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NASB | Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. |
Bible Question:
Dear Saints of the forum, Just curious, but for those among you that are committed members of a local church: How many other churches have you visited in say, the last 5 years? Of those, how many were of different denominations? Someone is going to ask, "Why do you ask?" I'll tell you after I get some answers! :-) In Christ Jesus, charis |
Bible Answer: Charis, my wife and I in the last five years have visited only two other churches, both of a different communion from our own, one Roman Catholic and the other Presbyterian. We went to a Christmas mass at the Catholic church with our daughter and son-in-law, he being Catholic. We attended a funeral service of a friend that was held in a Presbyterian church. I can think of no particularly good reason to visit other churches with any great frequency unless one has a special reason for being there or is for some reason dissatisfied with his home church and is shopping around to find another. A person's allegiance should be to the congregation of which he is a member. He should support it with his presence, his service, and his money. The church needs him. The church should support him in teaching, in fellowship and in godly counsel. He needs the church...... So, now, dear brother Charis, we await the answer to the inevitable question, "Why do you ask?" --Hank |