19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens , but you are fellow citizens with the saints , and are of God's household , 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets , Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, 21 in whom the whole building , being fitted together , is growing into a holy temple in the Lord , 22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ephesians 2:19-22
Commentary on Ephesians 2:19-22
(Read Ephesians 2:19-22)
The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the blessed Spirit. Let us then ask if our hopes are fixed on Christ, according to the doctrine of his word? Have we devoted ourselves as holy temples to God through him? Are we habitations of God by the Spirit, are we spiritually-minded, and do we bring forth the fruits of the Spirit? Let us take heed not to grieve the holy Comforter. Let us desire his gracious presence, and his influences upon our hearts. Let us seek to discharge the duties allotted to us, to the glory of God.