1 Corinthians 6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
I see that the problem comes in when we get one definition (such as "temple of God") and force it to mean the same way every time. That's not rightly dividing the word of truth.
In the Bible, the word "body" and "temple" is used different ways, and it's also used as a reference to man's physical body.
Both of these statements are believed to be true:
1. All believers are the temple of God.
2. Each believer is also individually the temple of God.
Some illustrations:
1. "Man" is used to describe human beings as a whole
2. "Man" is also used to describe each individual.
1. All three Persons in the Godhead are one God.
2. Each individual Person in the Godhead is God.
1. All BELIEVERS are MEMBERS of the Body of Christ. (1 Cor. 12:27)
2. All BODIES of believers are MEMBERS of the body of Christ. (1 Cor. 6:15)
1. All believers are members of the CHURCH, which is the Body of Christ.
2. Local groups of believers are called a CHURCH, and all saved believers are also called the CHURCH.
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