Almost everyone has been in an environment where they have experienced a sense of special presence. The ambiance was the combination of the comfort and warmth of the womb, the glorification and illumination of the heavens, and the serenity and beauty of a nature retreat. The Temple possessed such an environment as long as the Lord God made himself known there.
The Holy Spirit, sent from and of the Lord God, now dwells within the bodies of those who have accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ, calling on his name and calling him Master. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (19). I received the Spirit from God. My body is now God’s Temple. I am not my own (19).
I was bought with the body and blood of Christ Jesus (20a). David, on behalf of Israel, bought the plot of ground where the Temple would be built from Araunah the Jebusite. (2 Samuel 24:22-25) Solomon bought the cedar from Lebanon. The gold made into furnishings and the stone cut into blocks for the walls were bought with war. Yet, the price Jesus paid to purchase me was more than all these. The temple that is me is worth more than Solomon’s temple.
Apostle Paul’s point is that Jesus’ possession is the temple of the Holy Spirit, a sacred place, a place where his people are to experience his special presence. Therefore, we should keep ourself pure and flee sexual immorality. In doing so we honor God with our body (20b).
