Kevin DeYoung is one of those people that always seems to say it better than I ever do or ever can.
For a few months I have wanted to write a post aiming to encourage Christians in their commitment to regularly gather with their local church body for worship. We live in a time where church attendance is quickly becoming negotiable. Yet, it isn’t negotiable in the Bible and to miss it means missing heaven on earth.
Well, I just haven’t gotten around to writing the post for one reason or another, but to my great delight Rev Kev threw up a post this morning on “The Scandal of the Semi-Churched.” It’s better than my post would ever be, so you should check it out. He writes,
“I know we are the church and don’t go to church (blah, blah, blah), but being persnickety about our language doesn’t change the exhortation of Hebrews 10:35. We should not neglect to meet together, as some are in the habit of doing. Gathering every Lord’s Day with our church family is one of the pillars of mature Christianity.
So ask yourself a few questions.”
QUESTIONS TO ASK REGARDING CHURCH ATTENDANCE
1. Have you established church going as an inviolable habit in your family?
2. Do you plan ahead on Saturday so you can make church a priority on Sunday?
3. Do you order your travel plans so as to minimize being gone from your church on Sunday?
4. Are you willing to make sacrifices to gather with God’s people for worship every Sunday?
5. Have you considered that you may not be a Christian?