Membership *of a sort* was practiced even in the first years of the Church - it was simply less formal in structure.
True there isn't a passage that directly teaches membership, but there are several significant ones which imply some form of restriction on who is considered to be (and thus treated as) a Christian, and who is to be treated as an unbeliever. Over the centuries a number of basic forms of membership (varying in formality) have arisen in an effort to obey those passages.
None of my friends are invisible, and none have magical powers.
ndrthrdr1 7 months ago
yu have a good point but unfortunately the local churches here are preaching weird doctrines...
sthcrox 1 year ago
well said. he makes sense to me.
Lfmzys 1 year ago
1) I meant what was his opinion of atheist in this situation.
2) Atheism is not a beliefe in nothing, it is the beliefe that God does not exist.
cpmc1 1 year ago
@cpmc1 a church for the belief in nothing? I'm not sure that makes sense.
skuzzlenut 1 year ago
see SGM Survivors website...
julnbde 1 year ago
to fund our cult.. and well, yes, we also get a kick out of controlling you
julnbde 1 year ago
Cut through all this bull Joshua.....We don't NEED a church!....The church needs us.....FOR OUR MONEY!....Thats ALL they really want!
danloani 2 years ago
What about Atheists?
cpmc1 2 years ago
Membership *of a sort* was practiced even in the first years of the Church - it was simply less formal in structure.
True there isn't a passage that directly teaches membership, but there are several significant ones which imply some form of restriction on who is considered to be (and thus treated as) a Christian, and who is to be treated as an unbeliever. Over the centuries a number of basic forms of membership (varying in formality) have arisen in an effort to obey those passages.
Fivernz 2 years ago