The Pauline Theology a Study of the Origin And Correlation of the Doctrinal Te
The Pauline Theology a Study of the Origin And Correlation of the Doctrinal Te
George Barker Stevens
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Ii. 19), or, disregarding the figure, to grow in likeness to Christ, to approach ever nearer to the standard of his perfectness (Eph. Iv. 13, 15). Another favorite representation of the symmetry and unity of the Church compares it to a temple or other building. Christians together constitute a sa- cred sanctuary of God (z>ao?), whose defilement by jealousy and strife is a grievous sin (1 Cor. Iii. 16, 17). This figure is used to emphasize the guilt of all con- formity to heathen customs, and of... marriage with unbelievers. Such conduct is like the association of God's temple with idol-shrines (2 Cor. Vi. 14-18). Again, Christians constitute God's building (ot/coSo/i^), of which Christ is the foundation (1 Cor. Iii. 9), or "chief corner-stone" (Eph. Ii. 20), and whose several parts being adjusted, each to its own place and use, grow into a temple hallowed by the indwelling of the Lord, a house wherein God may dwell by the pres- ence of his Spirit (Eph. Ii. 21, 22). The Church is also represented as God's tilled field (0eoO yea)pyiov, 1 Cor.
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