First of all, regarding the above quote...as a follower of Christ, and a believer in Scripture...you are actually PRAYING that the Scripture you follow so closely and quote so often and believe so fully is wrong???
That's a rather bold statement.
Secondly, as a believer in Scripture myself...
I not only expect to have a personal relationship, I thoroughly enjoy a personal relationship with God. God created man to be in relationship with Him...it's our purpose for being. We were created to worship God (1 Corinthians 10:31 31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all...
The bible I use most often is the New Living Translation. I didn't buy it for that reason, but because it was a Life Application Study Bible, which has thousands of notes on passages, translation, background, culture, history, context, as well as introductions to each book, profiles of key...
I think that a church that is focused on their denomination and not on God is not a church I would attend.
My opinion is that it doesn't matter what building choose to worship in, whether the most ornate church or your own living room, nor does it matter whether you consider yourself to be...
Treated fairly by whom?
I personally am a believer in Christ. For this, I believe I have been treated unfairly by many as well. For example, it's automatically assumed that I'm close-minded and conservative. It's assumed that I couldn't possibly be friendly with people who don't believe...