This is not to dismiss the reality of "shut-ins" who can't physically take part in the "body-life" of the local church; however, the idea that one can be a physically able member of a local church and yet not attend is absolutely foreign to the New Testament.
In this regard, I agree with the words of Tom Rainer: The only inactive members we see in the history of the New Testament fellowship are Ananias and Sapphira as they are carried out feet first from the Jerusalem church (see Acts 5:1-11) (High Expectations, 49).
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