Know
ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God
destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1
Corinthians, Chapter 3, verses 16-17.
I
have heard that some religions have interpreted this passage to say
that Christians shouldn’t get their ears pierced or get tattoos but
that isn’t what this passage means to me. This passage is telling
me that I’m A Christian 24/7 (24 hours a day/7 days a week) and God
dwells in me all the time.
My
actions, thoughts, words and deeds make me a walking billboard for
God. A billboard works as an advertisement to draw people toward a
particular business. If the sign were sloppy, had misspellings or
poor grammar, the billboard would reflect poorly on the owner of the
business.
Now,
if I go out and get drunk, take drugs, am rude to others or use God’s
Name in vain, it’s like I’ve used bad grammar on my billboard
which would reflect poorly on God who dwells in me. I need to make
sure that I’m attempting to live in a manner that makes me a good
example of how God works in my life.
Here
is a related passage:
*I
am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.
Galatians, Chapter 2, verse 20.
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my walk with Christ, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verses.