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Originally Posted by JorgeP
... I do not see yet that you have been able to put together the puzzle of the church life and is missing some basic and essential that are the meetings in the houses. I see many visiting congregations going from here to there, but they do not have their houses open to the Lord, and let me tell you that if a Christian has a house or an apartment of his own or rented and does not have it open to the Lord for meetings in the houses, so that believers can meet physically, that belevier is wrong and they are losing the blessing of the Lord in this matter. It is impossible to have a church life virtually, brothers we cannot have a church life online, whatsapp, zoom, video calls, internet forums, Web page. We need to overcome this technocratic era and return to house meetings. It is the experience that I had and that I want to recover today. So I encourage you to go ahead and be a blessing this little message
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JorgeP,
Regarding the "puzzle of the church life", I think that in the Bible, there is no puzzle, no "church life". Just God's life in us. We are only told to "meet"...not "how to meet". I believe we are free to meet and not be limited by man's poor reach of mind. When we gather in His name, He will be in our presence. Lee dictated his personal opinion on how things should be in many facets of following the Lord...and how did that work out?
If you choose to meet in homes, that is your liberty. My freedom is to meet otherwise...however the Lord leads me...personally. It's not our place to dictate to others what the Bible does not.
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
I have said on this forum many times, that I believe it's more important to "know the Lord" and follow him and obey him, than to find what some believe to be the "right church". By knowing the Lord, following His lead, and obeying his commands, believers will come together, in some manner, and fellowship in the word and in the spirit. Often those who post are concerned with "finding another church". When we know Him and obey Him, the church will find us.
Whether we meet in homes, large assembly halls, Zoom, telephone or whatever, it's not for us to tell others what's "right" or "wrong" for them. When the Lord is leading, we follow him the best we can.
I once had "telephone church" on a Sunday morning, in my car, in the parking lot, before a baseball game. It was very sweet and the Lord met me and the person on the other end of the call. Our desire was to fellowship, not to "get church right".
We do the best we can. As long as our desire is to know the Lord and his ways, he will lead us and grow in us. We give others the freedom that God has given to all of us and trust Him.
Nell