brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.” I Kings. 6:7

The problem with some of the church today is that non-believers are invited to be members, and worse than that, even ministers. Just as the stone for the temple was chiseled and shaped before it was brought to be a part of the temple, so must people have a genuine conversion and made a brand new creature before they can ever be a part that fits in the church.