Hi Luke,
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Are these verses referring to the individual believers body as the temple of God, or the church (invisible) as the temple of God?
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It is my opinion it refers to the church. The verse uses ye/you (plural) instead of thee/thou (singular), while referring to the temple (singular) and not temples (plural). Ye (plural) are the temple (singular) of God.
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Whichever one it is, what do these verses mean for someone who has defiled the temple of God after salvation?
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Few people realize that the same Greek word is used twice in this verse. "If any man "phtheiro" the temple of God, him shall God "phtheiro"." God's temple is holy, and if someone does something bad to his temple, God in turn will do that thing to him.
God bless,
Brian