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I was visiting with a young man in my sales office one day and I asked him if he was a Christian. He answered "yes sir". I then asked him where he went to church. He answered, "I am not going to church."
I replied, "well, you can be a Christian without attending church."
He looked me in the eye and said "yes sir, but it sure is easier if you do". He answered this question much better than I could.
Jesus said, where two or three are gathered in my name, there I will be also. What a great promise.