19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. 22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
Terrie's Comments:
We are CITIZENS, and MEMBERS of God's FAMILY, we are part of the HOLY TEMPLE and GOD lives in us by his HOLY SPIRIT! This is an awesome thing to appreciate how much of an honor it is to not only have God here with us by also choosing to live in us and use us through His Holy Spirit!
This is a good reason to read the whole Bible for yourself (even Leviticus) just to get a sense of how holy God really is and what had to happen through Jesus for Him to be able to dwell in us. It is incredible and amazing that we are made Holy of Holy through the righteous blood of Jesus Christ!
The Gift of Jesus Christ is so precious!!
Tori's Comments:
Wow, short one today.
We can't be united if Christ isn't our foundation. If we aren't all continuously submitting to His will, we obviously won't be able to love each other fully (by putting others before ourselves) and will get carried along with our own sense of justice and truth rather than God's. But if each member of the church held fast to Christ, we would fit together perfectly, like a beautiful mosaic.
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