[who knows what evil?]

There have been a number of EXCELLENT posts to this thread; many of which explain the reason for the explosive growth in 'home churches' lately...some Christians are just sick and tired of the watered-down message spewing from the pulpits. I gave up on attending church a few years ago; the pastor was more interested in the on-field performance of the Tennessee Vols than he was in preaching the Word, and uplifting Jesus Christ. Gather together with a few fellow believers, and study the Word of G-d. "Where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am also". (paraphrase) I really don't see the difference between the apostate churches and public schools...neither one has any particular interest in the truth.

[sweetliberty]

"I really don't see the difference between the apostate churches and public schools...neither one has any particular interest in the truth."

Good point. This may come as a surprise (or maybe not), but it was in seminary that I was first exposed to institutionalized liberalism and its doctrine of perversity diversity. In a large group meeting once when a couple of us challenged them on the lack of spirituality we were told, "if you want spirituality, go someplace else."

[MissAmericanPie]

I think Proverbs, I think it's 7, relates that the end time church/churches, will be apostate. I make it a point to avoid them. Some of them make God out to be a vending machine, drop in your coin, make your selection, pull the lever and out comes your answered prayer. If the machine is stuck, then the fault is yours. You don't have enough faith, or you have unconfessed sin in your life, etc. Silly childish beliefs.