[good samaritan]

To be clear, I don't think the church is going to backslide, but I do see where the Bible teaches that we (individual persons) can leave from being a part of it. The Lord will one day return for a bride without spot. My original point didn't use the term church, but instead Christianity. Christianity just like Judiaism is a religion. The Church is the bride that stands the test of time and is the remnant that remains when the Lord returns. The great harlot (Israel) was not in reference to the remnant, but it was in reference to OT ethnic Jews or religious Judiaizers. When I said, "apostate church" in an earlier post it was meant apostate christians who were really not a part of the church. I brought up Annanias and Saphira to make the point that even among apostolic churches, we have people who have correct doctrine, but without that personal relationship to Christ. My point remains that I see similarities between the great harlot and mainstream christianity.