What do I think when I hear the word Church?
Several things come to mind, since my learning and view has changed over the years. I use to think it was just a building. I wasn’t saved then.
I know better now. A building is just a building. If there are no people inside… it is just another empty building. Depending on the people, it could be full of people, and still be an empty building. I think there are a lot like that. A lot of people in a Church building for all the wrong reasons, doing the wrong things.
The thought “wasted space” also comes to mind. There are so many Churches out there with 50 foot ceilings. I look at it as wasted space that cost money to build, and costs money to heat and cool. I don’t think having a big fancy building is Biblical. Some people call a Church building God’s house. I say the Christian’s body is God’s house.
Today, when I think of the word Church, I think of people.
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Blessings to all
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD,
thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
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