To the ones dishing out their excuses for not attending a local church...is their REASON for not attending! lol Of course, a 'churched" CHRISTIAN sees it as an excuse, but the reason remains.....there are more unchurched folks today than ever before...the REASON? could it be the beginning of the Great Falling Away?
So the ecclesia started out in the first century with the every member participation open meeting which Satan hated. It was directed by Christ, the Head of His body and powerful, not without problems of course. All members ministered their functions. I know you won't check out these scriptures but I'll post them again. Maybe somebody will listen to me some day. 1Cor.12, Ephesians 4, Romans 12.
So the falling away was embraced by the ecclesia. The great apostasy has reached the flash point in this last hour.
If someone escapes this apostate religion it is only natural for those that cling to Babylon to accuse them of being a heretic.
Personally I tried my level best to 'fit in' with this monster falsely called 'church' for several decades to no avail. God wouldn't have it. For a small taste of 'my world' see: 'which pastor'.