Recently, I see a lot of Christian Youtubers commenting on this subject. Is this (not going to church thing) a new movement? [And please excuse me for my ignorance].
Hi.. There are mostly the same realizations going on throughout Christiandom.
Its falling into two groups.. Those who follow
A mam made system and those who realized God didnt make a man made ststem and " church" has never been about a place or building one Goes to.
The word church in English is a translation of the word EKKLESIA ..
It literally means " the called out ones'
Those called Out of the world who gather to Jesus.
Where or when or how many is irrelevant.
The system of what is called church is a man made heirachy which (even though it denies it) demands one be in submittance to its hierachy .
Some saying if you dont join it you xant be saved. Buts that has no scriptural basis.
It is a complicated topic .
But one aspect that musy be clarified...
The church are those people called out of the world who gather to JESUS...
It is those people who have obeyed that call.
To be a part of it one must believe repent of sin . bury thier old life in Christ acording to scripture and recoeve the holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit then leads people into all truth.
He never leads people into idolatry
Or covetousness but always to Jesus .the one who IS truth..
He said the gentiles(heathen, those who have not repented but remain in sin ) exercise Authority over one another and Lord it over one another... But with you it is NOT so....
So we see that those who seek to RULE over the called out ones.. Are NOT of the called out ones...
Now , many who would say.." But my church is not like that " immediatly contradict themselves..because a congragation is not a church... It is a gathering of the ekklesia .a gathering of the called out ones.
It has no set day no set form no individual leader but Jesus the head .Who governs it by the Holy Spirit.
It is a living entity in which God by his Holy Spirit dwells. A temple Not made by mens hands.
It is so very far removed from the man made system that not only can they not see it.in times past they murdered those of it .
And persecute it still today.
It is not a place it is not a building ,it is not rum by men or ruled over by men , it is not subject to men and never will be..
It is the body of Christ and answers only to its head.
Its not a denomination its in no one definable place .
It is not Of this world.it is In this world but it is not of this world .
It is Spiritual.. For God is Spirit and those who worship him must do so in Spirit and in truth.
Not in organisations made by men or buildings to capture them in.