Recently, I was introduced to a show on the Animal Planet channel called Tree-house Masters. I especially like the host's humor, but, hey, that's just me. One thing is for sure, the show is quite creative and I wouldn't mind living in one (if I could afford it). These things made me think of the assembly of God's people and what we do (or don't do) in building them up.
1 Corinthians, Chapter 3
1 Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready, 3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly? 5 Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him? 6 I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
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2 Corinthians, Chapter 13
10 For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.
By the looks of things, the picture is of a restaurant, but since I don't speak an oriental language, maybe it says: Christians meet here!!! One can only hope. If by some chance this really is a church building, I am quite sure that they are doing everything they can to encourage each other grow in both spirituality and knowledge and service. Sounds like building up, doesn't it. Along with this, it probably does not mean build your church in a tree!!!