Part 7: The New Temple
When God wants to accomplish something in the world, He does it through His Church. We are His new temple, where people can meet God in the flesh; we’re His priests, His holy nation, His chose people. So if you don’t like the way the world is, don’t complain… get involved in His Church and do something about it.
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
