Words of Wisdom?

I’m not mentioning any names but a certain executive pastor at a former church I worked at sent me this e-mail. To understand the context, after 8 years and an average attendance of 3,000, the moved into their new building a month ago.

After the typical moving pains he sent me these verses from the Bible.

1 Corinthians 7

1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a CHURCH PLANTER not to
BUILD.

8Now to the CHURCH PLANTS WHO RENT I say: It is good for them to NOT BUILD,
as I am. 9But if they cannot control themselves, they should BUILD, for it
is better to BUILD than to burn with JEALOUSY.

25Now about RENTERS: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment
as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 26Because of the present
crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are. 27 Are you
RENTING? Do not look TO BUILD. 28But if you do BUILD, you have not sinned;
and if a CHURCH PLANTER BUILDS, he has not sinned. But those who BUILD will
face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

29What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who
have BUILDINGS should live as if they had none; 30those who mourn, as if
they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy
something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31those who use the things of
the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form
is passing away.

32I would like you to be free from concern. A RENTER is concerned about the
Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. 33But a BUILDING OWNER is
concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his BUILDING—
34and his interests are divided. A RENTER is concerned about the Lord’s
affairs: His aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a
BUILDING OWNER is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can
please his CONGREGATION. 35I am saying this for your own good, not to
restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to
the Lord.