Christ spoke of his body as a temple

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Sep 2, 2026 · 6m

Taken together, these readings teach that God's presence cannot be reduced to a building or outward religious observance; what ultimately matters is faithful communion with God, fulfilled in Jesus Christ. In Jeremiah 26:1–15, Jeremiah courageously warns that even the Jerusalem Temple will be destroyed if the people presume upon its holiness while refusing to repent and obey God; in Origen's commentary on John, Origen explains that when Jesus says, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up," He reveals that His own Body is the true Temple, destroyed in His Passion and raised…