Ellen White on the Body as the Holy Spirit's Temple

Ellen Gould White cites the profound truth from the Corinthian scriptures regarding the body as the temple of the Holy Ghost at least six distinct times within these specific recordsCG 448.1+5. This sacred concept is vital because it establishes that our physical and spiritual beings are not our own, but have been bought with the precious price of Christ’s blood 1 Corinthians 6:19-20CG 448.1+1. By recognizing that the Spirit of God dwells within us, we are led to maintain our health and character with the utmost care for His service and glory 1 Corinthians 3:16-173MR 322.2+1. It is a beautiful encouragement to know that as we cleanse the soul-temple, the Holy Spirit enters to fill every heart with divine power4MR 334.1+1.

...st condition for His service and glory. Your bodies are not your own. “What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”13Testimonies For The Church 2:352, 353— CG 448.1 (1954)

The word of God declares. “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are ...— CTBH 144.1 (1890)

...st condition for His service and glory. Your bodies are not your own. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17— 1TT 262.2 (1949)

...ion has not been thoroughly considered in the indulgence of appetite. “What! Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [Verses 19, 20.] We are Christ’s property....— 22LtMs, Ms 162, 1907, par. 8