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- Because you need the regular support and encouragement of Christian fellowship. The Christian life is not designed to be lived in isolation, and those who try it that way are likely to crash!
- Because fellowship provided by Christian friends is no substitute for belonging to a church. You choose your friends because their ideas and style are similar to your own, God puts different people in a congregation so they can learn from each other.
- Because gifts can only rightly be used by someone who is a member of a congregation. Gifts are primarily for the congregation, not for the individual and are rightly used to build up the church.
- Because God’s basic unit is the church, not the individual. The story of the Bible is that of God making, shaping and refining his people, beginning with Abraham.
Aug 26, 2021 · We belong to them and they belong to us—and we need each other. The Bible says, “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24). Ask God to lead you to a church where Christ is preached and taught, and where people are seeking to live for Him.
- Jesus Christ Reveals God in Human flesh. (3:16).
- The Church Reveals Christ to The World (3:14-15).
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In our text, Paul tells Timothy his purpose for writing, namely, so that God’s people would know how to conduct themselves as members of God’s church. A key function of the church is to be the pillar and support of God’s truth which centers in the person of Jesus Christ. Thus Paul, in verse 16, quotes an early church hymn to elaborate on the core o...
God continues to be incarnate, not only in Jesus Christ, but also in the church. Jesus is God incarnate; the church is Jesus incarnate. Please understand: the incarnation of Christ is unique. One time and only one time in history did God take on human flesh as the baby of Mary, and grow up as a human being to die on the cross for our sins. That eve...
Why is the church important? Because God has left it here to reveal His Son to the world, even as Jesus revealed God when He was on this earth. As the household of God, the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth, we are the current expression of Jesus Christ in the world until He comes. What a staggering job description! Noth...
Agree/disagree: The American church is doctrinally anemic? What can we do about it?Which should take precedence in the church: Truth or love?On which of the three descriptions (3:15) is this church strongest and weakest? How can we grow stronger in each?Why do some complain that doctrine isn’t practical? How can we avoid dead orthodoxy and yet promote solid theology?Dec 3, 2023 · A new BYU study looks at why people come back to church after a faith crisis. Reconnecting with God takes place through prayer, feeling His love and the influence of others. Read one family’s example.
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- We need Him if we are ever going to recover a biblical sense of fear and awe. In Revelation 1:17, John fell on his face in the presence of God. He simply could not stand.
- We need Him if we are going to do real battle with sin in our lives. In Isaiah 6:1-5, the prophet had a life-defining encounter with the holy presence of God.
- We need Him if our land is going to be healed. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God says that if His people are repentant, then He will “heal their land.” Our land is suffering.
- We need Him if we are going to love the world the way He does. In Luke 9:36-38, Jesus has compassion on the masses of people without God. He feels something that is visceral, engaging all the emotions in a desire to release others from spiritual darkness and disorientation.
Here are 28 reasons rooted in scripture on why we should faithfully go to church: 28 Biblical Reasons to Go to Church. 1) Go to church so you won’t be hardened by sin. “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
Jan 13, 2016 · Like a branch that grows because of its connection to the tree, we thrive when we stay connected to the church. To explore this issue, it is necessary to consider what the Bible says about the church. The Church in the Bible: Old Testament Life and Worship.
