Second, the church is more than simply a collection of people; it is a new community. Many modern Christians see the Christian faith primarily, if not exclusively, as the gospel of “Jesus and me.” Christianity is simply a personal relationship with Jesus. Accept Christ into your life and you will be saved. This is true, of course, but it falls short of the whole. We are justified through our individual faith. Yet Christianity is much more than a private transaction with Jesus. When Peter made his