Is Worthy a Church?

[Fez]

I do NOT want to start a boxing match here, and I know what Worthy has done, and is doing for me (and thank you Jesus that I found this place). And I attend church, and host a home group, but I am interested to know what other people feel. Please hear my heart on this, I don't really care one way or the other, I just know that it is good, it is well run and maintained and protected by boundaries that are entirely scriptural, and that I have learned a lot, especially about myself here.

Is Worthy a church?

[Matthitjah]

No!

[~candice~]

Nope, not a church. And I've spent time praying for an answer to this question myself.

[MorningGlory]

No. I'd say Worthy is a Fellowship.

[Believer1997]

I think for many it is certainly a source for Scriptural information, prayer and fellowship. There are many here who are not able to go to a church building and I think they do consider the fellowship and love found here a type of congregation... I do enjoy my personal fellowship and worship at church, but I also understand how some Christians do not feel comfortable in a church. As long as we keep our eyes on Christ and focus on His Word - we are in worship... Blessings.

[IslandRose]

Nope!

[Guest lovinghim4ever]

Church - Nope!

Fellowship - Yep!

[Laura]

No!

[other one]

church noun

1.a building for public Christian worship.

2.public worship of God or a religious service in such a building: to attend church regularly.

3.(sometimes initial capital letter) the whole body of Christian believers; Christendom.

4.(sometimes initial capital letter) any division of this body professing the same creed and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a Christian denomination: the Methodist Church.

5.that part of the whole Christian body, or of a particular denomination, belonging to the same city, country, nation, etc.

6.a body of Christians worshipping in a particular building or constituting one congregation: She is a member of this church.

7.ecclesiastical organization, power, and affairs, as distinguished from the state: separation of church and state; The missionary went wherever the church sent him.

8.the clergy and religious officials of a Christian denomination.

9.the Christian faith: a return of intellectuals to the church.

10.(initial capital letter) the Christian Church before the Reformation.

11.(initial capital letter) the Roman Catholic Church.

12.the clerical profession or calling: After much study and contemplation, he was prepared to enter the church.

13.a place of public worship of a non-Christian religion.14.any non-Christian religious society, organization, or congregation: the Jewish church.

If you look at the definition, Worthy is pretty close to a cyber-church.

We don't meet in a building, but we do meet at a URL.... People come here to learn and make cyber friends. Most of us consider others as our brothers and sisters in Christ and I would imagine most of us consider ourselves members of Worthy.

Fellowship definately...... church..... almost.

[south]

nope...

south