The building; part four:the church
No more is a building a church than is a house a home. A house is only a home when there is a family living there. The building is where the family lives or resides for want of a better word and we call it home. It's the same wit the church building...it is a church when the church is there
As I said in a previous note Jesus is the Head of the church and that is what makes all the difference. One day we will be relocated . We the church are like Abraham of old who looked for a city with foundations. He had all his life been dwelling in tents and was always on the move but he also was looking for a city whose builder and maker is God, a city with foundations. That old hymn of the church says it this way, "The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ the LORD " He is the head as well as the foundation; the city or dwelling place or church house that Abraham was seeking is eternal in the heavens and it is not made with hands but rather by the Word of God. I am looking to relocate some day soon to that permanent church house...a new building!