I’ve heard countless people say: “Look, I’m a Christian. I’m a religious person, but I am not a member of any institutional church; I don’t need to be a member of an institutional church. I worship privately; my religion is personal and private. I don’t need to go to church to have a personal relationship with God.” Have you heard that? Maybe you’ve even said it. If you say that, then it is possible that you are a Christian, but it’s not very likely. Why? Because when we look at the New Testament, even a cursory reading tells us that when Christ redeems an individual, He never leaves that
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