This episode continues the study of the Presence of God by looking into the dwelling place of God in the Church. While Jesus is without question the true and greater Temple (John 1:14), as compared with all of the sacred structures and images in the Old Testament, God desired something more than just dwelling WITH His creation, He wanted to dwell IN them. Through the ascension of Jesus, God provides the promised Spirit who would make a grand entrance on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2) where the church would be born. With the arrival of the Spirit, the followers of Jesus would be freshly baptized, filled and endued with the power and presence of God. The apostle Paul will interpret this reality as the establishing of another "new temple" structure. Using 1 Cor. 3:16-17 & 1 Cor. 6:19-20, he will instruct the early church concerning the importance of their gathered assemblies as well as the sanctity and dignity of their individual lives as dwelling places of God's presence.
Music: Intro & Outro- "On My Way," by Justin Jollie; Transitional tracks- "Sacred Provision," by Justin Jollie.
Production: Samuel Romano
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