The House of God

These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. - 1 Timothy 3:14-15

The church is important to God. The church is the universal body of Christ as manifested and displayed in the local church. It is the pillar and ground of the truth. The church is charged with standing for truth. We are called on to promote God’s truth and to share it with the world around us. We hold the truth. We need to stand on it and share it.

But we are also called the House of God.

I find that an extra special description. We are God’s House – His house. We are where God lives. We are His Temple. He lives and dwells in us. Can you imagine the impact of that if we really believed it and really acted accordingly?

We ought always act in such a way that we conduct ourselves properly as a part of the house of God. Are we doing that? Do we look like the House of God?