You touch my church I smash your face…
Posted on May 15th, 2009 at 4:19 PM / No comments
Was doing a Bible study today with Chris, president of Bournemouth CU. We have been working through 1 Corinthians 1-4 with John Stott’s book ‘Calling Christian Leaders’. We’ve reached chapter three and were struck by verse 17 which we thought could be paraphrased ‘You touch my church and I’ll smash your face!’
What a stark warning to those who would attempt to destroy God’s church -either from outside with persecution or (as the context here suggests) from the inside with false teaching. But also what an amazing insight into what God thinks of his church. Such concern shows how jealously passionate he is in his love for the church!
Also, it is interesting to see the trinitarian nature of the church:
It’s a field where God makes things grow.
It’s a building where Christ Jesus is the foundation.
It’s a temple where he Holy Spirit dwells.
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