Under Gods Command
The Body is the Temple
Ezekiel 5:11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your vile images and detestable practices, I myself will withdraw my favor; I will not look on you with pity or spare you.
It was a serious sin to defile the temple, God’s sanctuary, by worshiping idols and practicing evil within its very walls. In the NT, we learn that God now makes his home within those who are his. Our bodies are God’s temple (see 1 Corinthians 6:19). We defile God’s temple today by allowing gossiping, bitterness, love of money, lying, or any other wrong actions or attitudes to be a part of our lives. By asking the Holy Spirit’s help, we can keep from defiling his temple, our bodies.