A few random thoughts that have been on my mind lately, about the nature and pirpose of the Church.  Is it supposed to be a community or a cult?

There are those within the organization whose major concern is purity, in doctrine, in worship, or in life.  For them, the church is mad up of people who agree, (Like-minded folks is a phrase I hear now and again).  For the them church stands apart, distinctive in its lifestyle, unified in its thinking.