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1 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | kalos | 57732 | ||
We are dazzled by the brilliance of your answer, but... One person alone (singular) is NOT the church. The church is corporate. The church is the body of believers (plural). Playing word games will not change the truth of the Word. Moreover Hebrews 10:25 does NOT say: not forsaking going to church. What it does say is: "not forsaking our own assembling together." Therefore, to bring the word "church" into the argument is to confuse the issue. On the other hand, on Sunday or Wednesday or whenever the local assembly meets, it normally meets at the church building. It does not meet weekly at the golf course, the lake, or the ballgame. |
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2 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | City not deserted | 57935 | ||
"We are dazzled by the brilliance of your answer, but..." First of all if you feel your sarcasm is appreciated or makes you look good, you are sorley mistaken. It demeans our brother Packer and is not mature or productive in any way that I can see. You Wrote- One person alone (singular) is NOT the church. The church is corporate. The church is the body of believers (plural). Playing word games will not change the truth of the Word One person may not be the coorperate Church, but one person is a joint and part of the cooperate Body of Christ as well as represents the Body of Christ to others. If we are limited to using Church only in the context of the body in it's entirity our vocabulary is in need of an extreme overhaul. You wrote- "On the other hand, on Sunday or Wednesday or whenever the local assembly meets, it normally meets at the church building. It does not meet weekly at the golf course, the lake, or the ballgame." I completely disagree with this statement! If you are part of the body of Christ and you go golfing with your Brother in Christ. IT IS CHURCH. Packer is right on. If we are the church how can we escape church activity??? Everything I do as a believer represents My Lord and is directly part of his buisness or His body's (church) activity. Mowing my yard is a church activity because I do not leave the Lord out of it. Church (Activity in the body of Christ) is going on all over this world at all times on Golf Courses at the Lake at ballgames and at my house on a monday night. I try and assemble with my brothers and sisters every chance I get. And it doesn't matter where I am or what I am doing. It is Church. No wonder so many people I know are fed up with people acting one way at the "Church Building" and differently in the work place. Because man brought seperation to Church and Life. Church is my life. Matthew 18:20 For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them. |
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3 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | Hank | 57940 | ||
Kalos is right. But you seem to be confused about what constitutes corporate worship and what is merely Christian fellowship. I myself have never observed Bible study, prayer, singing of hymns, observance of the Lord's Supper or anything of the kind taking place on the golf course, at the fishing hole, the theater, or in any other strictly recreational environments. The house of worship is a place apart, designed for and dedicated to worship. This is not to say that it must be an ornate cathedral, but it must be a place at which Christians meet for the purpose of worship. The golf course is a place where people meet also. But it is generally assumed they meet there to play golf, not to worship. When I mow my lawn, I simply mow my lawn. I do not consider it in any manner an act of worship. My remarks may neither dazzle nor exude great brilliance but they are, I believe, laden with a dab of common sense. --Hank | ||||||
4 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | City not deserted | 57959 | ||
Brother Hank, Thank you for your thoughts. I am interested to know what what you feel the difference is between Corporate worship and Christian Fellowship? I am not setting you up for anything I am not like that, I am just truly curious as to your thoughts or anyones for that matter on the difference between these two things. Bless you Brother! Matt |
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5 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | Hank | 57981 | ||
Matt, a simple definition will do: Christian fellowship is Christians interacting with each other, e.g., helping, encouraging, or just being friends. Corporate worship (the activity of members of the church, the body of Christ), in contrast to fellowship, is directed not toward man -- not to one another -- but to God. The two things are somewhat akin perhaps, yet they are distinctly different and the line between the two plainly marked. If I should see you before or after worship services, greet you, shake hands with you, and chat with you, this is a form of fellowship, but not worship in any sense. When you and I are engaged in the singing of hymns of praise, praying, studying God's word, partaking of the Lord's Supper, listening attentively to the pastor's message with our hearts and minds attuned to God, we are engaged in worship. There doubtless are better and more technical definitions of both worship and fellowship, but I like the ones I've given, mainly because they are simple and uncomplicated, and the older I grow the more I tend to prize things simple and uncomplicated. Blessings to you also. --Hank | ||||||
6 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | City not deserted | 58023 | ||
Hank, Thanks for your response. I appreciate your thoughts. When I look at this verse - Romans 12 Living Sacrifices 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual[1] act of worship. It speaks to me of a life given up to God. Sacrificing all that I am to the Lord. And Paul clearly says that this is worship to the Lord. You Wrote - If I should see you before or after worship services, greet you, shake hands with you, and chat with you, this is a form of fellowship, but not worship in any sense. I think It is worship. You didn't have to shake my hand or chat with me, It is Christ within you compelling you to fellowship, and as you are obediant to that God is glorified and worshiped through your actions. That is how i see it. I hope this might encourage you. May Christ dwell in you richly. Matt |
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