Solomon's glorious Temple must have been a sight to behold. God's church, however, is His Temple now—and each of us living stones in it.

For Passover, Israel was commanded not to go out of their houses. This is also a warning to Christians when we understand the implications of the word 'house'.

The term house can mean structure, family, kingdom, or church of God. The instruction to us personally is to not leave the church or fellowship of faith.

As part of Christ's body or household, we have a responsibility to stay attached to the spiritual organism and to respond to the head.

Faithfulness is living continually by faith, acting even though doing so may cost us. Love is not primarily a feeling, but faithfulness in applying God's Word.

People may talk a lot about character, but finding a person or a company with integrity is a tall order. Integrity is vital for character growth.

The Bible contains many symbols for the church and individual disciples. Among them are vines, vineyards, sheep, buildings, temples, women, and others.

I Peter 2:9 reveals how precious we are to God, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and a living stone fitted to join our spiritual siblings.

God has given us clear records of what has occurred in the pass, enabling us to bind time, profiting from the past and preparing for the future.

Baptism and being born again were already understood by the Jews, but the traditions had evidently blinded people to some additional spiritual nuances.