[Linux4christians] Royalty-Free Pictures of Jerusalem Christian

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I like very much. Thank you for the encouragement.

Stan

Pastor David wrote:
> 
> 1.  They are not "churches", they are buildings.  The Biblical definition
>     of a "church" is a human being with the indwelling presence of the
>     Holy Spirit of God.  A gathering of such people may be called a
>     "church gathering".  A "building" is just that, however ornate and
>     whatever the common use or intended/stated use or purpose.
> 
> 2.  That some people diverted massive sums of money and resources and
>     and time in the early centuries AD to the construction of such ornate
>     buildings instead of using those resources to assist others in need
>     is an evidence of the sin nature of man.  Jesus specifically and
> repeatedly
>     criticized the religious leaders for similar poor stewardship.
> 
> 3.  The only "protestants" I know are mainline religious organizations who
>     retain much of Orthodox and Roman Catholic ritual and tradition while
>     complaining about the Pope.  I have no interest in any of that and draw
>     my role models direct from the Word of God - which pre-dates the
> Orthodox
>     and Roman Catholic religious organizations, therefore I and many others
>     may not be accurately labeled as "protestant" since we are not
> protesting
>     anything.  "Protestant" refers to Martin Luther and others in his
> day and
>     the religious organizations that flowed from their semi-RC/Orthodox
> roots.
> 
>     My goal is not to be argumentative or critical but merely to point
> out how
> we have drifted into confusing mis-usages of terminology.  I am as
> guilty as any
> and have to pay attention to what I say and write so that I don't
> accidentally
> misuse terms that are all too often found in the common lingo.
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> doc