I even see the gathering of fellowship today as an unbiblical practice (although God can still use popular church organizations for His ultimate good purposes and plans); But nowhere does the Bible teach that we have to build a big building and have one man preach to us (with him having authority over us). Nowhere does the Bible teach that we can invite unbelievers to hang out with us to worship until they are ready to accept Christ via an altar call. For what fellowship does light have with darkness? Anyways, check out these threads at CF here to learn more (with Scripture):
God's Order in the Church vs Man's Order
The Pastor King (New)
But if you desperately need to have fellowship with others, the only Trinitarian Sola Scriptura church I found that believes in: "Grace + Works of Faith = Salvation" (from what I have seen) is:
Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church: Christ's Sanctified Holy Church-Holiness unto the Lord
Unfortunately I do not live near any of these churches to at least check them out in person. While I prefer house fellowship (Based on Scripture), I am at least curious to see how they operate (Seeing they have the same view of salvation as me as taught plainly in the Bible).
Yet the Bible tells us that the early Christians "gathered together daily for the breaking of bread"; Christ Himself spent time socializing and teaching unbelievers; and it was often His closest followers that denied him.
The Church is not to be introverted; we are to go and teach the whole world.
I read posts like this and truly I question what Bible is being read, as these ideas don't fit with any of the Bibles; protestant or Catholic, that I have read.
An altar call is not scriptural, as this is a personal act; it becomes about self rather than God; works based righteousness and salvation; that says we can cooperate in God's grace. Nothing could be further from the truth. Through original sin and free will which resulted in the fall in Eden, we can only rebel against God. St. Paul in his letter to the Church at Ephesus makes this abundantly clear. We do works because of our faith, not to gain salvation, but because we have salvation!
Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
How do we come to faith if we have no part in it?
Martin Luther explains this very well in his explanation of the Third Article of the Apostles Creed:
The Third Article.
Of Sanctification.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; one holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
What does this mean?
Answer:
I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Ghost has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith; even as He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith; in which Christian Church He forgives daily and richly all sins to me and all believers, and at the last day will raise up me and all the dead, and will give to me and to all believers in Christ everlasting life. This is most certainly true.
To quote the first line of the Athanasian Creed:
"This is the catholic faith; which except a man believe faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved."
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