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NASB | 1 John 1:5 ¶ This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:5 ¶ This is the message [of God's promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. |
Bible Question:
Ween I tolk to people about GOD they ofton ack me what church do I go to? ween my response is (none) theres a silence amoung the conversation.I no my relationship with GOD is still intact and in fact i feel iv leard so much more about GOD not attending church. but no one wonts to hear that! I love GOD and Jesus! with thier help i keep myself sinless as posibale.Iv never been more depended on GOD. but often i find myself alone but effective on my wolk. i don't feel that everything that churchs do are right so I basicly dissconect myself from it. What sould I do? |
Bible Answer: Hello, SHYCARR. If you do not mind me asking, why do you say you love God and Jesus, but don't show a love for God's people by worshiping with them? Biblically speaking, God has set things up so that in order to become more like Jesus Christ, we must be in communion with other believers. There is no biblical precedent for "solo sanctification." Take a look at these passages: Ephesians 4 Romans 12 1 Peter 2:9-10 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Hebrews 10:23-25 Simply put, the ritual of going to a church saves no one, but God has orchestrated things in such a way that the church is essential for Christian growth. It is where we hear the word preached, pray corporately, exercise the spiritual gifts God has given us for the benefit of God's people, bear one another's burdens, contribute to the needs of the saints and to the extension of God's Kingdom, confess our common faith, celebrate the Lord's Supper, confess our sins together, and corporately sing in praise of our God. Those are not solitary activities, and it is disobedience to God to neglect the communion of saints. You may have been saved as an individual, but the consistent testimony of Scripture is that every Christian is saved INTO the church. "I no my relationship with GOD is still intact" How do you know that without any frame of reference? "in fact i feel iv leard so much more about GOD not attending church" How have you learned more apart from church? "I love GOD and Jesus" If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. --John 14:15 "with thier help i keep myself sinless as posibale" The Holy Spirit works through His people (the church) in order to accomplish that in your life. Your neglecting the communion of saints itself is a sin. "often i find myself alone but effective on my wolk" How so? "i don't feel that everything that churchs do are right so I basicly dissconect myself from it." Of course everything they do isn't right; they are made up of people like you and me. That is no excuse for disobeying God by "disconnecting" oneself from church. One must wonder whether someone who seems to despise God's people so much is one of them herself. "What sould I do?" Find a good church where God's word is proclaimed, where baptism and the Lord's Supper are celebrated, and be the member of Christ's body that God saved you to be. There are tons of good churches in my denomination, so I will offer that as a starting point: http://www.pcanet.org May God's blessings through communal worship be yours. --Joe! |