Spiritual Building

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Evangelical Herald                            </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Evangelical Herald "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bible_studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Studies"><B>Up Level</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="qualified_redeemer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Qualified Redeemer"><B>Previous Page</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="saved_by_water_baptism.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water Baptism "><B>Next Page</B></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#33CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Spiritual Building</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Evangelical Herald <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" >-- Bible Study No. 00-01</FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A Spiritual Building</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Introduction: God has entrusted His people to build Him a spiritual temple where He can meet with them for all eternity. This temple is being built in this present age.</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>I.   The Historical Typical Temple</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. The tabernacle in the wilderness (Ex 40:34; Lev 26:11) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>B. The temple in Jerusalem (1Kings 8:20-53) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>II.  The Anti-typical Temple</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Fulfilled in Christ (Jhn 2:19-21, Matt 27:51; Heb 8:11,12) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Chief Cornerstone (Acts 4:11) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>C. Believers are temple of God (1Cor 3:16,17) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>D. Believers are living bricks (1Pet 2:5) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>III.   Under Construction</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Count the Cost (Lk 14:28-30) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Have a blueprint (Ex 25:9, 26:30) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>C. Lay a firm foundation (1Cor 3:11) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>D. Use the right tools (1Cor 2:12-14; 2Tim 2:15) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>E. Sacrifice -- A heart and vision to finish (Prov 29:18; 2Tim 4;7) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>IV.   When Completed -- A Beautiful Temple</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Dwelling Place of God (Eph 2:21,22) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Glorifies the Architect (Heb 11:10; Ps 127:1) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>C. Endures Forever (Rev 21:3-7) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Conclusion: We, His living bricks, are being shaped and prepared to be a part of the eternal temple of God -- with a vision of its completion, we willingly submit to His workmanship.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>