Church as a temple
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Church as a temple
1.Kin 6-8; Jes 28, 16.17; 1.Cor 3,16; Eph 2, 20-22; 1.Petr. 2, 4-6
Components
Foundation
Foundation
- 1 Cor 3, 11
- justice and righteousness Is 28,17
- the scripures and the apostels Eph 2,20
- Faith and Love Eph 3.17
Stones
- firm and stable
- ready before fitting in 1 Ki 6,7
- built into a temple of spirit 1 Pet 2.5
Application
- 1 Cor 3, 9-17
- We are the temple
AND
the lively stones, building on it
Purpose
Past, Present and Future
Purpose
Dwelling Place for God
God can dwell among his people (Eph 2:22, Lev 26:11)
Place for God
Unity of Believer
Need of believers to be together
Eph 2:21-22
Unity
Shelter
Rev 7:15; Ps 27:5
Shelter
Worship God
Rev 11:1 -> we are measured together in the temple
Worship
Resting
Hebrew 4
=> Entering his rest
Serve the Lord
Rev 7:15
=> we serve the Lord day and night
Serve the Lord
Jesus
Jesus
Ep 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Cornerstone
Cornerstone
- foundational stone
- sides depend on it
(apostles and prophets)
OT prophesies:
Isa 28:16; Zech 10:4
NT: 1. Pt 2:6; Eph 2:20
High Priest
High Priest
- Person working in the temple
- establishing Relationship with God
- Hebrews 4:14
Jesus talking about himself as the temple
Jn 2: 19-21
Paul: we need to be like Jesus
Perfect example for unity and ultimate worship