💯% correct. Sorry, I didn’t mean to suggest that we don’t need to gather together in Christ, or avoid churches altogether. Jesus said that the two greatest commandments are to love God and love our neighbors. How can we love our neighbors if we aren’t fellowshipping with them and ministering to their needs? Plus: “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
The truth is that all centralized organizations eventually become corrupt, no matter how pure or noble their intentions were at the onset. But a decentralized network of Followers of the Way — guiding and strengthening each other,and each with an abiding personal relationship with Jesus that’s rooted deeply in their souls — cannot be corrupted.
Gathering in churches is helpful for us in our efforts to live and bless each other, but only Jesus Christ is necessary for salvation.
Thanks for your comment! đź’ś
Jason Hodlers
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2024-05-26 04:10:35
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