Party at Christopher's house!
10:00 a.m. tomorrow. Breakfast will be provided.
Pardon me. Where are my manners? Welcome to AFF!
My observation has been that there are
many things we Apostolics do that have merely been carried over from our Protestant roots, often without re-evaluation. Most of the stuff the Protestants do, and did, was carried over from the RCC.
We live in a time where the Apostolic church paradigm is still influenced by the pushback against the Latter Rain movement a generation ago. People have found solace from Latter Rain's wreckage in structure, decorum, order, and properly vetted leadership.
Centralized organizations are designed to maintain doctrinal purity and stabilize the faith. House churches open up the door for a multitude of mistaken interpretations to be taught as gospel. I know the Spirit guides us to all truth, but some people are strong in some areas but weak in others. I value biblical insights from people that have been grounded and/or trained in good study methods. I have heard, also, divine revelation from uneducated hicks that was spot-on, so what I would recommend is balance.
Here is a little thought experiment for you:
If house churches are such a good idea, why do we call Paul's letters of approbriation to them
books?
God bless you, and don't get too wrapped up in this site. Or anywhere else on the internet, either.