Classic Sermon Outlines
SERMON THIRTY
TEMPLES OF THE
LIVING GOD
Ye are the temples of the living God.
—II CORINTHIANS 6:16
-IFI MISTAKE not, the end proposed by the apostle Paul in the words _of the text is to encourage believers to use all diligence to walk worthy of _ Him who called them. The expression, "Ye are the temple of the living
God," undoubtedly is metaphorical, but under the metaphor something real and of infinite importance is to be understood. There seems to be an allusion not only to temples or churches in general, but to the Jewish temple in particular.
I. DEDICATION TO GOD.
A. In Relation to the Jewish Temple.
I trust but few, if any, need be informed that the preparations for the Jewish edifice were exceedingly grand, that is, it was modeled and built bya - divine order and when completed it was separated from common uses and dedicated to the service of Jehovah with the utmost solemnity.
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B. In Relation to Christians.
1. The requirement. Christians are the temple of the living God. Loved from eternity, effectually called in time, they are chosen out of the world