christians? what is the difference a church or temple?

Question

I say temple to a pentecostal church and a person told me it's not a temple.. it's a church.. I suppose temple mean the bulding and church the people no?

Answer 1

church



a building used for public Christian worship.



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temple



The word temple has traditionally been rarely used in the Western Christian tradition. The principal words typically used to distinguish houses of worship in Western Christian architecture are: basilica, cathedral and church.



The word temple however is used very frequently in the tradition of Eastern Christianity and in particular, the Eastern Orthodox Church, where the principal words used for houses of worship are: temple and church. The use of the word temple comes from the need to distinguish a building of the church vs. the church seen as the Body of Christ. In the Russian language (similar to other Slavic languages) while the general-purpose word for "church" is tserkov, the term khram (Храм), "temple", is used to refer to the church building as a Temple of God (Khram Bozhy). The words "church" and "temple", in this case are interchangeable; however, the term "church" (Ancient Greek: ἐκκλησία) is far more common. The term "temple" (Ancient Greek: ναός) is also commonly applied to larger churches. Some famous churches which are referred to as temples include Hagia Sophia, Saint Basil's Cathedral, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, or the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia. See also: Orthodox church (building) and catholicon.



Beginning in the late eighteenth century, following the Enlightenment, some Protestant denominations in France and elsewhere began to use the word "temple" to distinguish these spaces from Catholic "churches". Evangelical and other Protestant churches will make use of a wide variety of terms to designate their worship spaces, such as Tabernacle, Temple, etc. Additionally some Breakaway Catholic Churches such as the Mariavite Church in Poland have chosen to also designate their central church building as a temple, as in the case of the Temple of Mercy and Charity in Płock.



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Answer 2

In Christianity, Christians are the temple of God; we do not have a physical temple, and calling a building a "church" is not Scriptural. The New Testament refers to Christians as both God's church and His temple.







Apostolic Believer in One God, JESUS

Answer 3

A church is a building filled with people . A temple is ones body.

Answer 4

Church (plural churches)

A house of worship; a building where religious services take place. A religious organization, local or general





Chapel (plural chapels)

A place of worship, smaller than, or subordinate to a church.

A place of worship in a civil institution such as an airport, prison etc. A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services.



Cathedral (plural cathedrals)

The principal church of a bishop's diocese which contains an episcopal throne.



Basilica

A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

Answer 5

computernut right on point



Church is when people of GOD gather together for edification purposes

Tempel is an individual based Fellowship as this is the dwelling place of God in an individual



Remember that in the Old Testament not everyone was allowed to enter the Temple but everyone was allowed to enter the Church....All this changed with time, especially when we experienced the real revelation of Jesus Christ, Our Lord & Salvation, Our Redeemer & Source of Life...Hallelujah.



The Holy Spirit is now dwelling in us not amongst us BUT in US (The Temple of God)



When you accept JESUS CHRIST as The Lord & Savior then you can become the Temple of GOD and when you meet with other brother & sisters who also accepted JESUS CHRIST as their Lord & Savior then you become a (CHURCH).....I call it a MOBILE CHURCH that is able to go into Families and Bless them, be it Restoration, Breakthrough, Deliverance, Healing and so forth.

Answer 6

Temple is a consecrated house of God where specific ordinances are performed. That is how it was in the Bible and how it should still be today.



A church is a meetinghouse to come together in worship.

Answer 7

I would side with you; there's not enough difference in calling a temple a church, or vice-versa to even make it an issue .You could look it up in a concordance.

Answer 8

No, they just want an unique name for a place of worship.

Answer 9

not much different, both have idols and images, candles and incense burning, dark, moist and scary places.

Answer 10

I believe in one god the creator of all :ALLAH



116] And behold! Allah will say: "O 'Isa the son of Maryam! didst thou say unto men, 'Worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, though I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.



[117] "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when thou didst take me up thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.



sourate al maeda of the QURAN



17] In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Al-Masih the son of Maryam. Say: "Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His Will were to destroy Al-Masih the son of Maryam, his mother, and all, everyone that is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things."



[18] (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of Allah, and His beloved." Say: "Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men, of the men He hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between: and unto Him is the final goal (of all)."



72] They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Al-Masih the son of Maryam." But said Al-Masih: "O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah, Allah will forbid him the Garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.



[73] They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One God. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them.



74] Why turn they not to Allah and seek His Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.



[75] Al-Masih, the son of Maryam, was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth!



[76] Say: "Will ye worship, besides Allah, something which hath no power either to harm or benefit you? But Allah, He it is that heareth and knoweth all things."



[77] Say: "O People of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by, who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even Way.

Answer 11

u should learn how to type proper english, then ask questions