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NASB | 1 Corinthians 3:16 ¶ Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 3:16 ¶ Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]? |
Subject: brother john |
Bible Note: Dear Saltnlight, The same Pau1 also wrote... Rom 7:15-21 "For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good." Which one of us does not find himself in this passage? It is Paul's confession of his own powerlessness over his sins. This passage should burn upon our hearts our absolute dependence on Christ. Oh! "Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? I am conviced that God alone is the agent of my sanctification. On one hand, I may be distressed over certain sins and pray that God will give me whatever it takes to overcome them. On the other hand, God knows exactly what areas of my life need changing BEFORE He answers my prayer. Rom 9:31 but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Rom 9:32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone Confess your sins and pray for grace to be set free from their bondage. Trust in Christ and what He has done, placing no confidence in your flesh. Rejoice in your adoption. Bro. John |