Part of honoring God is spending
time with Him. Can we spend time with
Him without going to church? Certainly. We can pray. We can study our Bible.
Can we grow in our relationship with Him without attending church? Sort of, but not the way He intends.
You see, we were created
for community. We were never meant to go
through this life on earth alone. As you
read through the account of creation in the first chapter of Genesis, you’ll
find over and over that God said, “it was good.” Then, when we finally get to verse
18 of the second chapter, God says something that we often overlook. He said something was NOT good. You know what it was? He said it was not good for man to be
alone.
He created us to be an
interconnected community with Him at the center. That means spending time with other
believers. That means spending time
focusing our worship on Him. That’s what
church is. It’s not a building; it’s a
body of believers. Having a building is
a very nice convenience, and one we should all be thankful for. But we shouldn't confuse the place with the
purpose.
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