These verses are about what is the body temple based on a chain of verses that are referenced in a specific order to help give clarity and context.* It has very minimal commentary so that you can do your own self-reflection and discovery of the verses. Many times the Bible explains itself if you just know where to look.
With each group of verses, there are probing questions to help you consider what is being said. Each verse in the study is linked to an online Bible, should you want to check the context of the verses around it. Also, allowing verification of what scripture says, as well as purity of a study based only on the Bible.
1. How did God teach Israel the lesson of His presence with them?
- Exodus 25:8 (KJV) — “”
2. Where does He desire to abide now?
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 (KJV) — “”
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV) — “”
3. How fully are we to yield our bodies to God?
- Romans 12:1 (KJV) — “”
- Philippians 2:12-13 (KJV) — “”
4. What admonition should be heeded concerning the care of the body and the maintenance of health?
- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (KJV) — “”
- 3 John 2 (KJV) — “”
5. What must govern the child of God in all things?
- 1 Corinthians 9:25, 27 (KJV) — “”
6. Will any drunkard enter heaven?
- 1 Corinthians 6:10 (KJV) — “”
7. What is in strong drink that ruins body and mind?
- Deuteronomy 32:33 (KJV) — “”
“One of the subtlest effects of this many-sided drug is to proutice a craving for itself, while weakening the will that could resist that craving.”
— “Alcohol,” Dr. Williams, page 48.
8. What other things come under this ban?
“Tobacco is the most subtle poison known to chemists, except the deadly prussic acid.” — M. Orfila.
Margaret. J. Bilz, national lecturer for the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, said before one of the public schools of Baltimore, Maryland: “When I was in Paris some years ago, I met a man who had very tiny dogs for sale. The mother dog, though small, was normal in size. I asked the owner how it was that her offspring were so abnormally small? What had he done to them?
“At first he refused to tell me, fearing that I would divulge his secret or become his business competitor. By a little friendly conversation I convinced him that I was simply in pursuit of knowledge. Then, with many cautions, he confided to me his process for
producing these tiny dwarfs:‘You see I put a little speck of nicotine in their food when they are quite young. Then I put in a little more and a little more, and then they never get big.’
‘But doesn’t the nicotine ever kill them?’ I asked.
‘0 yes, many of them die; but I get a big price for the little fellows that live.’
“Thus he was willing to sacrifice the lives of many of his dogs for the gain brought by the sale of the few that survived.
“On our streets are hundreds of nicotine-poisoned little boys — poisoned by the nicotine in the cigarette.
‘But doesn’t this nicotine poison kill them?’ you ask.
‘0 yes, many of them die; but the manufacturers of cigarettes keep right on making boy destroyers, that thus they may become wealthy.”
9. What should be our attitude towards these things?
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 (KJV) — “”
“One of the briefest and best definitions of temperance is self-control. The word in the text means much more than mere abstinence from intoxicating drinks,— the limited sense now given to it. It means control, strength, power, or ascendancy over
— “Bible Readings for the Home Circle,” page 186.
exciting and evil passions of all kinds. It denotes the self-rule which the overcomer or converted man has over the evil propensities of his nature. Commenting on this passage [2 Peter 1:5, 6], Dr. Albert Barnes says: The influence of the Holy Spirit on the heart make a man moderate in all indulgences; teach him to restrain his passions, and to govern himself.”
10. What was the original diet of man?
- Genesis 1:29 (KJV) — “”
- Of animals? Genesis 1:30 (KJV) — “”
11. How long did people live when they adhered to a vegetarian diet?
- Genesis 5:5 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 5:8 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 5:11 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 5:14 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 5:17 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 5:20 (KJV) — “”
12. What was added to man’s diet after he sinned?
- Genesis 3:18 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 9:3 (KJV) — “”
“From this it is evident that flesh food was not in- cluded in the original diet provided for man, but that on account
— “Bible Readings for the Home Circle”, page 755.
of the changed conditions resulting from the fall and the flood, its use was permitted.”
13. What beasts did God permit man to eat after vegetation was destroyed by the flood?
- Leviticus 11:1-30 (KJV) — “”
- Leviticus 11:44 (KJV) — “”
- Leviticus 11:46-47 (KJV) — “”
- “No blood.” Genesis 9:4 (KJV) — “”
- Leviticus 3:17 (KJV) — “”
14. How did a flesh diet affect men’s lives?
- It shortened life. Genesis 11:10-12 (KJV) — “”
- Genesis 11:24-25 (KJV) — “”
15. What will God grant to all who obey?
- Exodus 15:26 (KJV) — “”
- Psalms 103:1-5 (KJV) — “”
16. When will the fullness of this promise be realized?
- Philippians 3:20-21 (KJV) — “”
- 1 John 3:1-3 (KJV) — “”
This study guide was based on Reading No. 26, pages 132-133 from Brief Bible Readings for Busy People,
prepared by the Home Missionary Department
of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Review and Herald Publishing. Published originally in 1930.
View the original study guide, which this guide is based on, as a scanned PDF. Full credit to them.
*A Bible chain reference is a system of cross-referencing between different passages or verses of the Bible to connect and relate different concepts, themes, or topics mentioned in different parts of the Bible. It helps readers gain a deeper understanding of the overall message and meaning of the text. To use it, readers start with a particular topic or theme and then look up the corresponding list of verses, paying attention to the connections and relationships between them. Studying them in a particular order, helps one understand the topic from beginning to end. Just like peeling the layers off of an onion. It’s a useful tool for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the Bible and its teachings.
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