What does it mean that Christians are the temple of God?
According to 1 Corinthians 3:16, Christians are the temple of God, meaning they are God's dwelling place, and the Spirit of God dwells in them. It signifies that God's presence resides within believers. This is a Pauline aspect never mentioned elsewhere in Scripture.
Les explains that in 1 Corinthians 3:16, believers are the temple of God, the dwelling place of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in them. He notes this is a Pauline aspect never mentioned anywhere else in Scripture. Les also emphasized earlier that this truth is part of the Word of God we must believe and rest on, saying, 'God, you've said it, I believe it, and we hold on to it.' The indwelling Spirit makes the believer God's temple.
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?