As I was reading today, I came across the following quote from A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: "Our membership in the church is a corollary of our faith in Christ. We can no more be a Christian and have nothing to do with the church than we can be a person and not be in a family...It is part of the fabric of redemption."
I have my own opinion on this...very biased, of course. But what do you think?
If being a part of church is so important, why do so many neglect it? Is there a fear of being known well? Do we think that God doesn't care about our participation with other believers? Have we been so scarred that we're afraid to open up again, for fear of being hurt again?
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I appreciate your question and accept the challenge you pose my thoughts at the moment. I was just complaining last night about some provoking thoughts on Defending the Christian Faith; the class I am taking currently. I believe that people tend to shy away from their known association with church because of the variety of opinions given towards the various religions. They don't want to be made fun of or scolded for having the supposed "wrong" beliefs. So I would have to say yes, it is fear.
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