| sethnintendo said: Jesus was nice for what he stood for considering a decent amount of his teachings were against the money making practices of the church, helping the poor, sick, etc. He also stated that you didn't have to go to church to worship. I am not christian anymore but I believe worshiping anyone you want to is a lot more respectful in nature than going to some building with gold lining and stained glass windows. |
Considering that the church is supposed to be a collection of people, and Jesus said where two or three are gathered in his name, there shall he be, it only makes sense that Jesus told people to "go to church". Now, this in NO way means the only way for people to do Christian things is to meet in a building and do a formal church service. But, I would say there is too much American individualism around Christianity, particularly among those who speak the loudest. Too much Protestant mentality of "One man, one Bible + Jesus = Church".
Pretty much Jesus is in favor of people with different gifts to come together and do his will. Romans 12, and other texts, also speak to this to.
