Many, many, different songs are sung about us "Coming or going to the "house of the Lord". Is that biblically possible for us?
I very often hear phrases like "Welcome, to God's house", or "If you can just get to the house of God".
I generally hear them atleast 5-10 times per service.
I realize many would say 'Well, it's just figuratively speaking", we really mean the church people not the building. It wouldn't bother me to bad, if I heard it (house of God)used that way every great once in a while. I fall short finding any N.T. scripture for "the building being "the temple or house of God, though I may be just not seeing it?
We are the N.T. temple of God
1 Cor. 3:16) Know ye not that ye are the temple of God...
1 Cor. 6:19) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost....
We are the N.T. House of God.
Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up
a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,....
Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must
begin at the house of God: and if it first
begin at us,.....
Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over
his own house; whose house are we, .....
So why do I never hear "Us" as being the house of God, only the building we meet at?
In like manner, is
John 14 speaking of "our mansions in heaven" we always sing about,(Which hardly lines up with why we will need a new earth, IMHO) or his house in us?
John 14 Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house (abode) are many mansions
(mansions is used 1 time in new testament- greek lexicon=1) a staying, abiding, dwelling, abode 2) to make an (one's) abode 3) metaph. of the God the Holy Spirit indwelling believers
Was he not speaking of the coming Holy ghost to dwell in us, to have his mind and will. (searching all things, yeah, the deep things of God.) after all, according to new testament scripture, We are his house/abode, Our Father now dwells in us. (mansions for us in heaven?)
(ISV)
John 14:26 Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home(abode-KJV) within him.
1 Cor. 2:9 But as it is written, (
O.T. Isaiah 64:4) Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath
prepared(sounds like
John 14) for them that love him. :10 But (
N.T. now after
Acts 2) God has revealed those things to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. ( heavenly mansions?)
Are the terms "House of God" and "temple of God" biblical when being referred to a church building?
If not, Is it scripturally permissable to refer to the building we gather in as "the house of God?"
Just wanted to get some other thoughts and opinions on this subject.
(Sorry, but I can't read or reply to anything till after work 2nite. Thanks for your input)