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.
yUyam Izvarasya mandiraM yuSmanmadhyE cEzvarasyAtmA nivasatIti kiM na jAnItha?
Izvarasya mandiraM yEna vinAzyatE sO’pIzvarENa vinAzayiSyatE yata Izvarasya mandiraM pavitramEva yUyaM tu tanmandiram AdhvE|
yuSmAkaM yAni vapUMsi tAni yuSmadantaHsthitasyEzvarAllabdhasya pavitrasyAtmanO mandirANi yUyanjca svESAM svAminO nAdhvE kimEtad yuSmAbhi rna jnjAyatE?
yUyaM mUlyEna krItA atO vapurmanObhyAm IzvarO yuSmAbhiH pUjyatAM yata Izvara Eva tayOH svAmI|
Izvarasya mandirENa saha vA dEvapratimAnAM kA tulanA? amarasyEzvarasya mandiraM yUyamEva| IzvarENa taduktaM yathA, tESAM madhyE’haM svAvAsaM nidhAsyAmi tESAM madhyE ca yAtAyAtaM kurvvan tESAm IzvarO bhaviSyAmi tE ca mallOkA bhaviSyanti|
ata idAnIM yUyam asamparkIyA vidEzinazca na tiSThanataH pavitralOkaiH sahavAsina Izvarasya vEzmavAsinazcAdhvE|
aparaM prEritA bhaviSyadvAdinazca yatra bhittimUlasvarUpAstatra yUyaM tasmin mUlE nicIyadhvE tatra ca svayaM yIzuH khrISTaH pradhAnaH kONasthaprastaraH|
tEna kRtsnA nirmmitiH saMgrathyamAnA prabhOH pavitraM mandiraM bhavituM varddhatE|
yUyamapi tatra saMgrathyamAnA AtmanEzvarasya vAsasthAnaM bhavatha|
Ekaikasya nivEzanasya parijanAnAM sthApayitA kazcid vidyatE yazca sarvvasthApayitA sa Izvara Eva|
mUsAzca vakSyamANAnAM sAkSI bhRtya iva tasya sarvvaparijanamadhyE vizvAsyO’bhavat kintu khrISTastasya parijanAnAmadhyakSa iva|
vayaM tu yadi vizvAsasyOtsAhaM zlAghananjca zESaM yAvad dhArayAmastarhi tasya parijanA bhavAmaH|
mUsAzca vakSyamANAnAM sAkSI bhRtya iva tasya sarvvaparijanamadhyE vizvAsyO’bhavat kintu khrISTastasya parijanAnAmadhyakSa iva|
vayaM tu yadi vizvAsasyOtsAhaM zlAghananjca zESaM yAvad dhArayAmastarhi tasya parijanA bhavAmaH|
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.
khrISTEna sArddhaM kruzE hatO’smi tathApi jIvAmi kintvahaM jIvAmIti nahi khrISTa Eva madanta rjIvati| sAmprataM sazarIrENa mayA yajjIvitaM dhAryyatE tat mama dayAkAriNi madarthaM svIyaprANatyAgini cEzvaraputrE vizvasatA mayA dhAryyatE|
tatO yIzuH pratyuditavAn, yO janO mayi prIyatE sa mamAjnjA api gRhlAti, tEna mama pitApi tasmin prESyatE, AvAnjca tannikaTamAgatya tEna saha nivatsyAvaH|
atO hE bhrAtaraH, yIzO rudhirENa pavitrasthAnapravEzAyAsmAkam utsAhO bhavati,
yataH sO’smadarthaM tiraskariNyArthataH svazarIrENa navInaM jIvanayuktanjcaikaM panthAnaM nirmmitavAn,
aparanjcEzvarIyaparivArasyAdhyakSa EkO mahAyAjakO’smAkamasti|
atO hEtOrasmAbhiH saralAntaHkaraNai rdRPhavizvAsaiH pApabOdhAt prakSAlitamanObhi rnirmmalajalE snAtazarIraizcEzvaram upAgatya pratyAzAyAH pratijnjA nizcalA dhArayitavyA|
kintu yUyaM yEnAndhakAramadhyAt svakIyAzcaryyadIptimadhyam AhUtAstasya guNAn prakAzayitum abhirucitO vaMzO rAjakIyO yAjakavargaH pavitrA jAtiradhikarttavyAH prajAzca jAtAH|