A paraphrase of Acts 39-51

"We crave worldly ways - give us celebrities to follow! We build church buildings that we call the house of the Lord, and put on weekly concerts in them for ourselves, congratulating each other on the wonderful religious programs we have put together.

God isn't pleased, but he lets us do it our way, embracing every new marketing or business strategy that comes down the pike - and live with the consequences, churches that are devoid of the power of the Holy Spirit.

And all this time we've had direct access to God - we are his temple - and his Holy Spirit dwells in and among us. Jesus built this temple when he died for our sins on the cross. And he continues to build His Church which is simply those who follow him together on His mission to save the world.

Yet we continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on our hearts, flaps on our ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit. We have been given God's kingdom here on earth - gift-wrapped! - and we are squandering it!" 

 That's a scathing indictment! I think it makes a lot of sense, though. It's not easy to hear or reflect on, but that translation gives a lot of food for thought! Thanks for sharing.