One of the best comments was "going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car" and this hits the nail on the head so I wrote this in my bible.
When I started this discussion i had just been surprised that on the news it had said that 59% of the UK had claimed to be a Christian. This was a surprise as I feel the numbers in churches didn't reflect this.
As the discussion grow I though it would be good to see what it said in the bible.
There are many references in the bible about the importance of going to church so to add them all here would take for ever. However one think it does say is that church isn't the building it's the people and say where two or three people gather in my name I will be there.
Sure going to church doesn't get you a pass to heaven, but doing your best to do what God wants will help. So what does god want from Christians? Well Christians are gods tools. As a Christian I feel I have a job to do, not proving he is real but sharing why I believe in him.
As a Christian we are asked by god to share our faith with other Christians and non Christians alike. I also have found out recently it is important to hear other Christians experiences to learn from them and gain encouragement from them.
A Christian is part of a body of Christ and all work together to build gods kingdom. This comes in so many ways from making tea to looking after children, from greeting people as they arrive to addressing them during a service.
If we do not attend church can we be sure we are doing all that god needs us to do?
Please. Don't think I'm trying to guilt trip anyone about not going to church on a Sunday, I'm not. And of course the bible doesn't say we must attend. But what the bible does say is we must try and find and use the talents we are given to use for his work.
I'm going to get in so much trouble for this blog so I'll quickly end by saying if you can't or don't feel you want to go to a church then maybe a small group would be a way to go.
Most churches will have a small groups that join together during the week. This is both a great way to share and listen with others in a relaxed way. This also includes great social nights with other Christians.
Hey if there's interest from readers of my blog maybe I could ask my church to look into a new group.
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