Some people begin a debate when is comes to the thought of what a church is. Is it a building? Or is it the people, that create the church? There are many perspectives on this topic. Here is my view on this topic. Throughout my whole life, I have been taught that the “church” was not the building. It was the people inside the building. Some people may state scripture and say that it is the building that one is in, such as Matthew 16:13-20. Here it states that Jesus asked his disciples who people thought he was. Some thought a prophet. Then Christ asked Simon Peter and he responded saying, “You are the Messiah, the son of the living God.” A little later on Jesus says that on this rock I (Jesus) will build my church. Do I think that he was
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Without people, it is just a building. In the bible it states, where to or more are gathered, there I am also. It does not say that where the building stands, I am there too. We create the church which means church can be even in the middle of the field. What is the purpose of the church? So we can praise and worship among other believers and receive encouragement as well from them. Acts 2:42-47 shares that the believers meet together in the temple courts. But they did not just gather at the temple courts, they also gathered in one another’s homes and broke bread and ate together while still giving praises to God. Here is shows that they congregated and persistently gave praise to God in other places rather than the temple, …show more content…
If people feel closer to Christ when they are in a church then that is what they should continue to do, however, I feel that I can feel close with Christ whenever I am just around Godly people. Another way I think about it is, I cannot learn anything from a building, however I can absorb so many more insightful thoughts and examples from all kinds of PEOPLE. We are the church, we are not restricted and ordered to stay in a building. We are called to grow the church (the family of God), which means that we need to move outside of our comfort zones, out of the “church” building. Move the church to those who are seeking something
Without people, it is just a building. In the bible it states, where to or more are gathered, there I am also. It does not say that where the building stands, I am there too. We create the church which means church can be even in the middle of the field. What is the purpose of the church? So we can praise and worship among other believers and receive encouragement as well from them. Acts 2:42-47 shares that the believers meet together in the temple courts. But they did not just gather at the temple courts, they also gathered in one another’s homes and broke bread and ate together while still giving praises to God. Here is shows that they congregated and persistently gave praise to God in other places rather than the temple, …show more content…
If people feel closer to Christ when they are in a church then that is what they should continue to do, however, I feel that I can feel close with Christ whenever I am just around Godly people. Another way I think about it is, I cannot learn anything from a building, however I can absorb so many more insightful thoughts and examples from all kinds of PEOPLE. We are the church, we are not restricted and ordered to stay in a building. We are called to grow the church (the family of God), which means that we need to move outside of our comfort zones, out of the “church” building. Move the church to those who are seeking something