The final assualt on the Bible/God...?

[kross]

You can not walk in obedience to the best of your ability if you reject the commandment to fellowship with a body and to be dedicated to a body.

Then I guess in the end I will be rejected by God and I will burn with the rest of the heathens.

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So now I'll ask you, why is it so important to you that I go to church?

Because you have some things to teach and some things to learn. Because you have an obligation to the body of CHRIST in infuse your gifts into the collective. Because no Christian who has the love of JESUS in them would want you to not be a part of what GOD considers to be best for you.

[Guest man]

just something to think about.

I'm sorry but this issue is over and done with. There's nothing to think about.

[Guest HIS girl]

just something to think about.

I'm sorry but this issue is over and done with. There's nothing to think about.

Hopefully this "season" isn't too lengthy....

The offer is still there to have that coffee with you at my Church!!

[Guest man]

The offer is still there to have that coffee with you at my Church!!

Sounds like a plan.

[Guest HIS girl]

The offer is still there to have that coffee with you at my Church!!

Sounds like a plan.

R E L A X......I'm your sister in Christ...

[Guest HIS girl]

If it's a consolation to anyone, my feelings aren't hurt.

I'm only speaking for myself.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

I know your feelings aren't hurt man, you're as tough as nails.....

And I can take it as well when someone is being contrary with me...LOL.

Are you sure His girl? because I don't think you can.

Rofl!

Get it?

Settle petal.......

[Guest man]

The offer is still there to have that coffee with you at my Church!!

Sounds like a plan.

R E L A X......I'm your sister in Christ...

Now who's being contrary?

[Guest man]

just something to think about.

I'm sorry but this issue is over and done with. There's nothing to think about.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

Exactly.

[Smalcald]

The ironic thing for me is that fellowship to me holds no real interest nor do I see it being that scriptural. I have been in general turned off from congregations not from their teachings but from having to endure so called fellowship. If I want to hang out with someone I can do that without going to some Church. Going to Church is not just about finding friends or hanging out with Christians.

For me the mystery of the present Christ in the Lord's Supper as He said, the mystery of the Present Holy Spirit in Baptism as He said, the hearing of the Gospel as we are told we must do and the feeding of the poor through our tithes, these are the reasons I belong to a congregation. Right now I am in a bit of a spiritual desert. The congregation I have belonged to for over ten years is over 70 miles away, before kids this was doable, but with kids this has become a real problem so we have not gone for a while. I have been praying about what to do next. We have tried local congregations and it is just not working.

So we will see, I am looking for constancy in doctrine and in Truth over time and good Christian education. So we will see where the Lord leads us in this journey.

But man there is a history for anchorites within the Christian Church, even today they exist. However even with these solitary warriors for Christ, they have an association with a congregation and more importantly with a leader. Christ has ordained that we be under the authority of men that He has appointed to be Deacons, Bishops and Elders, the spiritual decedents of the Apostles. We cannot lead ourselves nor should we. We must look deep inside to have the humility that taking direction from another flawed human being requires. But if we cannot take direction from people that we can touch feel and see, it is doubtful that we can or really are taking direction from Christ who we cannot touch feel or see, we are probably creating our own Christ in our own image who always agrees with us, at least that is what I have found when I have tried going it alone spiritually. God ordained that His Word would be carried and promoted by people, by real human beings who He loves. If you do not agree with one single other person on doctrine there is no doubt that you are wrong, unless you have some sort of Messianic complex yourself.

[Guest man]

Christ has ordained that we be under the authority of men that He has appointed to be Deacons, Bishops and Elders,

If that is true, where is the need for God?

"Deacons, Bishops and Elders", who is their authority?

We cannot lead ourselves nor should we.

I don't believe I ever stated that I did.

We must look deep inside to have the humility that taking direction from another flawed human being requires.

Why would anyone want to put their trust in something that is flawed?

But if we cannot take direction from people that we can touch feel and see, it is doubtful that we can or really are taking direction from Christ who we cannot touch feel or see,

So if you can't see it, you don't believe it?

If you do not agree with one single other person on doctrine there is no doubt that you are wrong, unless you have some sort of Messianic complex yourself.

And you know this about me because............

The ironic thing for me is that fellowship to me holds no real interest nor do I see it being that scriptural.

I have been in general turned off from congregations not from their teachings but from having to endure so called fellowship.

Perhaps a little house cleaning of our own should be done before we attempt to clean our neighbors.