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Why did the first Christians not build a church in the first days?
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∙ 17y ago
That's because they had temples already in those days, so they didn't need to build churches. *Because God does not dwells on temples (churches, mosque, etc.) made by hands. :Acts 7:48 "The Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands." *In the early days of Christianity, for example during the time described in the book of Acts, Christians were in hiding. Notice how often Peter, Paul, and the other apostles would be arrested. In fact, all of the apostles, including Paul but excluding John, were killed for their preaching; John was exiled to a penal colony on the isle of Patmos, from where he transcribed the Revelation. These were the days of Christians being thrown to the lions in Roman colisseums for sport and punishment. Building a church would've been akin to painting a target on all who entered. :Even today the persecuted Church in a variety of countries has needed to go underground simply to survive.
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∙ 7y agoDuring the first century, congregations were usually too small to justify purpose-built churches, and Christians met in 'home churches'. Archaeologists believe they have found the world's oldest church, dating from the middle of he first century, so it does seem that churches were built as soon as Christian groups became large enough to support purpose-built churches. By the second and third centuries, quite substantial churches were to be found in Rome and elsewhere.
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