acts 17:24 temples the gentiles had many temples some were more famous than others the temple of...

Acts 17:24

TemplesThe Gentiles had many temples

Some were more famous than others•The Temple of Diana at Ephesus•The Parthenon, temple of Athena, in Athens

•Temples to Apollos and Aphrodite in Corinth

Yet they were all empty

The greatest temple of New Testament times was in Jerusalem Only one the Jews ever had

•Built by Solomon in 957 BC•Took 183,600 men 7 ½ years to build

Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC Rebuilt by Zerubbabel in 516 BC Remodeled and expanded by Herod the

Great in 20 BC Yet God did not dwell therein (2 Chron.

2:5-6) What Paul said in Acts 17:24 applies to

the temple in Jerusalem also

The Modern ConceptChurch buildings are temples

Believed to be the dwelling place of God

Yet Paul’s words hold here alsoWhat about us?

Brethren sometimes get overblown on the building

It is a means to an endGod does not dwell in this building either

What The NT TeachesGod does have a temple

A temple more glorious than any other before

“You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house” (1 Peter 2:5)

Saints are a habitation of God (Eph. 2:19-22)

Christians are the temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16-17) A spiritual dwelling for a spiritual Being Thus, it is “not made with hands”

“Holy”Dedicated (consecrated) to GodNotice use of word “holy”

•Romans 12:1•2 Corinthians 7:1•1 Peter 1:15

We are caretakers of the temple•What is it like?•Is it acceptable to God?