1. The Purity of the Church

2. Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.
Romans 12:1–2
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3. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1–2
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5. Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
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6. If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and that is what you are.
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
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7. The Church is God’s Temple (v. 16)

9. “naos” means “the temple sanctuary”

10. God the Holy Spirit dwells in the church (v. 16)

11. Followers of Jesus are the church

12. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.”
Matthew 18:20
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13. Commit to being with the church every time we meet

14. And let us watch out for one another to provoke love and good works,
Hebrews 10:24–25
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15. not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24–25
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16. The Church is God’s Temple (v. 16)

17. God the Holy Spirit dwells in the church (v. 16)

18. 3. God takes the purity of the church very seriously. (v. 17)

19. Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
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20. If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and that is what you are.
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
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21. “phtheiro” means “to mess up; to make a mess of or create disorder in; perhaps with the idea of ruing or making useless by its disorder.”

22. Protect the unity of the church and refuse to speak critically about the church.

23. And let us watch out for one another to provoke love and good works,
Hebrews 10:24–25
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24. not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24–25
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25. Don’t do anything that would hurt another person.

26. The Purity of the Church