And the truth is...that is exactly what most people do. I've seen Churches that have maybe half a dozen people who actually run the church and the rest of the people sneak in and out after they say hello to a few friends.
Look, I know there are some really great Protestant Churches out there that are really alive with the Spirit and have lots of active members but to say that all of them are that strict is simply not true.
Going on visitation involves maybe two or three groups who mostly make phone calls once a week to make sure people are well who didn't attend. You make it sound like they are the gestapo or something. LOL
“Going on visitation involves maybe two or three groups who mostly make phone calls once a week to make sure people are well who didn’t attend. You make it sound like they are the gestapo or something. LOL”
I guess my frame of reference is my own church/denomination. We don’t have phone calls from groups. We have elders who visit in person.
There are limits to how much discipline can be effective. Anyone can be sneaky. The elders are not storm troopers. No one goes through your stuff or checks your email. I am afraid I am giving the wrong impression.