You Are a Temple
Honoring God with your body.
Seeing your body as sacred.
The big idea
Your body isn't just yours — it's a dwelling place for God.
What does “You Are a Temple” walk through?
A Temple
1 Corinthians 6:19 · KJV
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
In plain English
Your body is sacred — God's Spirit lives in you. You're not your own; you belong to God.
Sacred Space
God's Spirit lives in you. That makes how you treat your body a spiritual thing.
A Living Sacrifice
Romans 12:1 · KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God.
In plain English
Offer your body to God — not just your soul. Your daily, physical life is the worship.
Offer It Daily
Worship includes your body — how you rest, eat, move, and live.
Pray
Lord, help me honor you with my body as your dwelling place. Amen.
Write it down
How could you honor God with your body this week?
You finished: You Are a Temple
You carry his presence. Live like it.
Which passages does this journey use?
2 passages, drawn from 1 Corinthians 6:19, Romans 12:1. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 5 minutes for the whole thing, or 5 short sittings.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19
- Romans 12:1
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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