Watson,
Your strawman version of what a church is, does a nice job of supporting the idea that churches fail but somehow sorting it all out in your own head is better than bouncing ideas off of other believers.
The reality is that church is much like any gathering of people, with those that go through the motions and others that really dig into the meat of the message.
My pastor did much more than just preach simple messages like the ones in your strawman. He dug into real issues that applied to things going on in the news and real issues relating to the human condition. When the church became bigger they made sure that people met in bible studies and other social groups to discuss the message. So as far as your NTS argument fr0d0, we WERE true Christians. I find it funny how you flippantly claim that my church was not a "real" church without a shred of evidence. I guess that was the holy spirit moving you?
Rhizo
Your strawman version of what a church is, does a nice job of supporting the idea that churches fail but somehow sorting it all out in your own head is better than bouncing ideas off of other believers.
The reality is that church is much like any gathering of people, with those that go through the motions and others that really dig into the meat of the message.
My pastor did much more than just preach simple messages like the ones in your strawman. He dug into real issues that applied to things going on in the news and real issues relating to the human condition. When the church became bigger they made sure that people met in bible studies and other social groups to discuss the message. So as far as your NTS argument fr0d0, we WERE true Christians. I find it funny how you flippantly claim that my church was not a "real" church without a shred of evidence. I guess that was the holy spirit moving you?
Rhizo
