With technology advancing like it is, I'm wondering will we see the day that folk get online to go and worship ... rather than go to their community service. I don't imagine it would be a great leap, considering that some worship with those on television.

What do you think?

I think it says in the Bible "not to forsake the assembling of yourselves",....I'm just loosely quoting it. But religion is man coming to God on their terms, and Salvation is man coming to God on HIS terms. The church today in a lot of places aint nothing but a country club. It has to go back to what it was meant for,.....a place for people who don't know God to come and know Him for themselves. A place where after you DO know him for yourself, to help others who were in your shoes before. A place where you can praise and worship him in one accord with other people of likeminded faith, and having the freedom to do it,....which you DID'NT have back in the day. A place that is supposed to help the community that they are in, and be of service not only in the church, but outside of the church as well. The elderly parishioners are to be revered and listened to, until they get Altzheimers (sp). And you can't get that staying at home watching televangelists only.

I posted this thread in 2001, and now, years later, i see this more of a reality. The Internet allows folk to "assemble themselves together." Even in our own voice chat (http://destee.com/chat), we've had "church!" :) Listening to gospel, sharing our testimonies, encouraging each other, feeling the "Spirit of God." We didn't have voice chat when i originally posted this thread.

Especially now, with both voice and video chat available, this will soon be a reality, if it is not already. Consider me sorta psychic ... :wink:

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Destee