The Temple of God

1 Corinthians 3:16 – You are God’s Temple and God’s spirit in you

1. Introduction

• Epiphany is season of manifestation
• Ephesians 3: 8 – 11 – Although I am less than the least of all Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2. Paul’s Understanding of Temple

• The physical temple (John 2:13)
• The triumph of human ingenuity and sin (John 2:14)

3. All Human effort must go (John 2:16)

4. Jesus’ power play (John 2:19 ; 21)

5. The only foundation (1 Corinthians 3:11)

6. God’s temple must have the outward visible sign of a body and inward visible sign of the spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16)

7. Conclusion

• Follow Jesus
• John 2:22 – After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

神的殿

哥林多前书 3：16 – 你是神的殿，神的灵居住在你里面。

1. 前言

• 显现节是个神彰显的季节
• 以弗所书 3：8-11

2. 保罗对于圣殿的理解

• 肉体的殿（约翰福音 2：13）
• 人的不纯洁和罪（约翰福音 2：14）

3. 人的成就必须被废弃（约翰福音 2：16）

4. 耶稣的能力（约翰福音 2：19，21）

5. 唯一的基础（哥林多前书 3：11）

6. 神的殿必须备有外在明显的标记以及内无形的圣灵（哥林多前书 3：16）
7. 终结

• 跟随耶稣（约翰福音 2：22）