(May 18, 2020 at 8:29 am)Fierce Wrote: If god is real, he can be experienced anywhere at anytime. There does not need to be a special place for a theist to be able to experience god. In fact, church is merely a place of socialization, and nothing more.
God is real. You're right he can be experienced anywhere at any time, again you're right Christians need no special place to experience Him. You're completely wrong with your last sentence, first it's not a fact it's only a place of socialization, though we socialize while attending services, second it's much more it is a place where those who want to know and learn about God can and do, we also eat lunches sometimes but never before thanking God for the food He blessed us with. Yes we communicate with Him also. Your idea of services not being essential falls on it's face, and besides those few things, the saved people are the church so to have church we must gather together.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.