Originally posted by Rajk999
I think I am capable of doing some of what Christ commanded us to do on my own, without have to frustrate myself by going to church and deal with the foolishness.[/b]
It sounds like you don't need the body of Christ to help you in any way or for any reason. Congradulations on such self sufficientcy. I once thought this as well but I later found I had decieved myself. I, in fact, need other believers to help me in my walk. It took some humbling expereinces to find this out the hard way. In Hebrews it warns us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together. In fact, there are stength in numbers. Case in point is Matthew 18:19.
"Again I say to you, that if two of you will agree on earth as touching any thing that they will ask, it will be done for them of my Father which is in heaven."
Why do you think he emphasized two or more?
Also consider Pauls admonishment.
1 Corinthians 12:12 "For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into the body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many........If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing where were the smelling?......And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet I have no need of you."
I would just like to point out that Christ commanded us to be baptized and take communion etc, etc. Do you bapitize yourself and/or take communion by yourself? Also what of the other believers? Do they not have needs that you might be able to meet? Would Christ ignore them as you are doing?