“This verse is not an instruction for us to make our bodies shiny and new like the temples we imagine. It’s not a direction to store up treasures, and protect ourselves from invaders. This is a verse that begs us to remember that God created us to be temples of the Holy Spirit. He took our bodies that He created, and gave them specific purposes, just like the temples in the Old Testament. This purpose was to house the Holy Spirit.”
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