THE TEMPLE

Ephesians 2:13-22 (KJV)
“13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.”
To accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior (The Messiah) we accept our togetherness. Without Him as Lord and Savior our enmity will continue to divide us. Enmity started on a tree in the Garden and it ended on a tree at Calvary; by His blood we are brought together. We are fitly framed together that we may grow into becoming a holy temple in the Lord, and we are builded together (structured) to be a habitation of God through the Spirit (Holy Ghost).
Building our temples as we segregate ourselves will never end our enmities; it is becoming the temple of God together that our enmities will end. No human structure can take the place of this structure. Only – yes – only the blood of Jesus can bring this about; we are “made nigh” by His blood. Therefore, we can shed as much blood as we choose to build our temples; it is only by His blood that we can together become a holy temple in the Lord.