Why Church?

The Bible says we’ve made for relationships. The Lord said in the beginning that man being alone wasn’t a good thing, Genesis 2:18. This is the heart of the Great Commandment that says we’re to love the Lord our God with the whole of our being, which is then worked out by loving our neighbor as ourselves, Matthew 22:36-39.

To accomplish this God developed just the place to help us – it’s called the church. Maybe I can say it like this, once you’ve become a believer you’re also become a belonger. God wants you to be a part of His family, to be a part of the church.

Fellowship doesn’t happen in abstention; rather it’s getting together on a regular basis.

The writer of Hebrews says,

“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25 NIV)

A habit is something you do frequently. You don’t have an occasional habit. A habit is something you do over and over again.

We’ve got to spend time with each other. If all we do is see each other once a week, or once a month, then we’re not going to build any sort of relationships. Kind of like a marriage. If you just see each other once or twice a month, it’s not going to last.

Concerning the first church it says,

“They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity.” (Acts 2:46 NLT)

The church was formed with this in mind, daily gatherings. But today we complain of doing so once a week. Therefore the church has become weak.

Today our gatherings are based more out of convenience, rather than conviction? What’s the difference?

Convenience is going when we have the time for it. Conviction is going because we make the time for it.