So I have tried to understand why the hatred of Solo-Christianity has arisen. It stems from iron categories and a spiritualized view of human institutions.
The Critique
1. Hated because of an inflexible definition. First, the idea of Solo-Christianity implies a Christian is a Christian whether he attends somewhere on Sunday, is on a membership roll at a local church, or whether he is in a community of other believers. This is uncomfortable for those for whom these metrics are what “church” really means.
2. Hated because it sounds dangerous. Solo-Christianity implies that a believer can be secure, content, and God honoring, without the fuzzy benefits of being around other Christians regularly. To the clergy, being outside of these benefits can't be anything but dangerous.
"The saint is made into an individual, fully autonomous, Temple of the Living God. One single believer is a Temple." Core Thesis
3. Hated because of a spiritualized institution. Finally, there is a confusing of the church as an institution with the work and mission of Christ. The Institution Spiritualizer clergy think of "Christ also loved the church" as approximately equivalent to "Christ also loved the Institution."
The Defense
I. Faithful because the Solo-Christian is Church. At its most basic component part, Church is not a community, but is comprised of a soul saved out of the gates of Hell and made into an individual, fully autonomous, Temple of the Living God.
"If any one loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." John 14:23
II. Faithful because it is Christlike. In Christ's earthly ministry, he is constantly hounded by the religious authorities who feel that Christ is rocking the boat. Jesus loved people, but at his foundation, Jesus is most at home alone with his Father. So is the Solo-Christian.
III. Faithful because this is a unique time. The same God that commanded Solomon to build the Temple also commanded Jeremiah to prophesy it into ruins. Our God is not a play thing for our comfort. If we do not continue in faith he uproots, destroys, ruins—even the thing he built.
THIS IS THE CHURCH NOT TO FORSAKE—A SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLING, LIKE THE PROPHETS OF OLD.