Eph 2:21-22 | Family | STEP | In whom ; not in Peter or Paul, but in Christ; in whom all true Christians believe, and on whom they rely for salvation. Groweth ; as a living temple made of living stones, .

Ephesians 2:21-22

In whom; not in Peter or Paul, but in Christ; in whom all true Christians believe, and on whom they rely for salvation.

Groweth; as a living temple made of living stones, 1Pe 2:5. Ye also; ye Gentiles, as well as the Jews.

For a habitation of God through the Spirit; God dwells in the hearts of his people who are united to him through faith and love, and thus each believer is his temple. Isa 57:15; Joh 14:23; 17:21,23,26. In like manner he dwells in his church, which is made up of believers united to him and to each other, and thus the church is, as here, his temple. Compare 1Co 3:16; 1Pe 2:5. The church of God is not composed merely of ministers of the gospel, but of all who are united by faith to Jesus Christ, and in whom he dwells by his Spirit.