MIchael
What i believe the church is to me . Most of all it is faith. Heb. 11:1 tells us faith is the evidence of things not seen, so without faith we have nothing . We can not see God but we can feel Him and even hear Him. In Mark 11:24 Jesus says therefore I say to you what ever things you ask when you pray believe that you receive them and you will have them. So, if you ask for healing and don't have faith you will not be healed.I also believe that without faith you are lost You need faith to get out of bed. When you pray to God and ask for the pain to go away and you don't have faith that God will take it away, then it will not happen. I also believe the church is love and forgiveness. Without these we have nothing. I struggle with forgiveness all the time . If there is one thing my grandfather taught me by watching his walk with God is love; he loved everyone no matter what they did. He could always see the good in people. What church means to me can be summed up in three words: Faith, Love, and Forgiveness.
Michael