Why should we go to church? Can’t we worship and learn on our own?
We can watch church at home now. So why attend just one if we can watch any church anytime?
Going to Church vs. Personal Worship or Watching at Home?
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Belonging to God
We love our children just because they are ours & the Israelites were blessed just because they were His. Our children don’t earn our love by doing good things & they can’t lose our love by doing something wrong. The Israelites also could not earn or lose God’s love & neither can we. Once we become His child, we belong to Him forever.
Jesus – Messiah & Sacrifice
Jesus is the High Priest because He intercedes on our behalf & offered Himself up for us .Because He was the perfect sacrifice, there was no need for any more sacrifices. Because He lives forever, there was no need for another high priest to replace Him. So, He is the forever King & High Priest. He also was the Perfect Sacrifice, that put an end to all insufficient animal sacrifices. That is why He could say on the cross, “It is finished.” He finished what the priests started & accomplished completely what they could only accomplish temporarily.
The Presence of God
“Draw near to God & He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Because of Jesus, we can enter into His Presence with confidence. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy & find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 …