Sometimes, examining the hypothetical can illustrate the kinks in our armor, or the holes and weak points in our shields! It is the shield of faith that we are supposed to have above all!
You hear these sort of things: "I don't know where I would be without the church". "You can't live for God without the church of God!" "If I didn't have the house of God and solid preaching, I would be in prison or dead." If we didn't have the house of God, where would we be?" Where would you be? A valid question, although these are all rhetorical statements, meant to stress the importance and adherence to attendances of the physical structures we have built as mankind in the 21st century. Oh yes, we have Temples, just like the Early church had the Temple! Make no mistake, the presence and power has become the institution. It's all very denominational!
What if there was no church? What if we were prohibited from meeting, and doing our things, whatever things they are today? What if all your traditions and observances were suddenly brought to a halt. What if you were powerless to resist? These sort of things have happened in history, but I fear Americans today, who can't even "hear" truth, would see serious repercussions if they no longer had the ministry, or the "house of God" to worship in at our appointed times. Would our Laodicean stripes and colors shine through then?
