Lailah Gifty AkitaTo defile your body is to quench the Holy Spirit.
About This Quote
The Holy Spirit is the source of all the gifts that we have in our lives. If we defile ourselves with these gifts by breaking a commandment, we are in fact defiling the Holy Spirit. The breaking of a commandment in and of itself does not mean that you have been defiled by the Holy Spirit. It means that you have been given a gift from the Holy Spirit, and when it is broken, you must repent.
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