I love this discussion! Church is not a place where we go... Church is not what we do on Sunday morning... *Church is who we are!* Church is the Body of Christ, The Bride, Salt and Light. There are so many expressions of the Body of Christ - in the form of denominations, ministries, Bible study groups. TALK JESUS is C-H-U-R-C-H!!!! We believers gather here to fellowship and teach/learn, to celebrate through testimonies, and to pray for each other. We are church. Hopefully, we are also out in the world being salt and light. As long as we believe the Truth of the gospel and the teaching of the apostles; even minor doctrinal differences should not divide us.

I can look back a couple of decades ago at some of the silly things I believed. I'm certainly glad that God continues to bring revelation through His Word by the Holy Spirit. I am also certainly glad that my brothers and sisters in Christ didn't seperate from me while I was still growing. I came out of a very legalistic background (EVERYTHING was a sin that threatened my salvation). When I got some good teaching on the Truth of the book of Galations - I was free indeed. So, I don't judge someone who isn't walking in that truth quite yet-I understand that we are all at different places in the Lord (and I'll be the first to admit that I haven't "arrived").......BUT WE ARE ALL THE CHURCH. Some of us babes, some of us mature, some of us traditional, some of us unconvetional, some of us quiet, some of us rowdy-just like any family. We are an organism not an organization. We are a living family made up of individuals who are united because of the Blood of the Lamb.

ABUNDANT BLESSINGS!
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