{"id":18375,"date":"2009-04-12T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=18375"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:20:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T03:20:11","slug":"where-does-the-scripture-mention-buying-a-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-does-the-scripture-mention-buying-a-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Where does the Scripture mention buying a building?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I visited your web site; it is very nice and helpful. My question is: Where, in the Scripture, does it mention buying a building for church worship? I could only find house worship.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>The command to assemble is &#8220;<em>And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching<\/em>&#8221; (Hebrews 10:24-25). While what is to be done &#8212; assemble &#8212; is mentioned, nothing specific is given in regards to where it was to take place. As we look through the New Testament we find that the disciples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>met at the Temple in Jerusalem (Acts 2:46),<\/li>\n<li>met in upper rooms (rented rooms) (Acts 20:8),<\/li>\n<li>met in people\u2019s homes (Romans 16:5), and<\/li>\n<li>met in schools (Acts 19:9).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>None of these examples show that a building was purchased, but while each is widely varied, they have one thing in common: they had a place to assemble. We simply don&#8217;t know where the vast majority of the churches met because it is not mentioned. For example, while where the church at Corinth met is not mentioned, we do know that it wasn&#8217;t in a home (I Corinthians 11:22, 34).<\/p>\n<p>Why do many congregations purchase a building? Because it is cheaper than renting a facility and provides a stable location. In other words, the brethren chose this method, which satisfies the command, in the manner a good steward would do with the resources provided. It is simply an expedient method of obeying the command to assemble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I visited your web site; it is very nice and helpful. My question is: Where, in the Scripture, does it mention buying a building for church worship? I could only find house worship. Answer: The command to assemble is &#8220;And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1140,84],"class_list":["post-18375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-meeting-place","tag-worship"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25391,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/since-the-church-isnt-the-building-you-cant-make-rules-about-how-the-building-is-used\/","url_meta":{"origin":18375,"position":0},"title":"Since the church isn&#8217;t the building, you can&#8217;t make rules about how the building is used","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 1, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: You are right in that you say the church is not to be an entertainment organization. But the picture you put on that site is not the church! You started out by saying that the church (Did you mean that building in the picture? That isn't the church!) had\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20174,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-dont-you-meet-daily\/","url_meta":{"origin":18375,"position":1},"title":"Why don&#8217;t you meet daily?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 18, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have another question, at the end of chapter 2 in the book of Acts, it is written that the church met daily.\u00a0 Where you worship does the body meet daily?\u00a0 If not, can you explain why not? Answer: \"So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36174,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-virtual-assemblies-count\/","url_meta":{"origin":18375,"position":2},"title":"Do virtual assemblies count?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, brother in Christ, I hope you are doing well. My question comes from Hebrew 10:25.\u00a0Now I fully understand what assembling together means, but there seem to be those who say that assembling can be of anything and anywhere.\u00a0So, does \"virtual assembling\" count as assembling as described in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69245,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-do-christians-assemble\/","url_meta":{"origin":18375,"position":3},"title":"Why Do Christians Assemble?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Wayne S. Walker Question: \"Why do members of the church of Christ assemble together, and why do they assemble at various times?\" Answer: Members of the church of Christ assemble together because this is what is taught in the New Testament. And it is precisely what we find Christians\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68242,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-fellowship-halls-optional\/","url_meta":{"origin":18375,"position":4},"title":"Are fellowship halls optional?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good morning, brother Jeffrey: I have had several discussions with an elder of a church of Christ. First, the issue of fellowship halls. 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