“Jews and Gentiles seem to prefer Synagogues..”
I think you may want to explain this analysis of the Church of hosepipe lol.
Of course most Christians were Jews...but indeed they met together in Church to worship Jesus Christ. When they gathered, whether by 2 or 3 or 30, was it not Church?
Eventually larger communities gathered, Christians together celebrating and worshiping Jesus Christ’s Son, in Church.
excuse me...
“Jesus Christ, Son of God, in Church”
[ When they gathered, whether by 2 or 3 or 30, was it not Church? ]
The “church” is a club.. The flock needs no clubs.. it needs only the Shepard.. The “church”/flock is an individual thing not a corporate thing each sheep follows the Shepard.. As Jesus said, “Wherever two or three congregate”.. The first two is YOU and the Holy Spirit..
In John ch 10 Jesus calls them out of the sheep pen and into the pasture.. (Ps 23)
The modern church are synagogues.. probably because thats the way Paul related to “gathering”.. My opinion (true) but thats the way I see it..