Read an interesting article recently about the growing number of people claiming to be Christian that don't go to church. The article tried to justify the various reasons. But to me it seems like a contridiction. To me it seems more like an attempt to justify doing your own thing...not what God wants...keeping yourself busy with your own interests. How is that Christian?
Now don't get me wrong...not going to church doesn't automatically make you NOT a Christian...but it doesn't exactly help our spiritual life either. Especially when God calls us to fellowship with other believers and meet together in prayer and worship. If He calls us to do it, wouldn't you think it MUST be pretty important?
I know there is reasoning like...they have Christian friends or they pray every now and then. But really...I would be interested to see how much that person who does it on their own is growing in their faith without gathering together with other believers consistantly.
We can fill our lives with all sorts of hobbies, activities and events, but it's not going to give us what we really need. If we are filling our lives with those things and just going to church when we "feel like it" or "when we have time"...then where does that put God in our lives?
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