Temple of the Holy Spirit

The Bible says your body is temple of the Holy Spirit. What does that mean?

In the Old Testament we see that God's presence dwelt in the temple. The glory of God rested in the Holy of holies which was a special place within the temple. But in the new covenant all of us are indwelled by the Holy Spirit. God seals us with His Holy Spirit when we become believers in Christ (Eph 1:13). Because the very presence of God through the Holy Spirit dwells within us our bodies are called the temple of the Holy Spirit. It is one of the greatest privilege we receive from the new covenant – the Holy God chooses to live within imperfect people .

This solemn truth in the Scripture calls for every Christian to live a holy life. Because we are the temple of the Holy Spirit we have to be careful not to use our body for immorality. We ought to strive to live a life that honours God.