Open home? Christian hospitality

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Lanolin

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Jesus met with others in the upper room which I guess most people call the attic?

Didnt they at one point have to lower someone down through the roof?
 

mustaphadrink

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? sewing club, tennis, rotary? what world do you live in...do you not extend christian hospitality to others? Or is it only for the rich. Cos I dont see how those things are even relevant.

if you offer a glass of cold water to someone who is thirsty, thats christian hospitality. If you dont have time to do simple gestures, to entertain strangers who maybe angels, to welcome them in, then what are you doing. If you work in customer service but are rude to your customers. they wont return.
FYI I live in a world where the church is no longer the church because it ignores most of what the scripture teaches. Those things are relevant because they are the sort of things people do that prevents them from meeting from house to house daily.

In a vast number of churches, the people meet on Sunday morning and that is it for the week. Daily or house to house doesn't come into it.
 

Lanolin

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I think the way people live now (unless they live in housing complexes or retirement villages) is not conducive to social interaction or visiting.

The secular world has put a price on hospitality and now people are making money from it. Its ok if you can afford it, you'll get the five star royal treatment.

Think on Jesus, born in a stable as there was no room in the inn. Was there REALLY no room, or was it cos they couldnt afford anywhere?
 

Lanolin

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I have some thoughts on this after visiting mum in hospital every day for 3 weeks...its wasnt an exclusively christian hospital, but there was a nice chapel anyone could go to and have a quiet time on the ground floor