Nails & Ear Plugs

Was reading an interesting Passage in the NT this week. The Transfiguration of Jesus in Luke 9:28-36
As I read along, we see Jesus praying, the three men sleeping, and Jesus begins to glow in bright white light. Then two ancient men appear with Jesus, Moses & Elijah, and they begin a conversation. 

Peter and the others wake up to this scene. As the Men were leaving Peter shouts out, "Master, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three Shelters (other trans- Alters or Tabernacles) as memorials."

Is that not the OT way? Set up a memorial, set up and alter, set up a tabernacle dwelling. Peter has a long history of such things in his Jewish history.Or modern church goes right back into the OT for our church building vocabulary. It is there we find, sanctuaries, alters, clergy,   and of course the Tithes to support all of this. None of which we see in the New Testament. In the NT we see the people of God as the building, and the Alter as our hearts and mind, and priestly duty open to all, as we minister by loving God and loving our Neighbor.

Build a Tabernacle is what the Greeks says Peter said.
However, God breaks in. God speaks, saying, "This is my son, my chosen one. Listen to him."

Building alters, and tabernacles is not the main thing. Listening to Him is the thing. Could it be that God is starting to have Peter and the boys realize the temple days are over, the sanctuaries and dwellings are no longer needed to be built by human hands. The simple, but amazing truth is that the church stands where there are people who "Listen to Him".  There the kingdom has been born.

Build church buildings if you like. I'm not into Right and wrong language on this stuff. It can all be good. My energy will be precisely directed to serve and influence people who "Listen to Him".
The Statistics, if they are correct, show me that my church, the ones I've lead and been apart of, unfortunately, at times, are not doing much of that.