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Your Faith Probably Won’t Survive Without Community

We like to imagine faith as a solo climb. You, a Bible app, a late-night playlist. No distractions, no drama, just a private line to God. It sounds efficient. It’s also a fast way to stall out.Christianity has always been personal, but it has never been private. The earliest believers gathered in homes, pooled resources and carried one another through persecution and doubt. Their faith endured because it was shared. Scripture assumes this: “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward l