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The followers of Jesus is his Church, following Jesus is to live his gospel.

It is not possible to read the letters to churches in the New Testament, to read of churches founded in Acts and of their loving to gather together, to read the letters to churches in the Revelation, and to come away from all that with the idea that "lone wolf" Christian is what Christ had in mind.

It isn't. The entire New Testament is testimony that such is not the case.

I'll go further: there is no such thing as individual Christianity.

Individuals can be Christians, but Christianity is corporate.

It is not possible to read the letters to churches in the New Testament,

Well yes, but i was not referring to any letters to the Churches, i was referring to the gospel of Jesus where he told us how we should treat our neighbor, our enemy, our brothers.

Read Matthew 25:31-46

Jesus sent his apostles and disciples out to preach the gospel.

What did they set up the Churches for? to preach that gospel.

Do all kids who start to school finish the school and then become school teachers? no.

Do all kids go to school all of their life? no.

They are expected to keep what they learned and make use of it in their daily life.

I find no fault in people going to Church but like i said i do not go to Church for the reasons i stated.

I’ll go further: there is no such thing as individual Christianity.

Ok, what group of Christians would you want me to join?

It is not possible to read the letters to churches in the New Testament, to read of churches founded in Acts and of their loving to gather together, to read the letters to churches in the Revelation, and to come away from all that with the idea that "lone wolf" Christian is what Christ had in mind.

Right on.

Here is the essential divide my Friends, at least here on FR. It is between those whom I will call the “libertarian” Christian - the folks who believe that the ONLY opinion that counts is their own, and the Thomistic view that we, as individuals, are never complete by ourselves, but rather we need others. On the Natural level we need communities and on the Supernatural level we acknowledge the Mystical Body of Christ as a corporate body with decision making and teaching authority handed down to us from the Apostles.

Listen to a much wiser man than I explain:

In the Religion forum, on a thread titled The Ravenous Wolves of FreeRepublic, xzins wrote:

“The followers of Jesus is his Church, following Jesus is to live his gospel.”

It is not possible to read the letters to churches in the New Testament, to read of churches founded in Acts and of their loving to gather together, to read the letters to churches in the Revelation, and to come away from all that with the idea that “lone wolf” Christian is what Christ had in mind.

It isn’t. The entire New Testament is testimony that such is not the case.

I’ll go further: there is no such thing as individual Christianity.

Individuals can be Christians, but Christianity is corporate.