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Church Building Not Needed

January 27, 2021 by DoneWithReligion

by Jim Gordon

1 Corinthians 3:16,17 – Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.

The old covenant days of the temple are over. According to the new covenant, we are God’s house and his Spirit lives within us. Many people say the traditional church building is where God lives, but this verse tells us that God is more personal than that. God can no longer be contained within a building. We are his dwelling place.

Each one of us who are saved by grace are now the temple of God. It is difficult to get away from the thought that God is up there somewhere, or that we have to go to church and wait for God to show up. This kind of thinking is now obsolete.

These verses point out that the temple of God is holy, and that is what we are. We are his temple and that makes us holy. Not by any works we have done or can do, but by the work that Christ has done. It can be hard for us to accept the fact that in Christ, we are holy and righteous. We are kings and priests. We were sinners, but the old sin nature was crucified with Christ. It is now dead and we are new creatures in him.

We need to stop being so negative and depressed because we feel like we have let God down and unable to live a holy life. Actually, we cannot live a holy life, but God, through the grace of Christ makes us holy. We are the righteousness of God. It is him, Jesus our all in all, who lives within us.

Our spirit is now holy and righteous in God’s sight. Our mind is still being transformed and our body is still a work in progress, but thanks be to God our spirit has been made perfect in Christ.

Start focusing on the fact that God is right here within us through his Spirit. We do not have to go to a building looking for Him, we do not have to wait for Him to show up at a special service. Right now we are in his presence. He is the vine, we are the branches. Just rest in him and allow him to live through you to touch those around you each day.

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Posted in Acceptance of Others, christian living, Ekklesia, institutional church, Jesus follower, The church | Tagged building, christian living, church, Holy Spirit, righteous, temple of God | 4 Comments

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  1. on February 5, 2021 at 8:25 AM Lawrence Mashinini

    Good day Brother Jim.
    I am following your posts and I am very much in agreement.I live in South Africa Africa anf I am a Black man.I hage a few questions.First, it is known that our saviour was a Jewish messaiah.The scripture shows him entering the synagogue on the Sabbath as his custom.We are under the new covenant.Shouldnt we also meet on Sunday which is the first day of the week.It is agreed that in this gregorian calender, Saturday is the sevrnth day and therefore all Jews agree its Shabbat.
    Secondly, the emblems wine and bread.Should a Christian take them or bypass them into the principle itself?amen my brother.

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    • on February 5, 2021 at 2:26 PM DoneWithReligion

      Hello Lawrence, my opinion in regard to meeting the first day of the week, it is up to each person as to how they choose to meet and worship. It is never a bad thing to get together with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Yet under the new covenant I feel we are no longer required to formally meet since the Holy Spirit lives in each of us and we are the Church, not a building nor an organization. We have freedom in Christ to meet when, where and how we see fit. As to the bread and wine, again, I feel it is only symbolic and a remembrance that Christ died for us. We can take it or we can bypass. Neither makes us better or worse, just a freedom of choice we now have in Christ. Thanks again for your comment and questions.

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  2. on January 27, 2021 at 10:42 PM Norm Mitchell

    Jim,

    Thanks for the excellent reminder.

    “The most high does not live in temples made with hands.”

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    • on January 28, 2021 at 8:22 PM DoneWithReligion

      Hey Norm, glad to hear from you. Yes, God lives within us, not a building. Many Christians hear this, but not so many actually seem to believe it. Thanks for the comment.

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