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1 | 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 | ||||||
2 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | coffee | 58896 | ||
Hello Hank, I noticed you haven't been around for a week - in this forum that is. I pray that things are still well for you and that life is coming back to some normality. May you walk with GOD all of your days, deb |
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3 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | Hank | 58951 | ||
Coffee (deb) and all my forum friends: Thanks for the concern. I returned to the hospital this week for "fine tuning" to my AIDC heart device -- a 30,000 dollar electronic marvel implanted in my chest with leads to the heart muscle designed to control and report deviations in heart rhythms -- to speed them up when they are too slow and to slow them down when they are too rapid, and to shock the heart back into normal pace should the beats become so rapid as to become life threatening. There are many persons alive and doing well today, thanks to the marvelous strides that have been made in the treatment of heart abnormalities, who otherwise would have died. I am undergoing a period of adjustment to the device and to new medications, and yes, a period during which I must curtail my activities, e.g., no driving for three months, but thanks be to God, He has chosen to be with me and comfort me during these anxious times, and the succor and love of family and friends have been of enormous benefit and solace. There is consequently no need at all for a born-again child of the King ever to despair or to succumb to depression or engage in self-pity. The person whose faith and trust is in the Great Physician is ever possessed with faith, hope, and love, and the future always shines with the brightness of the Son which is far greater even than the brightness of the sun. My love to you all. --Hank | ||||||
4 | Do you have to go to church and on sun.? | Heb 10:25 | coffee | 58954 | ||
Praise GOD for all HIS miracles! Hank that was so nice. Thankyou for taking the time to let us all know how you are doing and for assuring us of HIS wonderful protection. luv deb |
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