          The soul (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
The Holy of Holies.                                    The spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Part of our priestly responsibility is to keep both the outer and inner parts in good repair. We have to be careful of what we let enter into our temple.  Things enter into our soul through various gates...eye gate, ear gate.  Somethings enter our body through the mouth gate.  Sometimes it's not what we eat but what eats us.  Unforgiveness is a huge problem even amount Christians.  I believe it causes disease (the body, soul, and spirit to be in turmoil and unable to be at ease). A sickness can enter into the body and now we try to cure a sickness or disease by medicine when it requires a surgery of forgiveness, prayer, and confession.

Remember, your body is God's Temple.