God's Plan For Man Final

temple that makes the gold sacred? You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? “Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.” (Matthew 23: 20-22) God’s words are perfectly true, and are revealed many times in many ways. However, none are more important than what Jesus said as a prophetic witness of what was to follow. Therefore, in essence, two witnesses in two different times should now be evident. We are called to be a sacred place, perhaps, like the Ark of the Covenant that contained the Ten Commandments. The human body is meant to be a temple for the Holy Spirit, and therefore sacred because of the spirit dwelling within. As temples of the Holy Spirit, we are sacred because the Spirit dwelling within is holy and true. Love of Jesus is a perfect reality, not just a word misused to gain favor from the world, nor to be used in vain! “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15: 8-13) Humanity seldom accepts the witness preferring darkness. Jesus’ body is on earth, a spiritual mystical body; and the temple most honored is the heart of man. God’s temple is not a building, cathedral or a shining crystal palace, it is a physical body [one or more persons] within which His Holy Spirit dwells! There will be a time when the sheep are separated from the goats, a time of judgment: “But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord

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