WHY WE BUILD HOUSES OF WORSHIP?
GOD COMMANDED HIS people to
build a temple in His name. This is what God said to His people in Haggai 1:8:
“Go
up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take
pleasure in it and be glorified," says the LORD.” (Haggai 1:8 NKJV)
The temple is called the "House of
God":
“How
he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some
to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” (Luke
6:4 NKJV)
It is also called “House of
Worship” because it is here where God’s people worship Him:
“But
as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your
holy temple.” (Psalms 5:7 NKJV)
Thus, God is glorified and honored when we obey His commandment of building houses of worship:
“Go
up into the mountains and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may
take pleasure in it and be honored,’ says the LORD.” (Haggai 1:8 NIV)
It is also called the “House of
Prayer” because here the servants of God pray to Him:
“And
He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of
prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.'” (Matthew 21:13 NKJV)
God promised to hear the prayers made
in this place:
“Now
my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this
place. I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there
forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.” (II Chronicles 7:15-16 NIV)
Thus, knowing the importance of
building the House of God, the Church Of Christ is fully committed in carrying
out this commandment. At present, the Church has built thousands of houses of
worship all over the world. The most prominent of which is the Central Temple
along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City in the Philippines which was dedicated
to God on July 27, 1984.
The continuing increase of Church
membership all over the world creates the need for more houses of worship.
Indeed, the houses of worship built by the Iglesia Ni Cristo serve not only as
significant landmarks indicating the presence of true Christians in every
community but, most of all, serve as a clear manifestation of the Lord’s
presence.
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