Post by jxr on Jun 11, 2006 7:45:36 GMT -5
Today in our F&W gospel meeting we heard from one preacher on the topic of a church being a group of people, not a building for worship. The justification given was from Matthew 16. Acts 2:46 was mentioned, but only the part about breaking bread in their homes (the first bit about meeting in temple courts would confuse the issue, wouldn't it?).
Feintly amusing was the other preacher, who spoke about:
My mind was wandering a little, so I haven't retained the argument used to dismiss the bit about the physical temple being God's house of prayer. I think there was some mention of our bodies being the temples that God wishes to dwell in or some such remark.
So F&W spurning of bricks and mortar is alive and well.
If the worldly churches decided to call their places of worship assembly halls do you think this would solve the problem?
Matthew 16
[17] Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. [18] And I tell you that you are Peter,[c] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[d] will not overcome it. [19] I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
[17] Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. [18] And I tell you that you are Peter,[c] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[d] will not overcome it. [19] I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Feintly amusing was the other preacher, who spoke about:
Matthew 21:12
[12] Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13"It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a house of prayer,'[e] but you are making it a 'den of robbers.'[f]"
[12] Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13"It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a house of prayer,'[e] but you are making it a 'den of robbers.'[f]"
My mind was wandering a little, so I haven't retained the argument used to dismiss the bit about the physical temple being God's house of prayer. I think there was some mention of our bodies being the temples that God wishes to dwell in or some such remark.
So F&W spurning of bricks and mortar is alive and well.
If the worldly churches decided to call their places of worship assembly halls do you think this would solve the problem?