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Some people use the church as a fire escape<\/strong>\u00a0– no special joy in it, just afraid of going to hell.<\/p>\n Some use the church as a spare tire<\/strong>\u00a0– they do not want to use it, but are afraid to be without it.<\/p>\n Some use the church like Sunday clothing<\/strong>\u00a0– they wear it only once a week or on special occasions; it’s only for show.<\/p>\n But a few use the church as a vineyard<\/strong> – working diligently in it to make ready for the coming of the Master, and the rest from our labors, which He will provide.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Author Unknown Some people use the church as a fire escape\u00a0– no special joy in it, just afraid of going to hell. Some use the church as a spare tire\u00a0– they do not want to use it, but are afraid to be without it. Some use the church like Sunday clothing\u00a0– they wear it only…<\/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":[27],"tags":[511,798],"class_list":["post-88575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-apathy","tag-sincerity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49869,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-scriptural-for-a-church-to-use-committees-to-make-decisions-for-the-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":88575,"position":0},"title":"Is it scriptural for a church to use committees to make decisions for the church?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good day brother, I'm a member of the church of Christ. 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