Defending the Church - White Horse Inn
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Why is going to church necessary when Christians have the Bible and the Holy Spirit? Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller make the case for the church as the means by which God nurtures his people, and address common objections about hypocrisy and institutional failure.
0:00 Why go to church is I have the Bible and Holy Spirit?
7:32 God serves us in church
12:22 Mud pies or a holiday at the sea?
17:47 The invisible made visible
21:49 Should those hurt by the church go back to church?
27:09 Institutions have a tendency to defend themselves
34:34 But I don't get anything out of church
37:48 If you don't have the gospel, you don't have a church
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efOs-axpSp8&list=PL8oIOkAqgPGfH87BowGoEb-LDTKWlKMEJ&index=2
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