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As a Christian, it's important to understand where the temple is. In the OT, the temple was place-bound. God's presence was bound to geography, and the land mattered. But that changed when God's presence came in the person of Jesus. Jesus was the mobile temple and presence of God on earth. This is a radical displacement of sacred geography -sacred space was no longer dirt, but flesh.

But now, post-resurrection, the NT speaks of the body of Christ -our bodies, individually and corporately- as the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is poured out on all flesh, and the people become the place for Him. No more centralized priesthood, no more holy of holies, no more sacred dirt. He dwells in us. And while people still look at the outward things -land, walls, power- the Lord looks at the heart. Act accordingly.

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Bud 7mo ago

I’ve long thought that the church’s greatest mistake was teaching regular people to read. This radical skill facilitates thinking for oneself.

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Garrettstr 🌸 7mo ago

I don’t understand. What do you mean?

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Chris 7mo ago

He means, if they wanted to maintain their monopoly on violence and truth, they should have kept their sheep ignorant 🐑

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Bud 7mo ago

🎯

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