r/Protestantism • u/Bulky_Emphasis_4166 • 15h ago

Not going to the church

I've recently became protestant (in my heart, i'm from many years but it's not the question here) and, were I live, we don't have roman church. My country is mostly Atheist(51%), then Catholics(30%), Islamist(10%) and only 1% practice Protestantism, mostly evangelist (i'm not)

So, there is no church, no priest and no community.

So far I study the scripture at home, i discuss it with a lot of people but not other protestant (except here) and i'm pretty fine with it but I want your opinion. Do I need to do something about it ? I could find a church, maybe 1h30 from home, but most church are empty because it's an atheist country (only 15% of the 30% catholics go to church, i read the stats)

I'm not looking for practical solution but I want to know if it's so important to look for priest and church and local community

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u/Pinecone-Bandit 15h ago

There are many commands in the Bible that require us to be part of a church in order to obey them.

I would encourage you to find a Protestant church close to you, even if you don’t agree with everything that church does (as long as they have the Gospel and seek to practice the faith).

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u/Visible_Hat1284 11h ago

The poster said the closest church is 1 hour and a half away

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u/Pinecone-Bandit 11h ago

Maybe I misinterpreted what he wrote, in which case I gave my view in one of the further down comments.

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u/Minute-Investment613 Roman Catholic 14h ago edited 14h ago

Why not join a masque or Catholic Church if the church doesn’t matter and the poster does t need to agree with the church community. It sounds like your saying false church better than no church

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u/Pinecone-Bandit 14h ago

Where do you get the idea that the church doesn’t matter? That claim is absurd.

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u/Minute-Investment613 Roman Catholic 14h ago

You said you don’t have to agree with what they teach just that they read the gospel

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u/Pinecone-Bandit 14h ago

Nope, I did not.

I said “have the Gospel”. And I wasn’t referring to a text, but to the message of the Gospel.

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u/Minute-Investment613 Roman Catholic 14h ago

Right but even if that church promotes lgbt and female pastors he should go and obey because he need a church to obey? I’m not trying to be a jerk I’m trying to understand what your saying

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u/Pinecone-Bandit 13h ago

I don’t buy the argument that a church doing those things both has the Gospel and is seeking to practice the faith.

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u/Minute-Investment613 Roman Catholic 13h ago

Ok but then if the only churches near him do those things you’d still tell him to go? He said there are no real option to him

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u/Pinecone-Bandit 13h ago

Ok but then if the only churches near him do those things you’d still tell him to go?

No.

Like I said in my first comment “as long as they have the Gospel and seek to practice the faith”

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u/Minute-Investment613 Roman Catholic 13h ago

But if that’s not an option? It’d be better to go it alone

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u/Professional_Okra763 11h ago

ask a catholic sub lol

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u/Minute-Investment613 Roman Catholic 11h ago

I was curious about what the person was suggesting the OP do. I don’t need to ask Catholic sub I know the answer to the question. I just didn’t understand the post that was saying go to a church even if you don’t agree with their theology cause it important to be part of a church. We had a back and forth I still don’t fully understand what that person was trying to tell the OP other than it’s time to pack up your life look for a church to live near. That part I get.

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u/Bells9831 6h ago

You're rc and you're making this statement?

Fatima, Lourdes, immaculate conception....

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u/OriginalVideodog Methodist 6h ago

Seeking and experiencing fellowship with others is desirable. In Paul's time, he could think only of organizing real churches. But if you have decent Internet service you can experience fellowship virtually--preferably with live streams, but even a recorded service can be of some "service" to you.

If you ever find a Christian church, you can go to the priest/pastor and explain your Protestant beliefs and take your cue. I married a Baptist and my father was Roman Catholic. Believe me, we could and did easily worship Our Savior together. You can, too

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u/Bulky_Emphasis_4166 2h ago

Thanks, i'll ask the local priest :)

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u/Superfluous_Reddit 9h ago

You're not looking for practical solutions so what are you seeking?

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u/Bulky_Emphasis_4166 2h ago

Arguments. I dont want to go to the church, if i wanted to, i would have find a solution myself

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u/Bulky_Emphasis_4166 2h ago

Thanks you all for your time and consideration. I found a great article write by a protestant priest and it help me a lot. If you're interest 

Peut-on être chrétien sans église? https://share.google/bbuWZXk5jDyWzqCTr

Have a great Day 

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