Why do people "do church" in "sanctuaries", which are patterned after the old covenant?

[MariaJLM]

We don't go to church to earn our place in heaven, either. We go to receive God's gifts. There is no legalistic requirement to go to church in the Lutheran tradition.

The legalistic requirement to go to church is really only a Catholic thing. Yes, in the Eastern Orthodox church we're highly advised to go to church, but that's mostly because it's there we go to receive the sacraments to aid in our salvation.

 

[FireDragon76]

The legalistic requirement to go to church is really only a Catholic thing. Yes, in the Eastern Orthodox church we're highly advised to go to church, but that's mostly because it's there we go to receive the sacraments to aid in our salvation.

From the Lutheran POV, salvation is a done deal. All we are told in our catechism is to not despise the preaching of the Word. But exactly what that translates to in terms of our actions is for the individual to discern. At one time in Lutheran countries, church attendance was mandatory, but that was a civil law (the idea of the state as a parent) more than a strict requirement of our religion.

 

[SkyWriting]

lol what are you trying to prove? I guess crosses are modelled after female reproductive organs too since, you know, the church you showed above is modelled after the cross like all ancient churches and cathedrals were.

And "The Cross" might not be accurate. A simple pole was most common at the time.

 

[Tone]

And "The Cross" might not be accurate. A simple pole was most common at the time.

So Vader's saber is probably more accurate...

 

[Tone]

Or, even more accurate, probably the crossguard lightsaber:

Which is an upside down cross...

Maybe the satanists got something right...

 

[Albion]

And "The Cross" might not be accurate. A simple pole was most common at the time.

No, it wasn't. Such an item was used, but it was far from being the most common.

 

[MariaJLM]

And "The Cross" might not be accurate. A simple pole was most common at the time.

No, crosses were used. Jesus was definitely crucified on a cross. I'm no Greek expert, but the word used in the Bible translates as cross.

 

[SkyWriting]

So Vader's saber is probably more accurate...

Lukes was more royal blue and Vaders, evil red.

 

[Tone]

Didn't the "old testament" temple have a cross pattern as well?

 

[Albion]

No. I guess you could call it rectangular, but not cross-shaped. And early Christian church buildings were not of the cross shape, either.

 

[MariaJLM]

Didn't the "old testament" temple have a cross pattern as well?

It makes sense when you think about it since the New Testament is a fulfillment of the Old Testament.

 

[Tone]

No. I guess you could call it rectangular, but not cross-shaped. And early Christian church buildings were not of the cross shape, either.

Well no, not the shape of the building, but the whole layout...

See it?

 

[Albion]

Yes, that too.

 

[MariaJLM]

What "Ancient Christians" are you referring to? Is it those that attended synagogue and/or the ones who met in houses and exercised their spiritual gifts and shared a meal with one another?

The ancient Christians typically met in the underground catacombs. "House worship" as we think of it wasn't really a thing. Christians essentially met wherever they could to escape Roman authorities. Once Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire worship in churches, cathedrals, etc. became the norm. The modern practice of "house worship" is precisely that, modern. Even the early Protestants had ritual worship in churches.

 

[Tone]

No, but my whole point in all this is that aren't these "Jewish" things, i.e., the "old testament" temple and the idea of liturgy, etc...?

So, why do some of the same people that call the Sabbath (or Torah as a whole) a "Jewish" thing--just for the Jews, still cling to such edifices?

 

[MariaJLM]

No, but my whole point in all this is that aren't these "Jewish" things, i.e., the "old testament" temple and the idea of liturgy, etc...?

So, why do some of the same people that call the Sabbath (or Torah as a whole) a "Jewish" thing--just for the Jews, still cling to such edifices?

Because Jesus never abolished those practices. He baptized them so to speak.

 

[Tone]

Because Jesus never abolished those practices. He baptized them so to speak.

Which practices?

 

[MariaJLM]

Which practices?

Did you forget what this thread was about?