I laid a foundation like a wise master builder according to God’s grace that was given to me, but someone else is building on top of it. Each person needs to pay attention to the way they build on it. No one can lay any other foundation besides the one that is already laid, which is Jesus Christ. So, whether someone builds on top of the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, or hay, each one’s work will be clearly shown. The day will make it clear, because it will be revealed with fire—the fire will test the quality of each one’s work. If anyone’s work survives, they’ll get a reward. But if anyone’s work goes up in flames, they’ll lose it. However, they themselves will be saved as if they had gone through a fire. Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and God’s Spirit lives in you? If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person, because God’s temple is holy, which is what you are. Don’t fool yourself. If some of you think they are worldly-wise, then they should become foolish so that they can become wise. This world’s wisdom is foolishness to God. As it’s written, He catches the wise in their cleverness. And also, The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are silly. So then, no one should brag about human beings. Everything belongs to you— Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, things in the present, things in the future—everything belongs to you, but you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. (1 Corinthians 3:10-23, CEB)
You are God’s temple. God’s Spirit lives in you. And me, and everyone else. So everyone is God’s Temple. Anyone who destroys God will destroy that person, and since everyone is God’s temple, when you use someone for your own gain or degrade them because they do not fit into the box you have for them, you are destroying them.
When we do not allow people to be who they are created to be or make them live up to our expectations, or fit into our box, we are destroying them. You are not in control of anyone but yourself. Making others fit your box is destroying them, and by doing this you will be destroyed by God.
Love like Jesus.
Loving People. Loving God.
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