Hi Biblestudent,
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1. Where does the Spirit of God exactly dwell?
a. AMONG believers, without being inside their physical bodies?
b. IN THE MIDST of believers, without being inside their physical bodies?
c. Or, INSIDE THE INDIVIDUAL, PHYSICAL BODIES of all believers who are all members of the Body of Christ?
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C and also D. In the midst of believers, while being inside their physical bodies.
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2. What does "temple of God" mean?
a. Does "temple of God" mean the believer's bodies INDIVIDUALLY?
b. Does "temple of God" mean all believer's bodies CORPORATELY?
c. Does "temple of God" not mean believer's bodies?
d. Does "temple of God" mean believer's bodies INDIVIDUALLY as well as CORPORATELY?
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B.
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3. What does the passage mean?
a. Does it mean that the Spirit of God indwells the corporate Body (singular) of Christ WITHOUT indwelling the physical bodies (plural) of believers?
b. Or does it mean the Spirit of God indwells every body (singular) of every individual believer (singular), who are all members (plural) of the Body (singular) of Christ?
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B is true, but the passage is about the first half of A.
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A perspective from 1 Corinthians 6:15-19:
1. The believers' physical "BODIES (plural) are the "members (plural) of Christ".
2. God forbid that the believers' physical "bodies" ("members of Christ") be made "members (plural) of an harlot (singular)".
3. An individual believer's physical "body" is "the temple of the Holy Ghost".
4. The Holy Ghost is inside the physical body (singular) of all believers (plural).
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I don't see how you arrived at the conclusion in 3. Paul said "your body is the temple" not "your bodies are temples".
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The Holy Spirit indwells the bodies of believers for they are the temple of God.
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Or do you mean you believe "The Holy Spirit indwells the bodies of believers for they are temples of God"? There is a subtle difference.
God bless,
Brian