¿What is the reason or need to attend a church?
When the messengers of John left, he began to say of John to the people: What did you go out to see in the desert? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? To a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who have precious clothing and live in delight, in the palaces of kings are. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one from whom it is written: Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. I tell you that among those born of women, there is no greater prophet than John the Baptist; but the smallest in the kingdom of God is greater than he
It is evident that people who attend a church always do so for some reason.
It would be important for each one of us to reflect on this, what is the true intention, for which I regularly attend the church.
It is important to say that many of us have different reasons. Some attend out of curiosity to see what exactly they do, others because they feel guilty about something and think that when they go to church, they solve this guilt, some because they want to please some friend or relative, others because he likes how the pastor or the evangelist preaches or because he likes how they sing the praises others because they feel sick and they go in search of miracles, some do it out of religiosity, others because of ministerial commitments, but the question would be:
Why would you?
the family, our children need to go to church, because the church has a role to instruct and train families in spiritual and social values, also because the church teaches who God is, so Jesus came to this world and why .
Most parents strive to be good providers, as we are taught in (1 Timothy 5.8). But God wants parents to provide much more than the basic needs of a physical life. He wants us to be able to provide the spiritual nourishment that is required to lead a correct life that produces eternal life as a result.
It is obvious that there are many reasons why people attend church, however there must be a special, more significant, real reason of conviction for which people must attend church. Well, I think none of the reasons mentioned is the right one to attend the church.
The psalmist David, was convinced of why it was necessary to be in the house of God. He said about it: Psalm 84:10. "For a day in your courts is better than a thousand outside them: I would rather be at the door of the house of my God than dwell in the abodes of evil."
And the apostle Paul advised that it was necessary to congregate in the house of God, Jesus himself gave an important value to go to church and defined it as a valuarte. The Lord Jesus Christ is the founder of the church (Matthew 16: 8). The church is the greatest thing on earth after the holy spirit. One of the most beautiful and complete concepts in the word of God about the church is given by the apostle Paul in Timothy 3:15 "house of God, church of the living God and column and valuation of the truth."
However it is well known that the believer must be persuaded that when going to church is a biblical principle, the believer must have knowledge why we congregate and that the congregation is a requirement to be fulfilled of those who have been transformed because we need to worship and praise a God who is spirit. John 4:24 "God is spirit and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth."
In that order of ideas we return to the verses cited in which we are reflecting and we find a question of rigor that Jesus asks of the people: "What did you see in the desert? A cane shaken by the wind?"
Then the question would be What represents a cane shaken by the wind? I believe that this represents a present attitude of many people who today have adopted a conformism in the church, in the people of God. Christian people who today want to hear messages or preach according to the currents of this world, fitting messages to be well with the current man. But I want you to know that we have been called to learn the truth of God, because the truth of God does not tolerate sin and this is what John the Baptist did, preached the truth without adapting to the rudiments of the men present.
The truth of God is not popular because the truth of God calls us to change completely and to have a true identity in all things.
If we attend a church we must have biblical knowledge why we do it and for what. The truth of God is not to listen with lightness, but with the truth, because God does not dwell in sin, God dwells in the true freedom of man who knows where he is going and where his destiny is.
We must reflect on why we attend the church. if we do it to feel better or be better people.
I firmly believe that we all need a church for the following reasons:
It allows us to provide spiritual food to grow, provides the advice of mature Christians in the faith, and gives us the opportunity to praise with other believers the glory of God, in addition to serving, the church does not save but is a manifestation of the spirit and a desire to serve God, besides being a Biblical principle established in the word of God.
We must attend the church, because we need to satisfy our worship with adoration and praise also in public to our Godwe must congregate with conviction that it is not for what there is, but because in doing so He is present because there are two or more gathered in his there first name
Also because we feel praise him with all our hearts, because we long for his presence
In addition Psalm 33 tells us about living under cover and makes it clear that the anointing that is deposited in a church only comes if and only if "all live together and in harmony" and that the anointing has a warrant to descend to it , which means that the order is related to pastors, leaders and the whole congregation.
reflect today why are you going to church
I think it is necessary to know the main reason why you need to attend church.
Remember that it should not necessarily be to hear a message, the preacher ... or to feel better. The church is a column and value of the truth, when John preached the gospel preached the truth. People possibly went out to see Juan's vestments, but he wore the most important...the best information, he carried and told the truth so that man could change his mind and spirit.
Interesting message @ricci01. It would be important to reflect on why we go to church.
Thanks for sharing.
Excellent message @ricci01, very good explanation that must be taken into consideration.