Don't occupy your church?

Amanah · #1 11-21-2011, 05:34 AM

Let me be radical for a moment and say that we ought to abandon our church buildings! Let’s throw off the yolk of four walls, and gas bills, and carpet cleaning to suggest that our buildings have become more a burden than a blessing. Imagine it. Now, that you’ve imagined worship without your precious churches and pews, or folding chairs and projectors, let me offer my humble solution. Let us partner.

In Acts 4:32 we see that the early church had no private possession and held everything in common. In sharing worshipping space, we make a move toward that sharing. We move away from “My church, my building” to “our churches, our building.” It is a system which honors the integrity and needs of individual worshipping communities, while also acknowledging that we are called to a common life together.

http://twofriarsandafool.com/2011/11...urch-buildings

Dedicated Mind · #2 11-21-2011, 10:21 AM

too radical and too logical to ever realize.

houston · #3 11-21-2011, 10:41 AM

yolk?

Jay · #4 11-21-2011, 07:11 PM

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yolk?

His yolk is easy?

riverslivnwtr · #5 11-23-2011, 08:11 AM

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His yolk is easy?

and light.

Cindy · #6 11-23-2011, 08:14 AM

Girl, I'm starting to like you.

riverslivnwtr · #7 11-23-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Amanah

Let me be radical for a moment and say that we ought to abandon our church buildings! Let’s throw off the yolk of four walls, and gas bills, and carpet cleaning to suggest that our buildings have become more a burden than a blessing. Imagine it. Now, that you’ve imagined worship without your precious churches and pews, or folding chairs and projectors, let me offer my humble solution. Let us partner.

In Acts 4:32 we see that the early church had no private possession and held everything in common. In sharing worshipping space, we make a move toward that sharing. We move away from “My church, my building” to “our churches, our building.” It is a system which honors the integrity and needs of individual worshipping communities, while also acknowledging that we are called to a common life together.

http://twofriarsandafool.com/2011/11...urch-buildings

more socialist propaganda ...if people ever read the book of Acts it'll be our downfall..They'll see that Communism began with the Apostles with all their noble ideas like getting rid of the likes of Annias and his wife for holding on to their tax cuts..

Amanah · #8 11-23-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by riverslivnwtr

more socialist propaganda ...if people ever read the book of Acts it'll be our downfall..They'll see that Communism began with the Apostles with all their noble ideas like getting rid of the likes of Annias and his wife for holding on to their tax cuts..

Rivers you are a trip

riverslivnwtr · #9 11-23-2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Amanah

Rivers you are a trip

I'm just preparing you for the flak that comes with anything
that is remote to sharing anything..

Jay · #10 11-23-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by riverslivnwtr

more socialist propaganda ...if people ever read the book of Acts it'll be our downfall..They'll see that Communism began with the Apostles with all their noble ideas like getting rid of the likes of Annias and his wife for holding on to their tax cuts..

No, it was because they lied about their income. I think that would be enough to frighten anyone into filling out their tax forms correctly. They claimed to have given all, and Peter did not rebuke them for keeping part, but for lying about their gift. They wanted to look like they were committed, without actually having to be so. I feel a few messages in there somewhere.