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Going to church doesn’t make you religious and not going to church doesn’t mean you’re not religious.


10 posted on 08/28/2016 2:52:44 PM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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Addendum: I pray religiously from the comfort of my home.


14 posted on 08/28/2016 2:55:05 PM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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No, but the bible does talk about believers getting together to worship. Itis a good way to get strengthened for the rest of what faces you in fhe world out there. Kinda like how some people feel about certain social media places.


29 posted on 08/28/2016 3:09:40 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Personally, I pray I never become religious! The Pharisees were ‘religious’, Jesus was ‘relational’. We have a God in Three Persons, in relationship, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.

In His ‘Great Commission’ (Matthew 28:16-20), Jesus instructed us to ‘make disciples’. By definition, making disciples requires us to interact with such disciples, not be ‘lone ranger’ Christians. Romans 12 details living in relationship with our fellow Believers and Acts 2 provides examples of living as a part of the body of Believers. These early Christians merely followed Jesus’ example. He spent over 3 years as part of a ‘family’ of the 12 discles plus Him.

While it is commendable that you spend so much time in prayer, Jesus spoke not of keeping our lights hidden under a barrel.


171 posted on 08/28/2016 8:22:59 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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