The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-08
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Some will ask Does not this church
building occupy the same place as did
the temple of old?" And therefore
should We not keep it holy as Gods
dwelling placer" My answer is mo,
this is no more sacred than is my
house the parsonage. or your house.
1t is you yourself who are Gods tenn.
pie. and therefore sacfedi"i Every
foot OF ground you stand on is made
sacred for God is in you, is in the
christian. So whatever is wrong for
me to do in this building is wrong for
me to do anywhere outside OF this
building. If am temple Of God
and it is wrong for me to eat meal
Of food here then it is wrong for me
to eat it at home or anywhere. For
we are told whatsoever We do whetl.
err We eat or drink, do all to the glory
OF God" For if we carry God around
with us we also carry his standards
of righteous living too.
] would throw these doors wide open
to spirit filled people and tell. them
to do what they pleased with the build
ing. Why, because they would be
prompted by the Holy Spirit in their
actions and their standards and mo.
tives would be of divine origin. 1t is
Christ in you and me that sways and
moulds our individual actions and not
his presence in this pile of lumber:
Christ drove the money changers
from the temple because they were
commercializing religion and thus de-
throning God in his own house. The
same thing will happen today If we
lend ourselves to similar deeds. But
his righteous rebuke will not be
against us for desecrating this old
building, but against US for uphOlding
system to which He is opposed. Any.
thing that robs Christianity of it's
spiritual nature drives God out and
causes Him to withdraw Himself. u
can do anything in this house that is
pleasing to God or for His glory, but
if it is displeasing to Him l must re.
frain from doing it anywhere.
Dol believe in bazaars, picture
shows. etc in this building for the pun:
pose of raising money to carry on the|
regular church work and benevOlencesf Z
l do not. And why not? Because it'll
would be commercializing Christian
ity, taking the first step In that direc.
ton perhaps, but at least step in that
direction. am not at this time nor
in this sermon speaking of the good
or evil of bazaars or picture shows in
but simply use them to|
illustrate my point about raising mon
ey for church purposes by such means, I
that should be given gladly by
the membership as God has prOspered
them.
should be doing something that
God is opposed to and should be des.
escrating, not this building. but this
temple of my body. This is the temple
upon which all is centered. II 1t isl
wrong for me to have Christmas treel
in this house to celebrate Chrtsts
birth then it ,iS wrong is n have onel
somewhere else. For it is the human
temple, the abode of God which am
desecrating and not the material
building.
Jesus said to the woman at the well:
Neither in this mountain or in that
or In any other particular place; but
they that worship the Father shall
Him in Spirit and in truth.
the whole thing upon the
living temple and not upon the mani
mate one. Therefore glorify God in
your body and spirit which are Gods.
Paul saw the need of a clean tabor
nacle for God toSdwell in when he
wrote to the Thessalonian church say
ing: 81 pray God your whole spirit and
soul and body be preserved blamcless
unto the coming Of our Lord Jesus
Christ" Brethren, the glory that was
coon IN .4l,o tahor1aclo Of did and later |
in the temple should shine in your