[metmom]

Not there, so de facto if you aren't in the Church, you are not a follower

As usual, backwards Catholic thinking.

It's not *if you aren't in the Church, you are not a follower*

It's *if you aren't a follower, you aren't part of the church*.

Nobody becomes a follower of Christ by joining a church.

People become the church by following Christ.

[SampleMan]

Yep, the Church.