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 yUyaJca sveSAM svAmino nAdhve kimetad yuSmAbhi rna jJAyate?
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 zlAghanaJca zeSaM yAvad dhArayAmastarhi tasya parijanA bhavAmaH|
mUsAzca vakSyamANAnAM sAkSI bhRtya iva tasya sarvvaparijanamadhye vizvAsyo’bhavat kintu khrISTastasya parijanAnAmadhyakSa iva|
vayaM tu yadi vizvAsasyotsAhaM zlAghanaJca 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 mamAjJA api gRhlAti, tena mama pitApi tasmin preSyate, AvAJca tannikaTamAgatya tena saha nivatsyAvaH|
ato he bhrAtaraH, yIzo rudhireNa pavitrasthAnapravezAyAsmAkam utsAho bhavati,
yataH so’smadarthaM tiraskariNyArthataH svazarIreNa navInaM jIvanayuktaJcaikaM panthAnaM nirmmitavAn,
aparaJcezvarIyaparivArasyAdhyakSa eko mahAyAjako’smAkamasti|
ato hetorasmAbhiH saralAntaHkaraNai rdRDhavizvAsaiH pApabodhAt prakSAlitamanobhi rnirmmalajale snAtazarIraizcezvaram upAgatya pratyAzAyAH pratijJA nizcalA dhArayitavyA|
kintu yUyaM yenAndhakAramadhyAt svakIyAzcaryyadIptimadhyam AhUtAstasya guNAn prakAzayitum abhirucito vaMzo rAjakIyo yAjakavargaH pavitrA jAtiradhikarttavyAH prajAzca jAtAH|