One of the issues in churches of Christ today is the concern of something happening during the Sunday service that separates "me" from God: examples being a piano in the room and possibly being played, other individuals raising their hands or clapping during a song, engaging in multiple "acts of worship" simultaneously, drama such as plays with male AND female actors and etc. Apparently something separating "me" from God was not a concern of the church at Corinth Asia . If not for them why for us?
We say Sunday is a worship service. Why do we say that? In John when Jesus was talking to that woman at the well he said people would worship he did not command worship. Logical…worship cannot be commanded. The early Christians are said to have met to "break bread" commonly considered the Lord's Supper and / or to remember Jesus ? Other things such a preaching and singing and praying occurred but where are they called acts of "worship?"
Questions:
What Biblical support is there for us to consider Sunday services are for worship?
What does edification and / or building up the church mean and how do we recognize it?
What does encouraging to love and good works mean and how do we recognize it?
As a congregation without elders in its foreseeable future that continues to have meetings with tempers and emotional outbreaks and a majority who intentionally decide not to attend classes and assemblies, what evidence is there that our Sunday services edify and or build up or encourage to love and good works? In other words are we spiritually where we claim to be? Are we spiritually stronger this January than we were the previous January and how do we recognize it?
Regards,
John Jenkins
John Jenkins
865-803-8179 cell
Gatlinburg, TN
Email: jrjenki@yahoo.com
Email: jrjenki@yahoo.com
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