'This helps us to understand the solemn warning with which the illustration concludes. "If any man defile the temple of God, him. shall God destroy, for the temple of God is holy which temple ye are." This warning carried more weight in' the minds of the men of old time than it does to us today. In olden time, sacrilege—the profanation of a temple—was a crime of the deepest dye. Deemed more criminal, than róbbery, more shameful than adultery, more horrible than murder. We could do with a greater sense of_reverence in these days. For our God is: holy, and we do well to draw near to Him with humility and awe; and if a man is to be fit for God to dwell with Him and in Him he must be holy. This is the/point St. Paul would enforce. If these Corinthian Christians would enjoy the fellowship and communion with God, which is their right and privilege, they must keep their lives worthy of that divine indwelling. We need the same warning. See that ye profane not the
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