[A2J]

OK then, let's disband all the churches, shutdown the salvation army, cease funding for overseas missions from those same said churches, and close all the religious hospitals. After all, none of that stuff is reflected in the bible.

He's not saying that it's a sin to meet in buildings but to say that an organization or building is a "church" according to the New Testament is wrong.

Where does it say that we're to organize and obtain 501(c)3 status in order to be considered a "church?" That is the creation of man.

It doesn't mke them evil but neither does it make them scriptural.

[JamesP81]

Where does it say that we're to organize and obtain 501(c)3 status in order to be considered a "church?" That is the creation of man

It doesn't. As I've said in another post in this thread, the church is defined as God and His people. Nothing more, nothing less.

This thing about the megachurches closing sends the wrong message to a world that is moving towards a secular Christmas as fast as it can. No one is making anyone go to services on Sunday. If you plan to be with your family, I don't think there is anything wrong with that in principle. I guess since most of the people I've met who say 'I don't need a church building to be close to God' are the same ones coming out of the stip bar on Saturday night has led me to associate 'Don't Need Church to Worship' with 'I want to live the way I want but look good doing it'.

I can't tell you that any sin has been comitted by canceling Sunday services because I don't know. But I don't think it was smart, and while we are not of the world, we are in the world and it is watching. When, in the church, we do things like this it makes people think 'well, the Christians really aren't any different than we are'. When the world starts saying that stuff, we should sit up and take note, because something is probably wrong.