My Body is a Temple: Part XI

1st Corinthians 3:16-17
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.

I am going to point out all the things that happen in these four passages.
John 2:12-25

• It was close to the Jewish Passover.
• The temple courts were full of people selling things for sacrifice.
• Jesus made a whip.
• Jesus drove out the business men, yelling do not make the church a market place.

Mark 11:12-17

• Jesus enters the temple and began to drive people out.
• As Jesus clears the temple, he teached them at the same time.
• He would not let anyone carrying merchandise to enter the temple courts.

Luke 19:45-48

• Jesus enters temple and drives out the sellers.
• He quoted scripture when he drove those out.
• Every day after he continued to teach in the temple.

Matthew 21:12-17

• Jesus enters temple and drives out the buyers and sellers.
• He quotes scriptures as he sends them out.
• Those in need came to Jesus.

So, what to make of this? Well, in regards to this study, the temple (our baody) is full of sin. And the only person who came to clean it out was Jesus. And then Jesus stood at the door keeping sin from entering. He keeps scripture at the door and fights off any temptation that wants to be entertained.

I weighed myself today. I'm at 218lbs., which is not the heaviest I have ever weighed, but I would much like to be lighter. As it is, I am doing some things in an effort to lose weight. I have started walking again (I had stopped for about a week) and I am beginning to watch what I eat. Anyway, Johnny Out.

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