Remember Moses, 40 years he spent in the desert, than there was Joseph, thrown in a well, made a prisoner, you know what they had, God, you know what church doesnt have God, It may be filled with some christians, doesnt mean he has to be a part on mens religions. Mens churches may be filled with "christians" but our Lords church is struggling to find anyone to follow after Him. The problem is you dont know what "church" is. Jesus came to set teh captives free, but some prefer to stay in captivity. People in church might be saved, but there is a tribulation coming, how many will be found in Him.
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
Luk 14:17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luk 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Luk 14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Luk 14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Luk 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luk 14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Okay, well, first I would say that those verses are specifically addressed to Israel - the original invitees to the Kingdom, and then Gentiles - those invited when the first refused. So...it's not really fitting our context.
Secondly, it's pretty daring to declare that the 'church' doesn't have God. Let's put aside the fact that the Church is made up of Christ's body and therefore cannot NOT have God...and let's just focus in on the idea of
you being able to know if 'the church' has God or not. Your ability to make that call for the whole of what you term 'the church' is the same as you claiming to know the state of every person's heart and standing with Christ. Only God knows that.
I understand that there are plenty of people who
attend the gathering of the Body, what you call 'the church', who are not Christians, who do not have Christ as their Lord and Saviour. But it is wrong to categorize the rest of Christ's body, those who he has indeed died and risen for, in the same group as them, do you not think? Indeed, as a Christian yourself, whether you meet with us or not, you too are part of the body. Saying that the body doesn't have God, you essentially say you, yourself, don't have God, which makes little sense.
And lastly...tribulation is probably coming, indeed. But...tribulation has always been with the Church. I find it theologically interesting that when we look at scripture we see some things that stand out to us when the Apostles write to us about such things. First, yes, being in the Holy Spirit is the most important thing we will need to stand against such hardship. But, rather blatantly, we see encouragement, rebuke, teaching and heartfelt longing sent from these men....to 'the Churches'. Some of the books of the bible are addresses to single people, this is true, but mostly, we see them being sent to the people gathering in Galatia, Rome, Corinth, Thessalonica...the 7 Churches in Revelation? These people, as a WHOLE...as they gathered together to read, not only these letters (which we God's inspired word) and earlier scriptures...did not just do it in perfect, wonderful accord. No...people, even saved people, are still fallen. We disagree, we get angry, we do stupid and sometimes disgraceful things. Most of the time Paul, or whoever wrote the letter, would not teach that these people needed to be ejected from the gathering. Or that they "didn't have God". No! He called them to adjust their attitudes and behaviours and hearts to be inline with the gospel! And he called the brothers and sisters around those who were stumbling to come along side them and help them. That is, after all, what family does.
So...while I absolutely recognize your freedom to choose not to meet with your family members, I must say that you have no right to judge the state of everyone else. It is something you cannot possibly know, and scripturally, anyone IN Christ IS the Church. And if they feel called to meet, for all the reasons that have been laid out in this thread, then I'm not sure you can do anything but accord us the same freedom. Not without invalidating your own.