Is it possible to live a faithful Christian life without being a
faithful part of a local church? I’ve heard many people make the
argument that it is indeed possible—especially if there are no good
churches around. I disagree.
At the bare minimum, there are forty different commands in the New
Testament to live life in some sense with other believers. While
certainly it is possible to do some of these with Christians in general,
the weight of this list should convince you of the necessity of having
on going relationships with other believers.
And those relationships are only strengthened by the fellowship of
the local church. In fact, I submit that some of this list is simply
impossible to obey if you do not have the kind of ongoing and ever
increasing fellowship with other believers that only comes through
ministry in a local church: Continue at Jesse Johnson
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