Why is the Holy Spirit in your body?
The Holy Spirit is in your body because of an act of God. Paul says your body is the temple, or dwelling place, of the Holy Spirit who is in you, and you are not your own, because you were bought with a price—not with corruptible things such as silver and gold.
Les explains that the Holy Spirit’s presence in the body is there because of an act of God. Paul calls the body the temple or dwelling place of the Holy Spirit and says, “You are not your own, because you are bought with a price.” Peter’s statement in I Peter 1:18–19 adds that they were not redeemed with corruptible things like silver and gold, nor from the vain conversation received by tradition from the fathers. Les notes Peter is a Jew writing to Jews, referring to the traditions of Judaism and the Old Testament economy, and says they were not purchased with that.
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?
More Questions
Where does the Holy Spirit dwell in a Christian?
According to Paul, a Christian's body is the temple and dwelling place of the Holy Spirit who is in them.
What does 1 Corinthians 6:19 say about my body and the Holy Spirit?
Paul teaches in 1 Corinthians 6:19 that the believer's body — this body we live in right now — is the temple or dwelling place of the Holy Spirit who is in them and whom they have from God.
Is the Holy Spirit a person who indwells believers?
The Holy Spirit is a person who indwells the believer's person.