ORGANIZED RELIGION WHO NEEDS IT? - Jeff Calkins - May 1977

Jeff Calkins

Can you be a true Christian and not be involved with God's Church? Millions may think so, but what does the Bible say? Will Rogers once said, "I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat." Leaving aside the accuracy of the famed humorist's witticism about the political situation of the early thirties, you often hear the same kind of statement, albeit seriously, about religion. Sometimes even with an air of self-righteousness someone will say in almost the same breath: I) "I am a Christian," and 2) "I belong to no organized religion." The point that he's making, of course, is that he doesn't need what he would scornfully call the cozy comfort of a church, like other lesser mortals. "Just you and me, Lord!" is his rallying cry. Ah, but in reality it's not just "you and me, Lord." Simply put, if you want to be on good terms with your Creator, you must love your neighbor as yourself (Matt. 22:39). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library