THE TEMPLE OF GOD
1COR 3-16
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I) YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD
2Cor 6-16
A) HOLY SPIRIT IS IN GOD’S PEOPLE Jn 14,16-24
Commentary
1) Spirit Of God In The Spirit Of Man
a
a) Spirit of the Father KJV
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1Cor 2-12 Gal 6-18 1Jn 3-6,7,9,24
3-16,17 1The 4-8
4-4,9,12-16
2Cor 6,16-18
Jm 4-5
5-1
Gal 3-13,14 2Jn-2
b
b) Spirit of Jesus KJV
WEB
Jn 14,16-24
2Cor 13,3-6
Rev 3-20
17,21-26
Col 1,26-29
12-1,2
Rom 8,9-17,35-39 1Jn
1,1-3
Rom 7-18
c
c) Spirit gives access to the Father through Christ KJV
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Gal 1-15,16 Eph 2-18
1Pet 1-2,11
Heb 9-2,3,6-15,24-26
Heb 10,19-22
Rom 5-1,2
2) God Gives His Spirit As A Pledge Eph
1-13,14
d
a) His Spirit is a seal KJV
WEB
Rom
8-9,16,17 Rev 7-2,3
Rev 10-4
Eph 4-30
9-4
20-3
Jn 3-33
Eph 1-13,14
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b) Spirit pledges the presence of God KJV
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1Cor 13-12 Heb 6-5
2Pet 1-19
2Cor 3-18
7-28 Lk 19,1-10
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c) God pledges His Spirit KJV
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2Cor 1-22
2Cor 5-5
1Cor 2-9,10,16
Lk 9,33-36
Gal 3,1-7
3) Filled With The Spirit
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a) Filled with the power of God KJV
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2Cor 12-9
Eph 3-19,20 1Tim 4-14
Gal 3,2-5
1The 1-5,6 2Tim
1-6,7,14
Act 2,1-4,12-18 Heb 6,4-6
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b) Filled to overflowing KJV
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1Cor 12,4-14 Eph 5-18
Col 3,9-11
2Cor 3,5-18
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c) Filled with the blessing of God
KJV
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Mk 2-21,22 Rom 15-13
1Jn 2-24
Act 13-52
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d) Drink in the Spirit
KJV
WEB
Jn 4,10-14 Jn 7,37-39
1Cor 10-4
Lk
1-15
Act 2,1-21
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4) Holy Spirit is in the hearts of men KJV
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Mat 9-16,17 2Cor 1-22
Heb 8,10-12
13-33 Gal 4-6
1Jn 1-8,10
Act 15-8 Eph 3-16,17
2-4
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Temple of God -- Holiness
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B) HOLINESS 1Pet 1-14,15
1) God Is Holy
a
a) The Father is holy KJV
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1Jn 2-20 Rev 6-10
Rev 16-5
Rev 4,8-11 15-8
Jn 12,12-16
Act 5,1-16
b
b) Jesus is holy KJV
WEB
Mk 10-17,18 Heb 7-26
Rev 3-7
Act 3-14
c
c) The Holy Spirit KJV
WEB
Act 8,14-20 Eph 4,22-24
Jd-20
Rom 1-4
d
d) The word of God is holy KJV
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Rom 1-2 Rom 7-12
2Pet 2-21
2) The Body Of Christ Is Holy
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a) The temple of God is holy
KJV
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1Cor 3-16,17 Heb 9-8
Rev 21-2,10
7-14,34
1Pet 2-4,5
22-19
1Tim 2-8
Rev 11-19
Heb
8-1,2
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b) God has made His people holy KJV
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Eph 5-27 1The 3-12,13
Heb 9,11-15,24-28
Col 1-22 2Tim 1-9
12-9,10
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c) We have made ourselves holy through Christ KJV
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2Cor 1-12 Heb 6-19,20
Heb 12,18-24
Eph 1-4
10,19-22 Rev 22-11
Col 3-12
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d) God’s people are holy to the Lord KJV
WEB
Heb 3-1 Jd-14,15
Rev 20-6
1Pet 2-9
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e) Our godly behavior is holy to the lord
KJV
WEB
2Cor 13-12 1The 5-26
1Pet 3-11,13
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f) Our obedience is holy to the Lord
KJV
WEB
Rom 12-1,2 Heb 9,1-5
1Pet 3-5,6
3) Having An Awareness Of God’s Holiness
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a) The fear of God makes us aware of His holiness KJV
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Act 19,11-17 1Pet 1,14-18
Rev 15-4
2Cor 7-1
Jn 21-21,22
Lk 8,22-25
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b) The presence of God makes us aware of His holiness
KJV
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Act 2-43 2Pet 1-18
2Pet 3-1,2
Eph 3-5
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Temple of God -- Your Body
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C) YOUR BODY 1The 5-23 Commentary
1) Mediator Between The Natural And The Spiritual Realms
a
a) Manifesting the kingdom of God through obedience KJV
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2Cor 5,1-4
Gal 6-17 Heb 10-22
6-17
Col 1-24
12-12,13
12,2-4,7 1The 5-23
Jm 3,2-4
1Cor 6-14,15,17-20
b
b) Manifesting the kingdom of darkness through disobedience KJV
WEB
1Cor 6-15,16 Jm 1-15,16
Jd-8
1The 4,3-8
3-5,6
c
c) Your body manifests whatever is in your heart KJV
WEB
Mat 6,22-24
1Cor 15-47,48
2Cor 5-10
2) Composition Of Our Bodies Is From The Earth
d
a) We are physically subject to this natural realm KJV
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Mat 6-25
Eph 5,28-30
Jm 2-15,16,26
1Cor 6-13 1The 2-17
2Pet 1-13,14
7,3-5 Heb 13-3
Lk 3-8
Rom 6,15-22
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b) We are physically excluded from the spiritual realm KJV
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1Cor 15,35-55 Phi 3-20,21
Heb 9,23-27
2Cor 5,1-9
1Tim 4-7,8
13-9
Lk 8,54-56
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c) Worship unlocks the spirit realm KJV
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Rom 12-1 Phi 1-19,20
Heb 9,1-3,6-15
1Cor 7-1,34 1Tim 2-8
3) Body Of Sin
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a) Our bodies are home to the sinful nature KJV
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Rom 6,11-23
Rom 8,10-13
Jm 4-1,2
7-5,18,20-25 2Cor
4,10-12,16
1Pet 2-11
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b) Dying to the sinful nature KJV
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1Cor 9-27 Col 2-11,12
Col 3,5-8
1Jn 3-9
D) SINS OF THE BODY
1) Immorality
1Cor 6-18
a) Adultery
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I- spiritual adultery
KJV
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Rom 7-2,3 1The 2-3 Rev 2-4,5,14,20-25
1Cor 9,13-20
Jm 4-4
18,3-10,23,24
2Cor 4-2
Rev 14-8
19-2,3
j II- physical adultery
KJV
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Mat 5-27,28 Mk 7,21-23 1Cor 5-1,9-13
14-3,4 Lk 16-18
2Pet 2-13,14
Mk 6,17-20 Jn 8,1-11
Jn 4,15-19
b) Sexual perversion
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I- basic immorality KJV
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1Cor 10-8 Heb 12-16
Rev 21-8
Eph 5-3,5 Rev 9-20,21
22-15
Col 3-5,6
17,1-18
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Temple of God -- Sins of the Body
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a
II- a mixed bag of impurities KJV
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Rom 6,10-14 2Cor 12-21
1Tim 1,6-11
1Cor 6,9-11 Eph 4,17-19
Heb 13-4
b
c) Fornication KJV
WEB
1Cor 7-1,2,9 1Tim 5-6,14,15
2Tim 3,4-6
1The 4,1-8
Act 21-25
c
d) Homosexuality KJV
WEB
Commentary
Rom 1,24-28 Jd,6-10
Rev 11-8
1Cor 6,9-11
1Tim
1,8-11
2) Abortion (the fruit of immorality) 1Cor 2,6-8
a) Consequences of abortion
d
I- people abort their children for the same reason they crucified Jesus Christ
KJV
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Jn 8,37-44 1Pet 2-23,24
1Jn 3,12-15
1Cor 2,6-8
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II- the woman has no authority over the fetus because she cannot control what she conceives
KJV
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1Cor 7-4 Gal 4-19
Rev 12-1,2,5,6
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III- abortion is the result of a selfish life-style KJV
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1Cor
6,18-20 1Cor 13-5
1Tim 2-15
IV- you dishonor your own body by aborting its fruit
Mat 19-6
Rom 1-24,25
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V- do not despise one of these little ones Mat 18-9,10
KJV
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b) God’s judgment against abortion
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I- God kills that which is conceived by the Jezebel spirit
Rev 2,20-24 KJV
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II- blood of unborn babies cry out against us Heb 12-24,25
III- God’s judgment falls on those who abort their own children 1Cor 3-16,17
c) God loves the fetus
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I- the human body is the work of God KJV
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Act 7,48-53 Act 17,24-29
Rom 14-19,20
II- the fetus is a living person Lk 1-43,44
Gal 1-15,16
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III- God is aware of the developing fetus Heb 4-13
KJV
WEB
IV- don’t throw away defective people Jn
9,1-3,8-11,35-38
d) God’s opinion of abortion
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I- Jesus does not believe in abortion Jn 6-37
KJV
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II- Father did not abort His son Mat 12-39,40
II) YOUR SPIRIT IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD
A) THE BODY OF CHRIST 1Cor 12,12-27
1) Similarity In The Body 1Cor 10-16,17
a) Things we have in common
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I- common salvation KJV
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1Cor 10-16,17 Col 2,9-15
Heb 8,7-13
Eph 2,14-19
3-10,11 Jd-3,4
3-6,7
1The 5,4-10 Gal
2,11-14
n II- common Lord
KJV
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Jn 4-23,24 1Cor 1-2
Phi 3-20,21
Act 10,34-36 Eph 6-9
Heb 2,11-14
1Cor 12,4-6,12-27
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Temple of God -- Body Of Christ
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a
III- common faith KJV
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Gal 3-26,27 Eph 4,4-6,13
Tit 1-4
Rom 3-29,30
b
b) The body suffers together KJV
WEB
1Cor 12-26,27
Col 1-24
1Pet 5-9
Phi 1-29,30 Gal 4,13-15
c
c) No distinction between male and female KJV
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Mat 22-29,30
Gal 3-28
1Pet 3-7
1Cor 11-11,12
d
2) Variation in the body KJV
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Mat 19-11
Rom 12,4-8 1Cor 15,39-42
25-14,15 1Cor 12,4-30
Eph 4-15,16
3) Jesus’ Fleshly Body
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a) The flesh of Jesus’ sacrifice
KJV
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Lk 22-19
Gal 3-13
Heb 10,5-9
Act 13,27-29
Eph 2,13-16
1Pet 2-24
Jn 19,38-42 Col 1-22
1Jn 4-2,3
6,33-40,47-58
2Jn-7
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Our flesh enters Jesus’ sacrifice KJV
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Jn 6-26,32 Phi 4-14
Col 1-24
Rom 7-4
g 4) Jesus’ spiritual body
KJV
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Jn 6-27 1Cor 11,23-30 Phi 3-20,21
Act 2-27
Gal 3-14
Col 2,9-15
13,30-41
Eph 2,18-22
Heb 10,10-13
1Cor 10-16,17
4-4
5) Body of Christ consists of individual members
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a) We should live as Christ lived KJV
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1Cor 6,12-20 Eph
5,22-32 Tit 2-14
Eph 4-25
Col 3-15
Rev 2,1-29
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b) We are chosen members of Christ KJV
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Jn 15,1-11
Rom 12,4-8
Rev
20-4
Act 22,4-8 Rev 1-11,20
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c) We are being fitted together KJV
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1Cor 12,12-27
Eph 3-6 Rev 12,1-6,10,13-17
Eph 2,20-22
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6) Body of Christ is the church KJV
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Jn 17-22,23,26 Col 1-18
Rev 4-6
Eph 1-22,23
2Jn-1,4-6,13
11-15
3-10,21 Rev 1,12-16
19,1-9
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7) Body of Christ is the temple of God KJV
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Mk 2,1-4 1Tim 3-15
1Jn 4-16
Jn 14-20 Heb 8,10-12
Rev 3-12
15,4-10 1Pet 4,17-19
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Temple of God -- Jesus is the Foundation
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B) BUILDING THE TEMPLE (Spiritual Fellowship - Unity) Eph 2,18-22
*** TEMPLE MADE WITH HANDS *** (Edify the inner sanctuary, the soul)
1) Jesus Is The Foundation Lk 6-48
Commentary
a) Jesus is the foundation of the church
a
I- Jesus is head of the church
KJV
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Act 2-34,35 Eph 4-15,16
Col 1-18
Eph 1,18-23
5-23 2-10,18,19
b
II- Jesus is the rock of the church’s foundation
KJV
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Mat 7,24-27
Lk 6,47-49
Heb 11-10
16-18 1Cor
3,9-15
c
III- Jesus is the cornerstone KJV
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Mat 21,42-44
Lk 20-17,18 Eph 2,19-22
Mk 12-10,11 1Pet 2,4-8
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b) Jesus is the foundation of God’s favor in our lives
KJV
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1Cor 15-1,2 Heb 6,16-20
Heb 8-6
Tit 3,5-7
7,23-28
11-6
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c) Bearing fruit is the foundation of being in the Spirit
KJV
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Jn 15,1-5 Gal
5,16-18,22-25
Rev 15-2
Col 1,9-12
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d) Church is the foundation of manifested truth KJV
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1Tim 3-15
1Tim 6-18,19
2Tim 2-19
Rev 21,12-14
2) Maturity
Heb 6-1
a) Maturing in Jesus is hard work
g I- maturity is the process of growing
KJV
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Mk 4,26-32 Jn 15-1,2
Gal 4-19
Lk 2-40,52 1Cor 13-11
1Jn 2-13,14
8-14,15 2Cor 3-18
Rev 2-19
13-18,19
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II- maturity comes through discipline KJV
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2Cor 10-6
Heb 2-10 Heb 12-2,7-11
1Cor 7-1,7,8,26-35 Jm 1,2-9
2Cor 13-2
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III- maturity is a training process KJV
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Lk 6-40
Phi 4,11-13 Jm 3-2
1Cor 14-20 Heb 5,7-9,14
b) Stages of maturity are levels of accountability
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I- maturity is working with God KJV
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Act 9-31
Gal 3-3 Jm 2,21-24
1Cor 10,13-15 Phi 1-6
1Jn 2-5
2Cor 6-1
Col 1,21-23 4-12
Gal 1,15-24
1The 5-23 Rev
14-13
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II- it is our responsibility to be mature KJV
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Lk 21-28,34-36 Phi 3-15,16
Heb 6-1,2
1Cor 16-13
1Tim 3,1-13 Jd-24,25
c) Maturing with our brothers
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I- maturity is tested by our relationship with others KJV
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Rom 15,1-3
1The 4-1,10 2The 1,3-5
14,1-3,13-23 1Jn 2-10
Mat 5-23,24
Jn 21-18,19
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II- employing your gifts to mature the body (spiritual fellowship)
KJV
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1Cor 3,10-15
Eph 4,11-16
Col 1-28
12,4-11,25-31
Act 20-11
1Jn 1-7
Eph 2,19-22
Phi
2-1,2
Rom 1,9-13
Mk 6,39-42
Rom 14-17,18 Commentary
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Temple of God -- Maturity
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d) Maturing by the word of God KJV
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Act 20-32 2Cor 7-1
1Pet 2,1-3
1Cor 2,6-8 2Tim 2-15
3) Reproof (Tear down the old to rebuild the new)
Rev 3-19
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a) Jesus reproved His disciples for their unbelief
KJV
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Mat 17,14-18
Mk 9,17-19 Heb 12-5,6
Mk 7-17,18
16-13,14 Rev 3-19
8,17-21 Lk 24-25,26
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b) Reprove your brother for sinning KJV
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Lk 17-3,4 2Cor 12-20,21
Gal 2,11-14
1Cor 5,9-13
13-2,10 1Tim 5-20
2Cor 1-23
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c) Reprove your brother in the right spirit KJV
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Mat 18,15-18
1Tim 5-1,2
2Tim 4-2
Gal 6-1
2Tim 3-16,17 Tit 2-15
Phi 2-30
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d) Reprove your brother for spreading false doctrine KJV
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Act 15-1,2,6-12 Gal 4-20
Tit 1,9-14
Gal 3,1-3
1Tim 1-3,4
3Jn-10
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e) Reprove your brother for not thinking right KJV
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Act 8,18-24 2Tim 2-14
Heb 5,11-14
1Cor 4,5-21
4) Exhortation (Acclamation of encouragement)
Rom 11,33-36
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a) Glorifying God in your exhortation
KJV
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Act 13,14-43 Eph 3,16-21
1Tim 1-17
Rom 11,33-36 Col 1,13-23
3-16
16,25-27 1The 5-23
Heb 13-20,21
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b) Exhorting the people to glorify God KJV
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Act 27,20-26 Col 1,9-12
2Tim 4-1,2
Eph 6-23,24
2The 2-16,17
1Pet 4,7-11
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c) Exhorting the people to work together
KJV
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1Cor 1-10
1Cor 14-3,31 Col 2,1-10
Rom 15-5,6,13,14
3,1-17
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d) Exhorting the people to remain true to the Lord
KJV
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Act 11-23 1Cor 4-16
1Tim 4-13
20-1,2 1The 2-3,4,11,12
1Pet 5,1-3,12
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e) The discipline of exhortation KJV
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Rom 12-1,8 2The 3-12
Tit 2-15
1The 4,1-8 Tit 1-9
Heb 12-5,6
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f) Admonishments KJV
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Act 20,17-36 Tit 2-3,4,6,9
Tit 3-8
1The 5-14
Eph 4-31,32
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Temple of God -- Encouragement
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5) Encouragement (Imparting our faith)
Act 14-21,22
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a) Our brothers encourage us in our adversity KJV
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Act 24-23
1Cor 16-17,18 Col 4-11
28-14,15 Phi 2-19
Ph, 6-17,20,21
2Cor 2,1-4
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b) The adversity of our brothers encourages us KJV
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Act 20,17-38 Col 2-1,2
1The 3-1,2
Eph 4,1-3
4-8
Heb 12-3
Act 27,20-25,33-37
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c) Urging the disciples to continue in the faith KJV
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Act 4-36,37 Act
18-23,27,28
2The 3-13
13-43 1The 2-11,12
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d) Encouragement strengthens our faith KJV
WEB
Act 14-21,22
Act 16-4,5 Rom 1,9-13
15,30-32,36-41
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e) Encouraged by the word of God
KJV
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Act 18-9,10
Rom 15,4-6
Heb 6-17,18
23-11 Col 3-16
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f) Encouraging one another KJV
WEB
Phi 1-27 1The 5-11
Heb 10-24,25
2,1-4 Heb 3,12-14
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6) We build the temple through Christ KJV
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Act 13-5,14-44
1Cor 3,8-17
Col 2,5-7
14-1
2Cor 10-8 2Pet 1,3-11
18-23
Gal 6-1
Jd-20
20-20,28-32 Col 1-28
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7) Edification KJV
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Rom 15,1-3,14 2Cor 7-13 Eph 3-13
1Cor 8-1 12-19
4,29-32
14,3-19,26 13-10
5-1,2,18-20
Rom 14-3,13-21 1The 5-11
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8) Tear down the old to rebuild the new KJV
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Mk 14-57,58
Lk 14,26-32 Rom 6,6-14
Heb 9,1-16
Heb 10-8,9 2Cor 4,10-12,16
Gal 5,19-23 Lk
6,27-38 Act
4-10,11
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9) Tearing down the temple through disobedience KJV
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Act 19,23-28 1Cor 8,7-13
Gal 2-18
Rom 14-20,21
*** TEMPLE MADE WITHOUT HANDS *** (Holy of Holies,
The Spirit) Rev 3,7-10
10) Hiding Place Behind the Veil (Unity with God in His House)
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a) Abiding in Jesus KJV
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Jn 6,56-58 Rom 8-1
1Jn 3-24
15,1-11 Eph 4,22-24
4,12-16
17,6-8
6-13,14 2Jn-9
1Jn 2-10,24,27,28
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Temple of God -- Hiding Place
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a
b) The doorway KJV
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Mat 25,1-13
1Cor 10-13
Heb 11-29
Lk 13,24-28 Heb 6,17-20
Rev 3,7-10
Jn 10,1-9
10,19-22
12-1,2,5,6
16,20-22 2Cor 3,13-18
2Tim 1-9,10
b
c) Worshipping God in His temple KJV
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Eph 2,18-22 Heb 13-14
Rev 13-6
Heb 3,1-19 Rev 7-14,15
21,1-27
4,1-11
11-1,2,16
22,1-17
Rev 15-4
Mat 26,36-39
Act 7,47-50
c
d) House where you live with Jesus
KJV
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Jn 14,1-3
Rom 1-9 Heb 12,25-29
Act 1,12-14 1Cor 6-19,20 2Pet
3-5,6,10-13
2,1-8 Eph 2,19-22 Heb 9-11,12
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e) Living in the spiritual revelation of the word KJV
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Mat 17,1-5
2Cor 12,2-4
Rev 12-6,14
Mk 4,30-32 Col 3,1-4
Lk 10-21
Jn 16,25-27
Rev 8,1-7
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f) The entrance exam KJV
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Mat 26-61
Mk 15-29,30 Lk 8-22
1Cor 3,12-15
Rev 3-12
Lk
21,34-36
Jn 2,19-21
Col
2-11
1Jn 4-21
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g) God builds your spirit with His own hands
KJV
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Act 17-24,25,29 Heb 8-1,2
Heb 9,23-26
2Cor 5-1
Mk 14-58
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11) Christ builds the temple from the bricks of the church
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Mat 16-18
Eph 4,11-16
Heb 11-10,16
1Cor 3-6,7 Col 2-18,19
1Pet 2-4,5
Eph 2,18-22
Heb 3,2-6
Rev 3-12
3,16-21
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