God’s Moving Temple
From Physical Buildings to the Restoration of Presence Through the experience of COVID-19, the greatest change in my perspective has been a deep conviction regarding "the Church beyond the building" and "the Church beyond the region." While I had always known intellectually that the Church is not a structure but a gathering of people who host God’s presence, it was only in the paradoxical situation of being unable to meet that I truly faced the reality of the Church outside its walls. Today, empowered by technology, the Temple has expanded into a space where people worldwide can worship and pray together, transcending all geographical limits. 1. The Expansion of the Temple Concept through the Exile The people of Israel also experienced a major shift in their understanding of the Temple through the hardships of exile. They realized that God was not confined to the physical space of the Jerusalem Temple. "The glory of this present house will be greater than ...