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๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: ๐€ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž

๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ : ๐€ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ( ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘Š . ๐‘‡๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ’ ๐‘  ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘‡๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ) ๐‘จ๐’ƒ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’• While the Protestant Reformation dismantled medieval understandings of sacred space and emphasized the Word-centered life of the church, many Reformed churches today ironically echo the very architectural grandeur they once rejected. This article critiques the trend toward extravagant church buildings among Reformed congregations through the lens of Harold W. Turner’s From Temple to Meeting House . It contrasts the early church's simple and flexible worship environments with the increasing sacralization of church buildings today. Grounded in a biblical theology of sacred space, this article urges a return to a functional, participa...