So I am attending a Collegiate Minitry Conference for the domination that I work for (to protect the innocent, the I will not name the demination) this week. I was listening to this guy speak today and asked for a definition fo church. The 30 or so dudes in the crowd (no woman at this party. bummer) began to scratch their heads. Then they started spouting out answers, "Well I think it is this" and "I think it is that" they said. I just sat back and listened, as I came up with my own answer in my head. Then to my shock the gentleman that was leading the disscusion gave his educated answer.
Here it is: Church: A group of Christ followers who funication as a body of Christ in community and believe themsevles to be.
Now I didn;t think that he was too far off,until his next question. Which was "Could non-Christ followers be included in this definition? He said no. But I say yes.
Is it not true that Jesus called us to love everybody? So who are we to be so exclusive to not include. Non-Christ followers. A lot of my friends are non-Christ followers, but I would for sure include them in my church. And I think that Jesus would too.
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Nate, The point that I was trying to get a across(Maybe I didnt do that well at it bloging at Midnight) was that this guy was not including "non-Christ Followers" in his def, of church. I think our church is a great example. We have non- Christ followers coming as God willing some day they will be "Christ Followers" But I dont feel it does any good not to inculde them in "church"
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