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Firstly the church Is never the place or the building etc.
Most home church gatherings know the terminology of ecclesia etc.
The 3rd sticky on this forum is somewhat contradictory of that point.in that the church ..is not a place one goes to. But we all a part of the living breathing bride.
The risks of house to house gatherings are less over all then large system gatherings in that we get to know who we fellowship with.where as in large systemised gatherings the person next to you holding the bread and wine may sleeping with his neighbors wife in unrepentant sin and your breaking bread wish him..(the type of fellowship we are not supposed to have) this is less likely in a house gathering where such sin would be easily exposed And dealt with.
But the risk of house gatherings are 1. Where some one takes on a singular leadership roll and governs things like the large system miniaturized. When that occurs you may as well go back to large gatherings..nothings changed.
And a greater risk is if you become a mini Sunday club that sits around after and discusses what "the church" doesn't do right..but then does not Go And do anything right themselves.
Most home church gatherings know the terminology of ecclesia etc.
The 3rd sticky on this forum is somewhat contradictory of that point.in that the church ..is not a place one goes to. But we all a part of the living breathing bride.
The risks of house to house gatherings are less over all then large system gatherings in that we get to know who we fellowship with.where as in large systemised gatherings the person next to you holding the bread and wine may sleeping with his neighbors wife in unrepentant sin and your breaking bread wish him..(the type of fellowship we are not supposed to have) this is less likely in a house gathering where such sin would be easily exposed And dealt with.
But the risk of house gatherings are 1. Where some one takes on a singular leadership roll and governs things like the large system miniaturized. When that occurs you may as well go back to large gatherings..nothings changed.
And a greater risk is if you become a mini Sunday club that sits around after and discusses what "the church" doesn't do right..but then does not Go And do anything right themselves.