Question

Explain the meaning of "This poor body is the temple of the living God".

Answer 1

This sentence means that the God resides in humans. No matter how poor or rich you are, we all are equal and should not look down upon anyone.We should not do anything that harms or disrespects this temple of the God. We should always take care of ourselves.

Answer 2

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The bishop means that goodness dwells in every human's heart. We are created by God and God resides in every human's body, just the need is to recognise it. He means to say that as the church is open at all times for the needy, he is also ready to lend a helping hand to him.