Advice for a friend

[SayaOtonashi]

My friend does no go to church however church is just a gathering of believers, so so gather in schools. She is in college. She does pray and read the bible. Is she in the wrong?

 

[PaladinValer]

My friend does no go to church however church is just a gathering of believers, so so gather in schools. She is in college. She does pray and read the bible. Is she in the wrong?

Christianity has always been a religion of community over individuals. The Mystical Body of Christ is not a loose confederacy of individuals but a strong, tight knit community that individuals are a part of.

Going to church is a vital part of Christian worship, life, and theology.

 

[dayhiker]

I don't see the NT saying its a sin to not go to a particular type of gathering that we call a church. I do hope she is meeting with believers from time to time.

 

[Harry3142]

SayaOtonashi-

Depending on your friend's location, she is probably using caution concerning affiliating with a specific denomination. In this day and age that is a wise decision. She needs to find a church where she can be heard as well as listen, and her beliefs can be respected instead of being manipulated, or even ridiculed.

 

[RenewMyMind]

Dayhiker is right. The Bible does not say that we need to attend a particular type of gathering. As long as we have a tight-knit community of Christian friends I believe that is what is important. My family has not gone to church as usual because we are fed in many other ways, and perhaps better ways than listening to a mediocre sermon once a week. We also have many Christian friends and are part of a homeschool group which consists of Christians. The only downside I've noticed of not attending a typical church is when trying to get a job for a Christian organization...they always want to know that you're going to church full-time. In reality you could be going to church full-time but be very far from God. I'd say if your friend has Christian friends who she meets with regularly to discuss God, and if she has at least a couple of people who can be sort of a Christian mentor to her then she is doing fine. And as Harry said, perhaps she is using caution and good judgement by choosing not to affiliate with a certain denomination so quickly.

 

[SayaOtonashi]

Me and her talk about God and the bible all the time. I can't always go to church because of college but I know I have a college Christan community in my college. I study by myself. She prays with her family and reads the bible

 

[juvenissun]

My friend does no go to church however church is just a gathering of believers, so so gather in schools. She is in college. She does pray and read the bible. Is she in the wrong?

A person learns by going to school. A Christian also learns by going to the church.

 

[SayaOtonashi]

However the define of church is a gathering of believers.

 

[juvenissun]

However the define of church is a gathering of believers.

So?