1 Corinthians 3:16
Memory Verse
Do you not intuitively know that you are the Holy of Holies of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16.
To better understand the significance of this statement, it is helpful to recall the historical context of the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies is the place in the temple where God resides. Under the Mosaic law, the High priest has to enter into the holy of holies once a year, not without blood, to offer for the sins committed in ignorance (Hebrews 9:7). By this act, the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the Holy of Holies is not yet manifested (Hebrews 9:8). When Christ physically died on the cross, the veil in the earthly temple was torn from top to bottom, for the way was now open through Jesus (Mark 15:38).
One aspect of our salvation concerns the proximity we have to the Godhead. The Church is being built up into a Spiritual house; a place where God resides (1 Peter 2:5; Ephesians 2:21). Now, the physical body of the grace believer is the Holy of Holies of God (1 Corinthians 6:16). Therefore, it is our reasonable religious service to offer our physical bodies as a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). He purchased the Church with His own blood (Acts 20:28). We are to submit our physical bodies to Him, setting Christ apart as Lord in our lives (1 Peter 3:15).
In light of these truths, let us recognize what the Lord has done and act in a proper manner. Since we are the Holy of Holies, we are to cast off the things of darkness, for the house of God has nothing to do with the house of demons (2 Corinthians 6:16). In addition, we are all to know how to possess our vessels in honor, rejecting fornication and a lifestyle of passionate lust like the Gentile (1 Thessalonians 4:3–5 ). We belong to God.