Corpo é o templo de Deus
O corpo do cristão é templo de Deus. Ele habita em nós pelo Espírito Santo, fazendo do crente morada viva e sagrada do Altíssimo.
Templo do Deus vivo
Vós sois o templo do Deus vivo. Deus disse: habitarei neles e entre eles andarei. O criador mora em sua criação redimida.
Imwi amutoziba na kuti mutempeli lyaMwali, akale nokuti uMpepo waMwali unogala mwamuli? Kana unhu epalaja itempeli lyaMwali, Mwali unoompalaja. Nokuti itempeli lyaMwali ijena, akale yelyo itempeli ndimwi.
Amutozwiziba na kuti umbili wenu itempeli lyoMpepo uNchena, unolalama mwamuli, umwakatambula kuva kunaMwali? Akale amutoba benu, nokuti mwakatengwa nendipo. Nokudalo kujani Mwali nemibili yenu.
Ngechipi chivumilano chingaba pakati petempeli lyaMwali nezwimwali? Nokuti isu titempeli lyaMwali umpenyu, sezwakaleba iye Mwali eti,
"Ndoogala mwabali akale
ndookwenda mukati mwabo,
ndooba Mwali wabo,
ibo banooba banhu bangu.
Nokudalo imwi amuchibavakule kana bakwendi pe, koga mwaba boluji lwabachena, muli bengumba yaMwali, mwakabakwa pezhulu pamatangisilo abapositoli naba polofeti, Kristo Jesu emene eli iye ibhango chikabukabu chengumba, chibakwa chose chinoshangana pamwepela, chiba itempeli ijena lyaTezi, imwibo mulobakilwa panhu pamwempela nabamwe muna iye kuti mube ingumba yaMwali muMpepo.
Nokuti ingumba yose inobakwa nonhu, koga umbaki wezwinhu zwose ndiMwali. Nezwo Mozesi wakaba ekabimbika mungumba yaMwali yose soshingi, kuti esumikije zwinhu zwakaba zwaloolebwa mumazhuba ambeli, koga Kristo wakaba akabimbika mungumba yaMwali soMwananhulumyana. Akale tinoba ingumba iye kana tigala mukubimba nomukushiya mulubimbo lwedu.
Nezwo Mozesi wakaba ekabimbika mungumba yaMwali yose soshingi, kuti esumikije zwinhu zwakaba zwaloolebwa mumazhuba ambeli, koga Kristo wakaba akabimbika mungumba yaMwali soMwananhulumyana. Akale tinoba ingumba iye kana tigala mukubimba nomukushiya mulubimbo lwedu.
Cristo em nós
Já não sou eu quem vive, mas Cristo vive em mim. A presença de Deus no crente é privilégio e responsabilidade sagrada.
Ndakakahamilwa naKristo, akuchili imi ndikumulalama, koga Kristo unolalama mwandili, akale bupenyu bwandinolalama ngweno mumbili, ndinolalama nokudimbwa muMwananhulumyana waMwali, iye wakandida akazwipila pezhulu pangu.
Jesu wakonshandula eti, Unhu kana endida, uchawhilila indayijo yangu. Tate bangu banounda, akale isu tinoozha kwaali, tite unsha wedu mwaali.
Nokudalo, banakwaina, sezwo tili nomwoyo wokungwina mubugalo buchena pezhulu pelopa lyaJesu, nenzila impya akale imhenyu, yaakatizhulila mudabiko, zwinova kuti nombili uwe. Nokuti tina untebuji unkulugulu wengumba yaMwali, ngatisendeleni pelyo nemyoyo yechokomende akale nokudimbwa kusimu, myoyo yedu ikashamupulujika isina indangalilo imbi nemibili iloshambiswa nevula inchena.
Koga imwi muluji luloshalwa, batebuji bwobushe, luji luchena, banhu baMwali, kuti mutubule kuleba zwito zwizwe zwinochenamisa iye wakamubhisa munhilima emusenga mwenje uwe unochenamisa.