8. Why do you have to go to church?
The Christian life was not meant to be lived alone. We need each other for encouragement. I always shake my head when I hear someone say, “I don’t go to church, I can just go into nature and worship there.” Well, the New Testament believers didn’t follow that line of thinking at all. We are really kidding ourselves if we think we can grow spiritually without being around others who believe the same. The Spirit gives us “gifts” to be used in the church community--how can we do that if we’re not in that community? The Bible tells us to sing together in worship--how do we do that outside of church fellowship? We are to encourage one another--again, how can we do that when we aren’t regularly around other believers? (1 Cor. 12:7; Eph. 5:19-20; 1 Thess. 5:11) Even Jesus Himself didn’t go it alone; the Christian faith is to be lived with others, and that includes regular time at church (Heb. 10:25).
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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