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God desired to make us His dwelling place to
reveal His glorious ideal of character. He
comes not only to dwell among us but to dwell
within us!
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If
any man defile the temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple of God is holy,
which temple ye are” (1 Corinthians 3:16, 17).
“When Moses was about to erect the
sanctuary in the wilderness, he was cautioned,
“See ... that thou make all things according to
the pattern showed to thee in the mount.”
Hebrews 8:5. In His law, God has given us the
pattern. Our character building is to be after
“the pattern showed to thee in the mount.”
The law is the great standard of righteousness.
It represents the character of God, and is the
test of our loyalty to His government. And it is
