“Enemy-occupied territory—that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage. When you go to church you are really listening in to the secret wireless from our friends: that is why the enemy is so anxious to prevent us from going.
When a young man who has been going to church in a routine way honestly realizes that he does not believe in Christianity and stops going—provided he does it for honesty’s sake and not just to annoy his parents—the spirit of Christ is probably nearer to him then than it ever was before.” C.S. Lewis
The reason God gave us a brain is so we can question things and make rational decisions about them. True faith welcomes those questions, even when they lead us away from church. It is far better to seek God on one’s own than to sit in a pew filled with doubt and cynicism.
True faith is always strengthened by honest thought and authentic actions. God is big enough to let us search for him inside or outside the church building. For you see, the church is not the building, but those who walk in it’s door, and those who may choose not to walk in the door.
However, communion with fellow believers is good and in fact, is part of our spiritual life. The sooner one is comfortable with that fact, the sooner they may be in fully authentic communion with the true church.
In communion,
Stan
Good Morning Garden 
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