Ephesians 2:22
22 In [en] whom [hos] ye [humeis] also [kai] are builded together [sunoikodomeo] for [eis] an habitation [katoiketerion] of God [theos] through [en] the Spirit. [pneuma] KJV-Interlinear
22 in
whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. NASB
Now here is the ‘pièce de
résistance.’ This is a French term that refers to the best
part of something. It can be thought of
as the portion of something that defies common thought or convention, therefore
making it unique and special and beyond comparison to anything or everything else. This conveys the sense that the thing being
referred to is the most notable, the most outstanding, the most phenomenal
thing imaginable.
And what is that
thing? That we, believers in Christ,
members of the family of God, are going to be His dwelling place, His permanent
home, forever. This does not mean that
we will live in the same city or neighborhood, but that God is going to indwell
each and every believer, forever.
Builded together, ‘sunoikodomeo,’
means to become an integral part of a whole thing. Each part is mandatory and the thing being
built cannot be a whole unless all of its parts are present. Even one missing
part would mean the incompletion of the thing.
And that thing is the
dwelling place of God, His chosen home, the home that He alone is
constructing. That home is made up of
all believers from throughout history.
Habitation, ‘katoiketerion,’
means a habitation, a dwelling, a place of permanent residence.
Through the spirit, is a
reference to the Holy Spirit through whom our spiritual lives function. There is no spiritual life, when the Holy
Spirit is not involved. Only believers possess the Holy Spirit.
People often ask if man
cannot prevent sins now, how can they prevent themselves from sinning for all
of eternity? And that is answered in
part, in this verse.
The physical body and
mind are weak and succumb to sins easily.
Even the resurrection body cannot prevent the mental workings of the mind. But when you add Gods presence in a more
formidable way, then since God is not able to sin and God is able to not sin,
then those in whom He will dwell, will possess the ultimate self-control
mechanism, over themselves.
Granted today we are all
indwelled by all three members of the Trinity, but that is a more passive and
restrictive role of God in our lives. In
eternity, however, that passive role will be more apparent and interactive
between God and each individual, and therefore there will never be any sin or
evil, for all of eternity, and therefore no more sorrow, death, etc., for
anyone.
So, in these last two
verses, the plan for humanity is made clear.
We are not going to continue in history indefinitely in order to
dominate the stars. We are here as a
part of Gods plan for building a family, a nation of believers, and for
building a place of permanent residence for God, forever.
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