Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the Church is Christ’s bride. However, the churches (institutions) reflect the Bride-ness of God’s people by their obedience to His word.
It is not clickbait. The institutional church is terminal, and they will pass away since Jesus is the one walking among the lampstands. If we are to cure our institutions, then we must get with the ”program” laid out in the Bible.
I critique churches, not the Church. I think you should read it again while watching for capitalization. God often brought covenant lawsuits against the institutional forms of his people because of their failings (read the prophets). We must critique form. If people continue joining insular churches blindly, falling in with the errors of the institution, this will only perpetuate the problem and result in lost saltiness.
I plan on writing on what a local gathering of believers ought to look like in an upcoming post. Also, thank you @em3 for starting a digital conversation with me by commenting, even though you say you don't like having digital conversations on issues like these.
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