Can One Be Christian Without the Church?

Whatever Happened to Bible Study?

 

What used to be referred to as "Wednesday Night Bible Study" has changed. We begin by having the visitors introduce themselves. This usually takes 5-10 minutes of the 45 minutes allocated for bible study."   Following the introductions someone says a general all-purpose prayer. Next we sing a partial song. Following the song we have a lecture. I do not use the term lesson because lesson is closely related to teaching and learning. In our class we each leave believing what we believed when we arrived so there had been no teaching. The lecture which currently is labeled a study of 1 John covers most of the New Testament. It is difficult to remember what the speaker said and what book of the bible he referenced. 

 

At the 45 minute time limit we sing another partial song followed by another short lecture, followed by a partial song, followed by announcements, and another all-purpose prayer.  

 

The question is how does that help one to become a better Christian?