Church isn't solely defined as Christians gathering in a certain building. Church is a body of believers. Church can be wherever you feel that you are connecting with a body of believers in Christ. Last year, I felt that my church was in the gym with my basketball team. A group of believers sharing, supporting, trusting, and keeping each other accountable. Some people may find that in groups online. How does one have the right to tell someone that they can't worship here or there? I think it's great to see people that are following different religions come together to discuss one thing they have in common: Christ. After all, should our focus not be on being followers of Christ rather than restricting ourselves to a certain religion? On the other hand, Schultze tells us about how some people have completely stopped attending church (the building form, that is) and have become members of online churches. I realize that you need to feel comfortable in the church you associate yourself with, but is there not something to be said about the real physical connection you have with a community? People are physical beings. Having that physical connection with another person is something that cyberspace, internet, or whatever you want to call it, cannot replace. Hopefully, the people who have chosen an online church have a community in their lives that they can nurture their spiritual lives with that actual physical connection. Crying on a shoulder seems much more appealing to me than crying on a keyboard.
Downside of online Evangelizing? Apparently, some sort of committee got together to decide that if you don't forward those "Jesus Loves You!" emails, you don't love Him back. Shoot...guess I missed the memo that God'll be the judge of that...
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