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Community: What Is It Good For?

"Two are better than one  because they have a good return for their labor:  If either of them falls down,  one can help the other up .  But pity anyone who falls  and has no one to help them up.  Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm .  But how can one keep warm alone?  Though one may be overpowered,   two can defend themselves .  A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."  -Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 I think there is a commonly accepted lie within the church that says something like this: "Jesus is the only one you need!" Now before you close out your browser and call me a heretic, please listen to what I am saying. To a certain extent this is true. Our hope, dependence, and life should  have Jesus at the very center of it. But just because this is true, it does not eradicate our * need  for good, wholesome Christian fellowship. In fact, from the very beginning God expressly states " It is not good for the man...