Are You God's Temple, or Are Y'All God's Temple?
What did Paul mean by saying, "Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives (or dwells) in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16. Was Paul saying that the Holy Spirit is a disembodied immaterial "being" who actually takes up residence in each Christian's body? Or is he saying that the Holy Spirit is not a being at all, but a force or an influence that acts upon the human body to makes us do righteous things? Or did Paul mean something else?
For further study, see:
"What is the Spirit of Prophecy? SDA Edition," by Trent Wilde,
http://www.bdsda.com/what-is-the-spirit-of-prophecy-sda-edition-2/
And, "The King of Crises in the Seventh-day Adventist Church," by Trent Wilde, http://www.bdsda.com/the-king-of-crises-in-the-seventh-day-adventist-church-2/?highlight=king%20of%20crises
Sabbath School Q2 2023: Three Cosmic Messages - Week 4, "Fear God and Give Glory to Him"
A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson.
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