To be the church requires a dismantling of religion.
The early church known as The Way never intended to follow Jesus by way of erecting buildings just for them. They occupied existing buildings and primarily, homes.
The early church never intended for anyone except Jesus to be a mediator between people and God...read: there was never intended to be (dare I say it) priests or popes. Peter, John and Paul didn't want anything except the worship of Jesus.
The church of Christ is made known to each individual as their eyes are opened. It is not a result of religious edifices and rules.
In order to make the church more visible to the rest of the world, we the church will have to dismantle this idol-centered institution called 'religion' and reveal Christ-centered worship through our faith-powered deeds.
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