God chooses to work through a body of people, a company of disciples. Even though each of us has come to Christ by his or her own independent choice, and even though each of us must always do private business with God, the church is not a collection of rugged individualists. It is a company. It is God’s own method, and it only works if we are willing to take our place in the body of Christ. youtu.be/q5tql_-grlg