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Chuck connects the Exodus tabernacle filled with glory (cloud/fire) to the Christian body as “temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor 6); how does that picture change what “holiness” means—from merely avoiding bad behavior to protecting sacred space—and what parts of your life feel like you’re treating the temple casually?

Another way to ask: If your body is God’s temple, how does that change holiness from “don’t do bad things” to “protect something sacred”? Where do you act like the temple doesn’t matter much?

Direct Answer Chuck’s picture makes holiness more than rule-keeping: it’s guarding a sacred dwelling place because God’s Spirit lives in you, like the tabernacle filled with glory. Treating sin—especially sexual immorality—as “casual” becomes like vandalizing or demolishing God’s temple.

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He describes Exodus 40: “the cloud covered the tabernacle… the tabernacle was filled with the Lord’s glory,” a “picture… filled with the presence of God… leading the people.”
He ties that to 1 Corinthians 6: “your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you… you are bought at a price.”
He emphasizes sexual purity: “Flee sexual immorality,” and calls it sin “against his own body.”
He uses vivid illustrations: “Would you dare to desecrate the temple… spray paint… wrecking hammer?”
He applies it personally: take inventory—“What’s inside your temple?” and specifically mentions “internet pornography” as a modern form of sexual immorality.

Discussion Follow-ups What “rooms” of your life do you keep off-limits from Christ—screens, speech, relationships, anger? If your body is a temple, what does protection (boundaries, accountability) look like this week?

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