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NASB | Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ's return] approaching. |
Subject: Can we worship outside of our community? |
Bible Note: Belmaree, perhaps I played too strong the pedant with you on the good-old-days-of-the-church thing and thus diverted attention from your main concern. I think those who teach the doctrine of local church membership do so without the blessings of Scripture. My wife and I left a congregation that was much nearer our home in order to worship in a Christ-centered, Bible-teaching congregation of believers. We are fortunute to have modern means of transportation that made this change less challenging geographically than if we had to mount a camel or a donkey! What is considered local today would have been several Sabbath days' journeys in bygone days. But if it came to it, I'd rather pick up and move closer to a church where Christ and the Bible were exalted than to attend one, no matter how local, in which they weren't. --Hank |