I have gone to a few different churches and find it difficult to find a church that isn't twisting the Word to get butts in seats. Most churches support same-sex marriage, which is not in keeping with the Word, so, I have given up attending a bricks and mortar church. Thanks for your video.

It’s hard to find a Biblical church today. It’s all feel good, all inclusive and milk based teaching. We are to gather with fellow believers to support and edify, but it doesn’t have to be in a building where you have to spit out the bones. I’ve actually grown closer to God and grew in the Word by joining Christian groups, met online Christian friends who lived in other states, and studied the Bible myself. I also listen to a few good pastors online. If I found a good church like we used to have several years ago, I’d go back.

I feel cheated by “church”. I was confirmed Lutheran, attended a fair number of churches and Bible studies in my life and never learned ANYTHING about the Bible’s prophecies. Including end times! Never heard one sermon about it. Fortunately, I’ve also read the Bible, got lost in the Old Testament and found my Lord and Savior in the Gospel of Matthew.

I went my whole life ....then quit because of corrupt Pastors just playing the church scam

How do you “go to church “ when you are the church?

Hey John, great message. I do agree with you about being a Christian and not going to church. Your salvation is not dependent upon you going to a church. It’s depended upon your relationship with Jesus Christ! Simple as that……………

Absolutely. Outside of church, one usually has no accountability and no spiritual support. Finding a biblical church AND getting involved will enrich the life of any believer quite significantly.

Jesus said that the Hour is Coming when true worshippers will worship with Spirit and Truth ....not a building ....bam ✌️

The seventh day is Saturday. I was raised in a strict religion. I have fought it all my life because it sent against the changing society around me. Now I’m 55 and so isolated that I only have my immediate family. I am finally reading the bible for myself and wanting to be all in. I have never liked church. It was pushed on me and I keep pushing it away. 😢

We are never instructed to "go to church". No scripture says to go to Church. We are to assemble or meet together. If we choose to meet just 2 or 3 that is fine.

Yeah church is all about your feeling I thought it was about worshiping God

I loved the church that I went to for years and still regularly watch their Sunday service on KZfaq. I had to move away because I was in danger after a divorce. I have tried every church in the area that I live in now and found that a) the church was dead in the spirit b) I was openly shunned because I was a divorcee c) I had single men act inappropriately towards me because I was a divorcee. So now I a) watch sermons on line b) read my Bible every day and c) pray constantly. God knows the trials and tribulations that I have gone through. I don't feel condemned or unloved anymore. I have peace.

I don't go to church but I'm close to Jesus. We are in the last days and the state of a large number of churches is in disarray as the Bible said it would be in these times. I'm closer to the Lord having stopped going to a church than when I was going

Fellow musician here , I currently don't go to church but I've gone to church a lot Yeats ago . I'm not against going but I cannot find one currently To go to .

We can make all the excuses in the world for not attending worship. To me, it always seemed too structured, like a play I was in, but hadn't read the script! Everybody else was following along, but I just didn't feel I belonged! That being said, it is a wonderful feeling being around like-minded Christians. Actual Christians, that believe in the bible as a truthful word of God, and not just an outdated book of parables with good teachings... or my favorite, a fluid book that can change with the generations... nope, nope, nope! God doesn't change. He doesn't change His mind! He doesn't make mistakes! Church is a place of worship! Any time 2 or more are gathered in Christ's name, there He is also! It can be at home. In your car! Church is NOT a building! Church is a gathering to worship! But... you can gather in a building, sing with your brothers and sisters, laugh, cry, get excited for the Lord! It's always your choice! God made it that way!

Hi John! I will kindly take a shot at challenging your thought process on this topic. Firstly, church is not a destination. It has only ever been the body of Christ globally. The church is a people, not the place of assembly. Whether it's 500 people in a building, a dozen people in a living room, or a few people in a jail cell from being persecuted. The point is to gather together with other believers for fellowship. If a Christian refuses to gather for fellowship consistently (regardless of location) then I agree with you that something is off, and they are frequently bitter as you pointed out. And I agree with you on the enemies isolation tactics. But you cannot claim someone is disobedient to Hebrews 10 24-25 for simply not attending an institutionalized form of religion that most people call "church". What concerned me is you said you love "my church", implying some form of ownership. You don't have a church. The church is not yours. At least that's what I believe the bible clearly teaches. Do you disagree? So saying you can have a relationship with God but not go to church appears pointless. Its like saying you can have a relationship with God without ever going to Africa. By my estimation, It's a meaningless statement that only confuses people into thinking that the church is a physical location, and only does more damage than good. It can cause guilt issues because some people feel compelled to attend or else God will not be pleased (I once felt this way) . Even worse, is can cause some people who attend to be prideful in thinking they are the obedient ones in whom God favors more. So attendance can be of a false sense of duty or pride, and not a response from the heart, and therefore a nullified sacrifice. The entire premise of the transition from the OT to NT is that God wanted to write his law on men's hearts. The new testament is the transition into the God's people becoming the temple, so there is no more house of God in the physical sense like in the OT. So when people say "church" or "God's house" referring to some physical place on earth today, it's returning to the OT temple service model mindset, and severely weakening the teachings of Christ, turning grace back into law. I hope you will pray deeply about this, as you seem like a nice guy who is simply reaching out a helping hand to befriend disillusioned churchgoers (as I once was myself) . I just don't think the answer is to point them back to a slightly or moderately less hypocritical institution than the last one that failed them. I see that as a lesser of two evils approach. And to make myself clear, Christians should definitely desire fellowship and want to find like minded disciples of Christ to share their lives with. I'm not an isolationist. I just find institutionalized religious services to be unbiblical in many ways, and it violates my conscience. That's considering I can even get past he front door. I would venture to guess your "church" has a title above the front door (or somewhere nearby) . Did God give any man the authority to name part of his people? Where is that supported in scripture? I think it can only be explained as sectarianism, which Paul warned about. When the churches were addressed in scripture, it was talking about all believers in reference to where they lived. The church IN Philadelphia, the church IN Sardis, etc... No "church" had a name. So in your case if Paul said the church in Arlington, Texas. He would have been addressing every believer in the entire city. Not 100 different denominations and/or buildings. The word church has been sorely abused over the years, and from my study, I believe is the result of the lingering Catholic influence that the protestant reformers never distanced themselves from (they still saw the physical church as an institution of power that they could wield based on their own theologies) . That is why they persecuted people they disagreed with. See the story of Michael Servetus, in whom John Calvin recommended beheading in stead of burning for heresy. I personally don't think that qualifies as grace under the NT, where we're taught to love our enemies, and that vengeance is the Lord's. To wrap up my point. The main premise is that misusing and misunderstanding the word church gravely distorts scripture and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anyhow, I live in TN, so I can't take you up on your offer for lunch this Sunday. But I hope this bit helps further the conversation. I left institutionalized religion over a decade ago. It was confusing at first, but I can say my life has been much richer spiritually without it. I now have the freedom to read the Word of God for what it says, without superimposing traditions of men into the text. It has been an extremely eye opening journey, and I'll never be the same. If you're interested in continuing such conversation let me know and we can talk more. I'm currently doing an in depth study through the bible and your welcome to join online (it's not on this channel I'm posting from) . Regards, Jonathan

You make so much sense and explained it all so simply and clearly. Thank you. Starting my search for a church home very soon now. Liked and subscribed. ❤❤❤

Who so ever calls on the bame of the Lord shall be saved period

Happy I came across your video.. This really resonated with me. I've been doing a daily devotional which I share with friends but am not currently attending mass. I definitely need to up my game and find a church that speaks to me. Regards from RI. ❤

The fellowship of believers is one of the four pillars of our relationship with Christ. We cannot grow, develop, or be used by God without fellowship with believers.

I am not a Christian..But I am a Devout follower of Jesus. He is Within me! 😊❤

You can go without church, just know that it's easier for demons to eat you up... That's a great message, thanks!

Good response. Communion and community are part of the Godly life.

Great message.

Jesus is the church/temple. While his disciples were admiring the temple he was telling them it would be torn down.

To be honest, I attend You Tube church. I get ‘fed’ that way mostly by pastors who are bold in preaching on how close we are to the rapture of the church.

Church are NOT teaching believers to use their bibles (rightly dividing) because preachers are devoid of such knowledge! Tithes are not for the Church age... and on and on!

You are absolutely correct. There is only one church and no-one should have any more authority in it than anyone else - we are all equal in the sight of God. Over the last 5 decades, I have become a man of absolute Faith and I now enjoy a deeply personal relationship with the Divine through Jesus. However, the path to live my life as Jesus instructed us has not been easy. I've had to voluntarily 'crucify' myself in his name by nailing myself to my cross with the nails of total truth and integrity, kindness selflessness and compassion and of course above all: forgiveness and love That's the price I've had to pay. Surprisingly, however, I've recently been told that my 'crucifixion' has come to an end - I thought it would last until the last moment that I draw breath - and I can feel that the Holy Spirit has now entered my body and empowers me to do whatever He wants me to do. I consequently live of life of pure joy, without any anxiety, worries or fears.

Everyone can’t find a good church. Please reach out to me because that is what I do, I find the good churches in your area!

I have been away from any church for 3 decades, and in fact for most of my walk with Christ since ab 1984/5. He led me away and it was good. I also celebrate nondays, have no rituals etc. Except the baptism by immersion and reading the Bible for food.

Great message. An elderly visitor to my mom , when told " I can be a good Christian and not go to church ", replied " you can be a better one and come." I hope she's with Christ now, but honestly don't know.

Im a Christian because im Saved by Christ, i dont believe in religon, i believe in God. I steer clear of Churches.

it's almost impossible to BE one AND Go to church...

I cannot go to church, every time I have tried I have met the most judgemental people I refuse to keep trying

You are blessed to have a positive home church. Many churches are incredibly cliquey, and not welcoming. I have tried several churches and they have all been like this. No matter how I tried I felt outcast. Others I've met have had the same experience, so it's not me. I love to sing and felt that joy slip away. It is incredibly painful to be rejected for no reason by those who should love us. Jesus was welcoming to all people and did not favor. That is how we should be, and how God's house should be. Every Christian should look inside themself and ask if they are being welcoming or cliquey in their church. Every Pastor should be alarmed if new people regularly leave. It means something is wrong. Isolating Christians through cliquey behavior is painful, is the work of demonic forces, and not Godly. 🇨🇦

The great thing about church is we always have room for one more hypocrite!!! I’ve recently started back to church and the next Sunday I plan on missing without being ill is going to be the week that GOD takes the week off from me!!!!

Here’s the first problem. The apostles and early Christians did not have a church building. At all. They gathered house to house. There were no church buildings. So to assume that not attending church comes from bitterness is just wrong. Here’s the second problem- God never told us to build church buildings. He never told us to use the tithes to pay for them. Here’s the third problem- the etymology of the word church is circe a Greek goddess of sorcery (not kurikos as some claim). It’s church - kirk- kicked- circe. Not saying we shouldn’t gather but do we really think God wants us to gather at a place named after a false god? Would you go if it were called devilhouse? It’s the same thing. And even more- the Bible says that the worldly sanctuary is of the old covenant (Hebrews 9). This means the building of a place for a sanctuary is returning to the law and hence discounting grace. Because your body is now the temple of the Holy Ghost. Here’s what we were called to do according to the Word, gather with fellow believers. The early Christians went house to house. So that’s good enough for me. I will never step foot in another temple of false deities, with the Lord’s help!

Our issue has been finding a biblically SOUND church. Do you mind sharing what church you go to because we're in dfw as well?

Keep the 4th commandment on the 7th day in order to keep all 10 commandments!

I don’t go to bars or sports games. John the Baptist didn’t go to church. The devil goes to church around here. He’s got his tares in every one. Texas is a million miles away. Please pray for us here in Hudson Valley region, NY state. God bless you.🙏🏻✨♥️

Asking tiktokers theological questions is stupid. Why do they know more simply for having a channel and a phone camera?

The newest "golden rule" for many who profess to serve the Lord Jesus Christ is Hebrews 10:25a, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together," and rarely in their minds does it seem to matter if their hearts are towards Christ or not. If they show up to church, they believe they are saved.

The Bible plainly tells us to go to church. “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭25‬ ‭ If you have no desire to fellowship with likeminded believers there is something wrong with your faith.

You nailed it. @ 60yo. Now. Been in many different churches across the country, don't have really anything bad to say about any of them. And thru many circumstances this past year, I entered one that instantly gave me peace & purpose. It's awesome and believe me the Holy Spirit directed me there. Amen

The thing is, you won't GO to church, you will BE the church. Which means it is vital to the church to be made up - at least mainly - of people who think that way, too. Don't know about America, but Germany luckily has such places.

So then, read the masterpiece novel “ Where Do We Go Now, LORD? - Burke.” Explains much. Very much! Enjoy!

Yes you can. But not for long. Figure it out.

We can’t go to heaven our way. We have to take our cross and follow Christ, who didn’t die for me to be comfortable. I’m sure He wasn’t comfortable naked on that cross either…🇨🇦

Great exhortation here. Hallelujah! Most importantly, however, is God commands it in Hebrews 10:25. It's wise to always "check the dollar store first", do a "Google search first", "check the word of God first"!

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25. If a person gets saved they are gonna want to go to church, if not, then they might wanna check themselves. And I'm talking about anyone that is able bodied to go not someone who has health issues that prevents them from getting out.

A lone wolf Chritian is left alone... a lone wolf Christian goes to gather with fellow believers at a building that houses Christians comes under immediate attack. Why? Alone you do little if anything to win souls or help fellowship, and you just wither away from having an impact. Join Brothers and sisters to keep each other strong and hold up the downtrodden you have effectively joined the War against satan.

What church did John the Baptist attend? Why did Jesus say John was the greatest man that ever lived?

They teach Christmas and easter, which is NOT in the BIBLE. Why? Oh, good Friday that's not in the BIBLE, God said don't add to book

The interpretations of ,”Upon this rock I will build my church “ are many. That said, what the Roman Catholics done with it has caused more grief in this world since it’s inception than anything else I can think of. Mankind ,no matter how hard it tries, is prone to corruption as we are all fallen. Believe whatever you want but the road to heaven is narrow and I believe very few will make it. Anyone who actually believes they are going are self righteous fools in my mind. Only God decides who will be saved and not his creatures.

Good stuff John. I call from far away from the US. Kindly let me add some relevant points here as to why Christian's must NOT give up assembling together. Ps 149:1. Heb.10:25. It's Gods command to us, and when we don't attend church its disobedience to Him, that's punishable. Take it further, if we meet for services say on Sunday, and count that as the Sabbath day, and miss church, and do other personal stuff like work, play sport etc etc, then we're breaking the 4th Commandment, and in so doing we break all 10. Ex 20:8-11. Js 2:10,11. And assembling is also meeting at other times with Christians, during the week in our homes and elsewhere for Bible studies, and to plan church functions, and socially gathering together to do barbecues, have fun, sing and fellowship with and go out fishing together etc, keeping company regularly with other Christian's is the emphasis. We tend to be lazy and not go to church, or we may have fallen out with our Pastor or someone else there, and these become excuses to not attend.It's sin, whichever way we look at it. Then we don't grow as Christian's, we miss out on good teachings and discipleship, and so lack skills training and remain weak and defeated Christian soldiers who don't know how the devil works and how to resist him, and he runs rings around us.We have a powerful enemy who is out to destroy us whichever way he can, and unskilled and ignorant Christian's are an easy target for him.'My people perish thru lack of knowledge.' Hoses 4:6. Eph 4:11-16. Jn 10:10. We meet in church to praise and worship God, love and build each other up, to do important prayers for everyone and those in need, to plan strategies to do outreach regularly and effectively and also give to the poor, and so win people in our communities and further afield, with lots of good harmony and righteousness as a result.God blesses us mightily when we serve Him faithfully and competantly by serving the lost and needy. Mainly, we miss Gods purpose for us in what He wants us to be and do in our respective callings in the Body of Christ, the Church, when we isolate ourselves from the leadership and each other in our churches, so who else will disciple us adequately so that we can fight the good fight victoriously? It's easy enough to find a good strong Bible based full gospel church that will respect and host us lovingly, and raise us up to do Gods will individually and corporately for His Glory and Kingdom, remember and take note that our SOLE mission on earth is to go out, find, and win lost sheep to Jesus, with signs and wonders, and He gives us the power and authority by the Holy Spirit to do so, and to make good disciples of new converts also. All other things that we need in our lives will follow when we seek first His Kingdom and righteousness. Mt 6:31-34, 10:1,6-8, 28:18-20. Be blessed all on this forum, serve God 100%, pray continually, study, know and do the Word of God as a lifestyle, and you will produce much good everlasting fruit for God, and run your race and win the prize and get into Heaven having fulfilled your destiny. Js 1:22-25,27, 2:14-26. Respectfully John, read up on 1 Cor 11:4,7,14,15, but all from verses 1 to 16, concerning men and women wearing long hair.

Break a peace of wood and i am there ,,lift a stone and you will find me !the kingdom of God is with in you and all around you ,not made of wood or Stone made into a building 🙏🙏🙌❤❤

Thank you❤❤❤

Missing church is worse than "robbing yourself" of some personal benefit. Scripture commands us to worship together with other believers. The point of the command, ultimately, is not focused on some benefit for us. The point of the command is for us to corporately focus on and worship God. So any justification for going to church that says, "Here is what you will get out of going to church" is falling short. Just as anyone who justifies disconnecting from church by saying, "I don't get anything out of it" is missing the point. We worship together corporately not to get something out of it, or to learn how to be a better person, or be taught the Scripture. We don't even worship together so that we can encourage our fellow believers. We worship together corporately for the ultimate purpose of lifting up the name of the LORD in praise, because we are commanded to do so and we are made for that purpose.

I think youre spot on.

All i know is church is family and family is not PERFECT, Jesus had company with Him most of the time, so....& they were not perfect by any means, so.......they will know US by the LOVE we have for ONE ANOTHER! Thank You, Lord!

How can you renew your baptismal covenants when you break them, if you do not take the sacrament and renew them? So yes you do.

Matthew 16:18... Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together

John 3:16 says nothing about going to church....God will judge your heart

Of course you can. Those who say you cannot are often the ones making $$$$ from your attendance and donations. Stop worrying about GOING to church and start concentrating on BEING the Church.

I wish your church was near where I live ….🇬🇧

I MARRIED A CHURCH MAN AND HE TRIED TO BREAK MY NECK.My son was in christian school and got hit 6 times with q boat oar,and he had to hold his feet when he was hit. ,,that sent him flying in a wall. Thats church for u my son didn't start the fight the other boy started it by grabbing my son arms and trying to make mt son kiss q boy.Thats church for u.

Zero KJV churches in the uk teaching the truth

But what does the Bible actually say on the subject of Wolves; Matthew 7:15 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. This particular verse details a scenario of the wolves infiltrating the flock covertly to do their work. I believe they do this by making Idols of themselves, spreading false teaching, tempting people into Sins etc. Little children keep yourselves from Idols.

Take 1 match, break it. Easy ,huh? Now take 3-5matches (wood) and break them . Not easy. That is church. Read Sirach.

See Hebrews 10:25 we should go where the voice of Christ tells us to go to be at. We Christian’s must know our holy Bible see John 10:27 it’s so good to know the Bible

God is eternally within and surrounding you, the mind and ego are a pseudo-separation. Intuitively listen to your heart and soul . There is no boundaries, just illusions in the materialistic world. Churches are not the problem, selfish, hedonist people are. Love and care for each other, God knows.

If you really want to learn the Bible and learn what God expects from you then READ the Bible over and over again very carefully and take notes. Generally speaking "church" is where you get indoctrinated but home study is where you get edified.

The church i attend preach the gospel right out of the bible 😊

The question you should probably ask is not whether you go to bars or not but "Did ANYONE from your church reach out to you to ask you how you're doing?" Your actual argument serves no purpose after that question!

Everyone has excuses pointing finger's but 3 more are pointing back at you . Non of us is perfect God will only make you responsible for yourself.. not all the others and you could be called to pray for people you see something wrong or a need pray they don't have to know you are praying for them but God may lead you to pray with them if not just for them and believe me pastor's need people praying for them. Just a thought God bless 🙏

Satan gets in everywhere. Just read these comments.

I'm not on Tictoc anymore

I watch church online pastor Charles Lawson and Danny Castle

The modern church is pagan. Look up Constantine and the church. Read Acts. Lots of doctrines of devils are preached now.

Under our apostle Paul’s ministry, to be SAVED, you must BELIEVE/TRUST The Gospel of Jesus Christ,1 st Corinthians Chapter 15 verses 1-4.Jesus Christ died on the cross for all of your sins,was buried,and rose again on the third day.Jesus Christ’s Shed Blood is what saves you when you Believe this plan of salvation with your heart.Romans 3:25” Faith in His Blood”.

I don't know what your title means , but let me explain something to you. No institution is the body of Christ. The body of Christ is a living organism. Dude period that's what it is not an institution.

Where's your church?

I go to the Temple 📖🔍⚔️⚖️🔥 KJV

You can't go to heaven and be disobedient to the Word of God. Not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together as the manor of some is Hebrews 10:25 Be a doer of the Word. Your fleshly carnal mind wants you to give in the excuses not to obey the Word of God. Find a true Acts 2:38 church and plant yourself there.We are running out of time to be making excuses not to obey the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 11:14

No you cant!!!! Read the Bible and believe what you read!!

definitely agree, I don't judge, but I believe u are being robbed of the many blessings JOHOVA wants to give you.

Too lazy to research that urself?

Love Jesus's church not your church. Jesus's church looks like this: Baptizing in water "for the remission of sins." (Acts 2:38) Teaching sinners are not saved by "works" of merit (Ephesians 2:8-9), but rather by works of humble obedience (Luke 17:10; Matthew 7:21; James 2:24) Observing the Lord's supper on the first day of every week (Acts 20:7) Using one loaf of unleavened bread as a symbol of the Lord's one body (1 Corinthians 10:16-17) Using one cup as a symbol of the one new covenant the Lord made with His people (1 Corinthians 11:25) Using unfermented grape juice as a symbol of His shed blood (Matthew 26:27-28) Singing without instrumental accompaniment (Ephesians 5:19) Having one man teach at a time (1 Corinthians 14:34-35) Promoting the new covenant as the final authority in religious matters (Colossians 2:14; Hebrews 9:15-17) Promoting membership in the church as essential to salvation (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:23; Acts 2:41, 47) Promoting Jesus as the only head of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:4; John 10:16) Promoting unity as achievable only when Christians submit to the authority of the New Testament Scriptures (John 17:17-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Off course you can be a christian and not going to church. But do not be fooled, christians aren't going to heaven. Why? Because they do NOT obey the Commandments. The requirement to be able to go to heaven is that you have to obey the Torah/commands of the Father YHWH! Last warning, last book and last chapter in the Bible gives the answer... Rev 22:14 “Blessed are those doing His commands, so that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city. Because the christian does NOT obey the commands, there is NO GATE for the christian, BUT ONLY for the chiuldren of Yisrael, the only nation that does obey the commands: Rev 21:12 and having a great and high wall, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written on them, which are those of the twelve tribes of the children of Yisra’ěl:

You can do anything in your Imagination. For your imaginery god.