Call-In Classic Christianity Radio – Bob George P1164 (09-11-26)
Offer Your Bodies As A Living Sacrifice: The True Temple Of God
~ Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” Romans 12:1
When we read Romans 12:1, it hits on something deeply profound about what God considers a temple. Think about how things used to be. Back in the day, worship and sacrifice were entirely tied to a physical place. For the ancient Ἰουδαῖοι, that meant going to the tabernacle or the temple in Jerusalem. That was the center of everything, a physical building where priests offered animal sacrifices to atone for sins. But Paul completely flips the script here. He uses all the familiar words of that ancient temple system—offering, sacrifices, holy, pleasing—but he points them in a brand new direction. The location of worship is no longer a building made of stone sitting here beneath the Firmament; the ultimate place of worship is actually you and me.
If you look at 1 Corinthians 6:19, it asks if we realize that our own bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.… Click to Read More And Follow Along With The Message






