II Corinthians 6

“For we are the temple of the living God” (16). Our identity as God’s temple and His sons and daughters through Christ (18) has implications for holy behavior (14-17). Our identity also means that we follow Jesus’ pattern of servanthood in the world (4). Like our Messiah, our trust in God is tested and revealed when we experience both “glory and dishonor” as well as “troubles, hardships and distresses” (8, 4). We also reflect Him through “purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love” (6).

Secure in the love and care of God, we can live confidently for Him in the world without desperate grasping or self-obsession: “having nothing, yet possessing everything” (10)