is Hermit christianity healthy?
By gfeef01
@gfeef01 (537)
October 18, 2010 4:25am CST
Can you survive as a christian without a community (read church) around you?
Do you think your faith suffers if it is run out solo or do you find that the times you are alone with no other christians around you challanges and stimilates your faith?
Had this disussion with friends before but i'd be appreciative of some outside opinions.
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@johnpillai (2082)
• Germany
22 Oct 10
there is time to be alone. but being alone for ever will not suit for a christian life. we are expected to be in a community. and that is good for us also. when being in a community we can get moral supportand develop our knowledge and faith
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
18 Oct 10
I don't think it's good for a Christian to be alone in their faith. They can certainly learn from isolation, and it may give them time for meditation and God alone. But people were never meant to be alone. I think we're meant to be a community that builds each other up and holds each other accountable. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." Christians can gain strength inside a community of other believers.
