Shuller’s Crystal Cathedral gets lots of cryticism
from Evangelicals who . . . in my view . . . tend
tend
toward
the spiritually haughty, self-righteous, puffed up, consider themselves super pious etc.
Then righteousness becomes worshipping in a barn.
I’m all for putting funds to helping the poor and community.
NEVERTHELESS, IF
IF
A CONGREGATION’S MEMBERS
FEEL IN THEIR HEARTS
That
THEY want to glorify God in stone, glass, wood, concrete . . .
By all means, let them do it.
All the more soaring and well lit, all the better.
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On the other hand, IF
it is keeping up with the Jones’ and their big edifice down the road . . . then that’s another issue and not to be encouraged, imho.
As usual, I think it’s an attitude of the heart.
But, if one is led to build a Cathedral, then I think the choice of architect is crucial and he needs to be a man of God, too, imho, or not even be in the leadership at all on the project, much less the lead architect.
my 2 cents.
I would agree that the Architect should be a Christian. Gothic Cathedrals were considered “Prayers in Stone” in their days.
I’m reminded of pictures in recent issues of “The Voice of the Martyrs,” showing the Christians in Africa and Asia worshipping in the ruins of their church buildings - which were just cinder-block boxes, anyway.
I realize it’s not a simple either/or ... beautiful buildings or beautiful souls ... but I do think it’s obvious which is more important.