Why We Love the Church

ad, and then give me a coffee to discuss. I have yet to find someone who isn't reminded that though she has faults, she is God's... and we should never give up on the local church. The first two chapters are really slow and hard to not yawn through, but by 3/4 you'll be rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, feeling your heart warm again, and you might even feel the 'system mentality' towards the church dissolving away. The problem you'll have is what to do with all the friends you have made who have already given up on the local church, joined surf clubs, and seem to be having the time of their lives loving Jesus outside the local church... but you're not alone.\r\nEnjoy the read - it's brutally honest and upright.\r\nTheology 3 out of 5 (at times some loose ends are left loose for the sake of keeping the brutal honesty of 'feelings')\r\nHonesty 5 out of 5\r\nAbility to Respond 4 out of 5 (you have to do something with what you read) Read LessRead less about While so many 'journeying' books are

tackling the two meanings, their arguments are flawed. \r\nTo help you understand my concern, let us assume that some Christians (members of the Body of Christ i.e. the Church with a capital "C") are imprisoned and kept in solitary confinement for their faith. An extreme "hypothetical", but it does happen. These authors argue that those who don't attend "... the formal gathering of God's people for worship" are not meeting together as they believe we must. Their summary? "... you can't stop going to church and still be the church." Their logic, taken to extreme, suggests that imprisoned Christians are no longer members of the body of Christ.\r\nIf you want to read a book defending institutionalised, organised religion (their words - see the front cover), then you may enjoy the book. Read LessRead less about For a book on "church", the authors