[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

I’m not aware of any commandment to attend church. All the bible says is to keep holy the sabbath day. Where does the bible say we are to collect in a building with many others while being lead by clergy?

I’m not saying attending church is a bad thing. I’m asking the question, for those who worship God at home on their own, where in the bible are we directed to collect in a building with others and lead in prayer and worship by clergy?

I must have missed that passage in Matthew or John.

[A.A. Cunningham]

All the bible says is to keep holy the sabbath day.

Better read more than just the Gospels of Matthew and John.

"Not forsaking our assembly, as some are accustomed; but comforting one another, and so much the more as you see the day approaching." Hebrews 10:25

[Iscool]

I must have missed that passage in Matthew or John.

Well there ya go again...Puttin' the bible above the apparitions of the god(ess)

"I gave you six days to work, I kept the seventh for myself, and no one wishes to grant it to me," said Mary in September of 1846 to two visionaries.

According to the 'Bible', it was God who gave us the Commandments...Little did we know...

[stpio]

“Where does the bible say we are to collect in a building with many others while being lead by clergy?”

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I know you don’t mean it is bad to attend Church. We follow
Our Lord’s example, He kept the Sabbath. He went to worship
God in the Temple...in community. Judaism, the roots of
the faith were liturgical.

In the New Covenant, the Sabbath is changed to the Lord’s
Day in honor of Our Lord’s resurrection. Worshiping God
on Sunday is not a private thing, say a “home church.”
Unless, I am not sure, sadly, it’s another split, somebody starting up another Protestant community. To me, it’s an
excuse not to go to Church. There are already plenty of
Protestant churches everywhere. Church comes from the
word “assembly.”

Sharing the verse about Our Lord:

Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day; and he rose up to read.

[antceecee]

God is all knowing and He alone knows the condition of your heart and soul....not the righteous on threads such as these.

Each and every one of us knows exactly what our relationship with God and our salvation is... truly we do... it is a very up close and personal relationship.... some seek to run from their ultimate judgment and get others to "accept" their sinful ways (GLBT..comes to mind).

The final word comes from God and that is that... all that needs to be said. No parsing.