As to yesterday’s discussion about churches: the church is the people, not the building. Those older buildings may be beautiful, but if the Lord is not glorified in the congregation, it might as well be a movie theater. A congregation with people following Christ can meet in a storefront or a magnificent building. Those architectural masterpieces in Europe are wonders of human ingenuity, but are filled with spiritually dead congregations, for the most part.
That said, I agree that one should not see the coffee shop and bookstore as soon as he enters the building. It reminds me of Jesus cleansing the Temple of the money changers.
October has arrived. And it’s Friday. It seems Trump is losing favor with the Conservative cartoonists.
As to yesterday’s discussion about churches: the church is the people, not the building. Those older buildings may be beautiful, but if the Lord is not glorified in the congregation, it might as well be a movie theater. A congregation with people following Christ can meet in a storefront or a magnificent building. Those architectural masterpieces in Europe are wonders of human ingenuity, but are filled with spiritually dead congregations, for the most part.
That said, I agree that one should not see the coffee shop and bookstore as soon as he enters the building. It reminds me of Jesus cleansing the Temple of the money changers.
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