Which image describes believers as a dwelling where God lives by the Spirit?

Which image describes believers as a dwelling where God lives by the Spirit?

• A. Gentiles being built together into a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
• B. The temple made of earthly stones only.
• C. A city whose walls reflect human achievement.
• D. A school of moral instruction.

Answer: (A)

Believers are described as a dwelling for God through the Spirit. In this image, the church is built together from people of different backgrounds into a single structure—like a temple—where God makes His home by His Spirit. It foregrounds God's presence among a community, not in a separate building or in human achievement. The Spirit’s dwelling signifies an ongoing, living relationship with God that unites Jews and Gentiles alike into one people. This fits Paul’s point about the new humanity created in Christ, where the Spirit binds the community together as a divine residence. The other images don’t capture that communal, Spirit-filled dwelling: a temple of earthly stones points to a physical, material dwelling; a city whose walls reflect human achievement emphasizes human effort rather than divine presence; a school of moral instruction focuses on teaching rather than the Spirit dwelling among believers.

Believers are described as a dwelling for God through the Spirit. In this image, the church is built together from people of different backgrounds into a single structure—like a temple—where God makes His home by His Spirit. It foregrounds God's presence among a community, not in a separate building or in human achievement. The Spirit’s dwelling signifies an ongoing, living relationship with God that unites Jews and Gentiles alike into one people.

This fits Paul’s point about the new humanity created in Christ, where the Spirit binds the community together as a divine residence. The other images don’t capture that communal, Spirit-filled dwelling: a temple of earthly stones points to a physical, material dwelling; a city whose walls reflect human achievement emphasizes human effort rather than divine presence; a school of moral instruction focuses on teaching rather than the Spirit dwelling among believers.