Comments on: Is There More To Christianity Than Going To Church?

By: Larry Jenkins

Larry Jenkins — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:17:02 +0000

To see what we are missing, you need to study the New Testament Church. If you’re honest, you’ll find today’s Church to have very little resemblance to the Church we see in the scriptures. We have institutionalized, Americanized, democratized, neutralized and overall changed the entire purpose and function. Even the word for the body of Christ was changed from ecclesia,
meaning an assembly or a group of people called out for a peurpose, to kurios, which means Lord, and led to k-ir-k, and to ch-ur-ch. Th early church was a true community, an organism. They functioned according to their measure of faith, the spiritual gifting God imparted to each one. There were no programs, buildings, trained clergy, seminaries, Sunday schools, youth groups, worship bands, or even the New Testament itself. There is a reason that you will never find the term or concept of, ” going to church,” because they understood they were the church. The church now is a place that you go to on Sunday where you sit in rows facing forward looking at a raised platform with a pulpit where a professional cleric does all the ministry while you observe. It functions exactly like going to a movie or a concert. There is minimal, if any, participation, in the way of ministry one to another. I believe if the church had not strayed so far from her origins, no one would be asking, ” isn’t there more to Christianity? “

By: Zaida Santas

Zaida Santas — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:03:54 +0000

I like your comments on how to know Christ. The tips you gave were very mich deep and i have come to understand that i must do more with Jesus than just once s week church meeting. I want to know my savior on a deep and personal level and you hsve given me the tips to doing it. Today i started to get into the word and meditate on what Jesus id saying to me. With Jesus help i plan on spending time with him everyday to gettong to know Jesus.
I eant to know more about his love for us. I like what you said anout seeking him firdt and putting him first on our lives. I like what you said about one way to keep the devil away is to keep my mind on Jesus. When we get oir thoughtd on him. The evil onr can not use fear yo push us aeay from God. Meditate on the word of God.

By: Janene Eldred

Janene Eldred — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 01:24:24 +0000

You are right on point, Daniel! The more time we spend with our Lord, the better our overall outlook, and life will be. God wants to be an intimate part of our life, but so many people “save” time for Jesus for Sunday only. They are truly missing out. God bless you!