alone christian....

I wasn't aware that church attendance was necessary for salvation.

Is it possible this person is misquoting Hebrews 10:24,25 "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is..."

Can I ask who posted it?

I think, in general now, that a true Christian would usually desire to go to church to fellowship and worship with other believers.

The quote is intended to prick the conscious of those who claim to be Christian but exhibit no fruit in their lives.

There ya go, and I always thought that we Christian s were the church and not some physical building.!

True but even the truest and most devout heroes of the faith went to church(or pastored a church).

In our society true Christians generally gather together, whether in a large building or someone’s home.

Again I am speaking in generalities and I am not saying you can’t be a Christian if you don’t attend church or gather with other believers.

The trouble with quoting a propositional claim like this taken from Facebook is that it lacks context. It seems like an angry self-righteous poster who has a bone to pick.

The internet can be a cesspool of "clickbait" titles and topics. It's like people are constantly throwing out "sticks", to see who will fetch them, tug against them, or at least click "like". We do well to ignore most of these "sticks" tossed our way - especially the ones that defile our peace, rob our joy, and deplete our mental energy.

The quote is intended to prick the conscious of those who claim to be Christian but exhibit no fruit in their lives.

//Prick the conscious - or condemn. //

It’s a fine line and I agree I would not trust a Facebook post in that regard.

You have heard it's been said on Facebook, ________________...

but...

Simon says, ________________...

but...

I must go now, I've got to scratch my ears.

--------------------------------

You have heard it's been said, Facebook is ______________...

but I say, if you even look at Facebook to learn from her, you may be famous one day and go viral, and even make the headlines.

Multiple choice: answer a,b,c,d

SEE YOU IN __

a) church
b) heaven
c) hell
d) purgatory

And this little piggy went __

a) home
b) to grandmother's house
c) to market
d) to church

It's beginning to feel alot like __

a) christmas
b) superbowl sunday
c) easter
d) 2018

I voted for __

a) fun
b) none
c) him
d) her

How's your __

a) love life
b) worship
c) hygiene
d) daily devotions

A real man is __

a) one who let's women define what a real man is
b) one who loves his wife if he is loving her the way she says he is supposed to love her
c) one who takes his family to the church his wife wants to go to
d) all of the above

The proof is in the __

a) pudding
b) the Facebook post
c) science laboratory
d) flat earth

How much is __

a) that baby in the window
b) 2+2
c) that Mercedes
d) your bail

Last question,

Everything is __

a) beautiful
b) relative
c) about you
d) your imagination

So...how'd you do?

Pass or Fail?

If you got them all wrong, you passed.

If you got them all right, you failed.

Wether you pass or fail this test may mean that you are going to hell.

One more question,

The best way to waste your time is __

a) on Facebook
b) watching the superbowl
c) reading posts
d) sleeping

Til next time...

There is nothing in the Bible that say's were are to know it all, or that we are expected to know it all. Praise Jesus!

Hey Mr. Bill, I see that you posted at 9:43am on Sunday morning (the christian sabbath).

According to Facebook chapter 1 verse 101 you may be going to hell. Because, hasn't the WORSHIP SERVICE started already. And by logical deduction you aren't attending church.

BTW... how'd you do on the test?

This is too funny.... no self-righteous cynicism here, right?!
... Maybe a safety valve for our overloaded minds - you know, all that toxic societal clutter.

Surely he must be referring to the apostolic Roman Catholic Church right? Not the rebellious off branches of Luther?

Im speaking facetiously here to point out that such a claim is ridiculous and will bring up a million questions that prove the shallowness of such an idea.

I failed that test miserably! But I did listen to Charles Stanley this morning, he had a great sermon.

Hey Mr Bill,

Glad to hear that you listened to a sermon this morning!

But isn't Charlie a Baptist?

I think you might have to be a Baptist to go to Heaven.

If you don't go to a Baptist church, you may be going to hell.

You, Mr. Bill are halfway there. You may not have gone to the Baptist church, but at least you listened to a Baptist sermon.

BTW - I noticed that you addressed me as Ray. For the future, remember, it's Mr Ray to you - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

You guys are crazy! But in a good way, btw I didn’t take the test because I thought it was a trick to get my personal information, like spam or something. Blessings dmiller

I didn’t take the test because I thought it was a trick to get my personal information, like spam or something.

.... said by either someone wisely caution or a nutty conspiracy theorist.

How doe we tell the difference?

Those poor believers in Somalia, North Korea, China, Afghanistan, Eritrea--places in the world where believers do not live close enough one to another to even have a church--they must not have made the spiritual cut, I guess.

savannah...BTW - I noticed that you addressed me as Ray. For the future, remember, it's Mr Ray to you.

//Those poor believers in Somalia, North Korea, China, Afghanistan, Eritrea--places in the world where believers do not live close enough one to another to even have a church--they must not have made the spiritual cut, I guess.//

To be entirely fair, it would seem the original quote is not addressing this scenario.

He is pointing to a problem (rather crassly I admit) of people who claim to be Christians but have no desire to attend church. I am sure the persecuted saints in the countries you note would love to attend church with other believers if they were able.

If we are 100% honest we would see that, at minimum, a person who claims to be a Christian but refuses to go to church of some sort if he is able is exhibiting "red flag” behavior.

Again I am speaking in generalities but I could rattle off multiple names of people I know who would claim to be a Christian but have no interest in attending church, reading a Bible, praying etc.

The purpose of the quote is to shock people to do a quick assessment, obviously. But it is no stronger than things Ravenhill or Tozer have said.

I think the problem is a combination of medium by which they choose to express themselves, the utter lack of context, and the lack of clarity in distinguishing what it means to go to hell and what it means to go to heaven.

I get that people claiming to be believers and refusing to attend fellowships are acting in disobedience. But I have obstinately refused to do what I knew what was right for a season, but that didn't mean I was going to hell.

The thing that draws me back is never the threat of condemnation, but the love of Christ for me. His mercy, His love, His correction, and the loving influence of other believers brought me back.

However, there are times to be hard. That being said, we just need to practice discernment. Maybe the brother who posted on facebook did it under the influence of the Holy Spirit, but it strikes me as a side-line attack directed toward someone on social media, without engaging them directly.