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“According to 1 Corinthians 14:26-33, a worship service is not a free for all where individual Christians are free to do as they will.”
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
“We are to rejoice, but we are to “rejoice with fear” (Ps. 2:11). Therefore, to view and behave as if Christ Jesus is our “homeboy” is to treat the Holy One of Israel with contempt.”
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
“Martyn Lloyd-Jones gave this analysis: “The greater the amount of attention that has been paid to this aspect of worship—namely the type of building, and the ceremonial, and the singing, and the music—the less spirituality you are likely to have.”
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
“God calls His people to be active and faithful members of a local church. Going to church is not to be squeezed into the Christian’s weekly schedule, but rather it is to be the principle activity and focal point of the Christian life. Entertainment, hobbies, work, and sometimes even family are secondary to the worship of God in the assembly of the saints. In other words, Christians are to rotate their schedules around the life of the church.”
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
― THE CHURCH: Why Bother?: The Nature, Purpose, & Functions of the Local Church
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