1Cor 3:16 | MHM | STEP | Holiness Prescribed Paul now continues his teaching by reminding the Corinthians that they are God’s building. He uses the image of a temple to show how serious it is to keep the church pure and holy. Paul warns them not to allow anything that would corrupt or destroy God’s temple. Both the whole church and every believer are to be set apart for God and must avoid anything that would defile this special relationship with Him. v. 16 : Paul asks, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” He is reminding the believers that God’s Spirit lives among them, just as He once lived in the temple in Jerusalem. Christians, both as a church and as individuals, are now God’s temple (1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:22 ). Because of this, they should live holy lives, separated from sin and set apart for God’s service.

‏ 1 Corinthians 3:16

Holiness Prescribed

Paul now continues his teaching by reminding the Corinthians that they are God’s building. He uses the image of a temple to show how serious it is to keep the church pure and holy. Paul warns them not to allow anything that would corrupt or destroy God’s temple. Both the whole church and every believer are to be set apart for God and must avoid anything that would defile this special relationship with Him.

v. 16: Paul asks, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” He is reminding the believers that God’s Spirit lives among them, just as He once lived in the temple in Jerusalem. Christians, both as a church and as individuals, are now God’s temple (1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:22 ^a). Because of this, they should live holy lives, separated from sin and set apart for God’s service.