Temple of the Living God   
      
   Today we'll be discussing a little bit about the Temple of God and   
   what it is.  Open up to 2 Corinthians Chapter 6, verse 14.   
      
   2Co 6:14  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for   
   what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what   
   communion hath light with darkness?   
      
   What do you think this means?  Unequally joked means in a sense like   
   one paddling a row boat with another person and one being slower than   
   another, thus going around in circles.  We should, however, try to   
   lead those who are unbelievers and help bring them to Christ our   
   Lord.  How might we do that?  We can pray for them in our spiritual   
   walk.  We can be kind and good, showing an example with our body that   
   there can be peace.  You can often find yourself very early being   
   able to identify if someone has Jesus as their Lord.  We're all born   
   with the ability to know what's right and what's wrong, regardless   
   of ethic background or religion.  Have you noticed everyone has the   
   ability to laugh or to cry?  It's the same way.  We need to recongize   
   who we're spending and sharing our lives with.  Earlier the better.   
   If we're surrounded by people that talk down on us, even when we're   
   trying to do our best, how is that beneficial for either of us.   
   What we think and who we allow in our lives can dramatically alter   
   our future.  It's a lot, in my opinion, easier to pull someone down,   
   then it is to work and bring someone up.  So keep that in mind.   
      
   2Co 6:15  And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath   
   he that believeth with an infidel?   
      
   Two total opposites here.  Good and Evil.  There will be no agreement   
   between the two.  They are completely seperate, just as day and   
   night.  Infidel, literally means, unfaithful in their own practices.   
   So, I would say, we must chose what is right and do what is right.  By   
   searching our hearts and thinking it throughout our mind, there will   
   come an answer.  It's so easily to be persuaded, especially in these   
   times.  So be on guard.  Continually pray in the spirit and accept God   
   for He loves us so much and to trust Him with everything you've got   
   that He will live in you and for you.  God is Love and love comes   
   from God, because God first loved us.   
      
   2Co 6:16  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for   
   ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell   
   in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be   
   my people.   
      
   There is a temple of God.  It's the Holy of Holy's that lives on the   
   inside of us as we continue to seek the Kingdom of God.  We should   
   be waking up every morning, thanking and praising Him for a new day,   
   that our sins have been forgiven and He has given us the opportunity   
   to bless others.  So, treat your body as if you were Jesus and live   
   by His commands, just as He would want you to; to show an example.   
      
   2Co 6:17  Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate,   
   saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive   
   you,   
   2Co 6:18  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and   
   daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.   
      
   I think this in regards means seperate your flesh from your spirit.   
   The inner man, being your heart and the outer man being the world's   
   nature.  When we turn from the world, the Lord will receive us just   
   the way we are.  The more we study the Word of God and learn from it   
   the better our lives will be.   
      
   Well, that about wraps it up.  I hope you have enjoyed what I have   
   shared with you.  Enjoy your day.  Remember to use your body   
   including your heart and mind to live for Jesus as best as you   
   possibly can.  Direct your thoughts towards Him and He will keep you   
   free and our life at rest.   
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