“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.” 2 Timothy 4:3
The church is not a theater to entertain with sensationalism, to the satisfaction of men. Rather, it is a holy establishment, sanctified for God’s specific use. If you are shopping for clothes, you don’t go to a toy store. If you are looking for car parts, you don’t go to a grocery store, etc. Every establishment has its own designated purpose.
The church is not like a theater, it is like a restaurant, where those who hunger and thirst after righteousness go to be fed.
The church is not like a theater, it is like a bank, where people go to get involved with laying up treasure in heaven.
The church is not like a theater, it is like a work place, where people go to engage themselves with the Lord’s work, and receive their due rewards for their deeds.
The church is not like a theater, it is like a school where people go to be taught the Word of God, for faith and godly wisdom. It is here that self-discipline, respect, and personal application are required with willful absenteeism considered a demerit.
The church is not like a theater, but is like a lighthouse that must be maintained without neglect for the sake of others, regardless of one’s own personal agenda or feelings.
The church is not like a theater, but like an insurance agency where covenant promises are made, based on the faithful participation of all parties involved.
Rather than the church be like a theater where human desires are gratified, it is like a memorial where the glory of God is kept in perpetual remembrance.
Rather than being ‘common ground’ to accommodate and satisfy human preferences, the church is ‘holy ground’, where man humbles himself before God, seeking God’s mercy and grace, with a broken and contrite spirit.
“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15
“…let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.” Hebrews 12:28b
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