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HenryI understand your point!& The thing is though you only bring up John as he was exhiled there!& The bible shows clearly that the individual believer fellowshiped with more than his household!& The whole point that Paul talks about in his letters to the Corinthians is when you "come togethor"& He gives regulation of many aspects and talks about ministries in the BODY. The most important thing is lean not unto thine own understanding and in all thy ways acknowledge him and he will direct thy paths. That does not exclude ministry with "others" outside&your family or household to other believers.& Yes&you should be able to survive with&ONLY your relationship with God and with nobody else.& The point still remains that the body is SUPPOSED to congregate with each other and WORSHIP with each other in song and testimony etc...& Also I said that the Church is the Body!& I find it amazing how people want to&throw out the baby with the bath water when people don't like to subject to anyone with spiritual authority or have had bad experience with other "church bodies!"& They go do this same thing and pretty much become spiritual hermits!Henry not saying that is you but alot of times that is the case.& I don't like alot of organized religion! The still does not make the case when the example all through out the NT are to different bodies of believers known as "the church (body) in...." The Book of Acts shows organized or grouping of believers into bodies!& There is nothing wrong with it!