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church in Jurong West vicinity 
City Harvest (Liz R.)
Sorry, City Harvest is not Traditional Church, Lolz...eom (Emmanuel)
The true City (Ivan)
Impressive (RTC)
What great feats of men to turn the wasteland into a holy masterpiece sanctuary of God! (Ivan)
Reasons??? (RTC)
I believe every building of a new church is a testimony of the members' faith in a great God (Ivan)
I can see that, but can you see this? (RTC)
In times like these (Ivan)
Living in the Old? (RTC)
The Old and the New (Ivan)
reply (RTC)
I am... (Ivan)
What about my questions? (RTC)
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I try to diagnose the problems and my findings are as follows:
Diagnosis: You are dead against church buildings as places of worship. You insist on following to the letter in matters of church appointments and home churches. Problems: I must say that you got yourself stuck to the times before 4th century AD. And I tried to help you to see the progression that was taking place in church history and development; they moved from home churches to church buildings though the Apostles taught from house to house during the times before the 4th century AD which was recorded. As mentioned, they did occasionally met in large meetings, I postulated that they might have assembled in church buildings at a corporate level; they also met in homes in small groups from the 4th century AD. There are many churches not having deacons, elders but only Senior Pastor, Asst Pastors. Do we recognise them as churches? Must we follow to the letter in this regard, else they cannot be certified as churches? Like I said before, the church building is only a building and to call it CHC or whatever, there must be Christians in it to receive training and be equipped to be harvesters and to assemble together corporately to worship God and to celebrate the goodness and the greatness of God Almighty. So, do you still refuse to be down to earth and face reality when you see the sprouting of church buildings all over the world and the establishment of "koinonia" groups in homes? Prescription: Let's arise and build to lift up the name of Jesus corporately in high tech buildings and in home cells. TO THE GLORY OF GOD!
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Place of worship???? by RTC, 2001, Dec 30
I think... by Ivan, 2001, Dec 30
It is heartening.... by Ivan, 2001, Dec 31
Best of both worlds?? by RTC, 2001, Dec 31
RTC: Return To Christ by Ivan, 2002, Jan 01
Already have by RTC, 2002, Jan 02
On "house of God" by Ivan, 2002, Jan 03
No house of God by RTC, 2002, Jan 03
Of course happier up there by RTC, 2001, Dec 31
RTC by John Doe 666, 2001, Dec 31
Church in my home by RTC, 2002, Jan 02
May I.... by John Doe 666, 2002, Jan 02
Here's some info by RTC, 2002, Jan 02
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