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Church Is Not Just Who We Are, It's Also Where We Go
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When people say we don't go to church, we are the church, I resonate very deeply with them.
The church is not a building or an event. It's people.
But there's a part of me that resists saying we don't go to church. Because we do.
Church is not just who we are. It's also where we go.
It makes no difference if we gather in a brick building with pews and stained glass, a renovated storefront, a multi-purpose room, a megachurch, a coffee shop or a house. But it does matter that we go somewhere.
The church is not just people, it's people who meet together. For worship, fellowship, discipleship and more.
The meeting part matters.
As long as we exist in physical bodies, those bodies will require physical places to have church meetings.
No, It's Not About the Church Building
It is obviously true that for a lot of people, the physical church building and the weekly church event are far too central to their spiritual life. For many, it's the entirety of their spiritual life. That problem has plagued the church at least since Constantine and we will need to resist it until Jesus comes again.
So, to the degree that those who say we don't go to church, we are the church are fighting that battle, you can consider me a brother in arms.
But there's a temptation to swing the pendulum from one extreme to the other.
While there are some churchgoers who virtually worship their church facilities, it's unreasonable to go to the other extreme of thinking that the only way for the church to be healthy is to have no facilities.
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Thank you Lord Jesus....someone with some godly wisdom and common sense!
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Very well said...the fact that we are ONE in the Spirit those who want to be an 'island for Christ' are way off target..and I don't trust them because this is so counter to His message of unity.
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