Bible Question:
Is it necessary for a believer to join a church as opposed to just attending church service regularly? Some say that the church provides a "covering for the soul." The only verse I can think of right now is "forsaking not the assembling of ourselves. . ." WalkingTalkingBible |
Bible Answer: The only other guidance I can think would come from Acts 2 where the Lord started the pattern of adding folks to the church. Throughout the rest of the NT, we see that responsibilities AND vital benefits come with that addition. We should be reminded of the multitude of the "one another" passages, too many to list here but inserting that phrase into the search function is adequate. That's all I can think of. I guess some would say that's not much but as I see it, God is God and doesn't have to repeat Himself. The few times He does repeat Himself is a bonus for us and even then we humans are inclined to take them apart and critique them so as to look for discrepancies. How sad? Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |