What is the condition of your temple?

"do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you - "  

                                                                                     1 Corinthians 6:19   NKJV 

In John 2:13-20, prior to the Passover, Jesus went up to the temple in Jerusalem. What He found displeased Him immensely. Oxen, sheep and doves were being sold and money was being exchanged in the House of God. The condition of this temple was a vivid picture of the spiritual condition of this nation; and there is little difference today in many areas of our society.

The temple needs purifying and the thing is, we are this temple - the Holy Spirit dwells within us and things will not change, until God's people make a stand against the things that are being forced upon the individual with threats of possible court action if a person does not agree with certain lifestyles.

The bible is very clear about what is right and wrong from a Christian perspective. If a person makes a stand against abortion, homosexuality, same-sex marriages, gay vicars and transsexuals, then they take the risk of being accused of discriminatory behaviour and could end up having to face action against them. The bottom line however, is that Christians have rights too.

A Christian either believes God's Word or they don't. There is no chance of allowing it to be watered down to fit the occasion, not if we belong to Jesus. We see above, Jesus making a stand against the defiling of the temple. He drove these people out of God's house, He didn't ignore it. They were making a mockery of all that God stands for, so, is this how we should act against what we see in society today?

As a Christian yourself, what does the Holy Spirit say to you about all of this? If you accept it, then surely you are taking the risk that your temple will become decayed. On the other hand, if you make a stand against it all, you take the risk that you will be ridiculed and targeted. 

Also, what about if a family member goes the way of the world and becomes involved in all of this. Would you have nothing more to do with them? To do so, would be heartbreaking to one and all, so one should never disown them. The answer would be to love and accept them through it all but you don't have to agree with their lifestyle. I feel this is what Jesus would want. 

One thing we should never do however, is compromise our faith. God's Word is the truth so, how would He handle what is happening in the world today? Should we leave it to Him to sort out or, would He expect us to do something about it?

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