ECT Can you be a Christian and not go to church?

[Rosenritter]

Access to do what?

Assemble, as in "forsake not the assembly."

 

[steko]

He always had both names. That is why the scripture says that he was ALSO CALLED Paul.

Paul was a Roman and an Israelite.

Right, Shaul is Hebrew and Paulos is Latin.

Being the unique Apostle to the Gentiles, for the remainder of Acts and in his epistles, he uses his gentile name.

 

[genuineoriginal]

Assemble, as in "forsake not the assembly."

There are many Dispensationalist Christians on this site (like [MENTION=15338]Right Divider[/MENTION]) that would state that this command was not for the body of Christ.

Hebrews 10:24-27 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.​

 

[Rosenritter]

There are many Dispensationalist Christians on this site (like @Right Divider) that would state that this command was not for the body of Christ.

Hebrews 10:24-27 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.​

By that same interpretation, can non-Jews sin willfully all they like and there is sacrifice for sins again and again?

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[Jerry Shugart]

By that same interpretation, can non-Jews sin willfully all they like and there is sacrifice for sins again and again?

"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world" (1 Cor.11:28-32).​

 

[genuineoriginal]

By that same interpretation, can non-Jews sin willfully all they like and there is sacrifice for sins again and again?

The same Dispensationalists that say that nothing written in the epistle to the Hebrews applies to the body of Christ also are strong supporters for Once Saved Always Saved and claim that a person can be the worst sinner in the world after being saved and they will never lose their salvation.

 

[CabinetMaker]

How can Christianity be unified if every Christian does what ever they think is right?

Deuteronomy 12:8 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.​

Since going to church is only a very small part of the Christian life, I don't think we should put to much emphasis on our church. Christ didn't spend any time preaching about going to church but he spent a lot of time teaching about how we should care for each other. We should spend far more time in service to our fellow humans than anything else. Not judging them, simply meeting them where they are going from there.

 

[Rosenritter]

"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world" (1 Cor.11:28-32).​

That was a question for those of the dispensation-list opinion referenced by Genuine. If I must translate, I was being sarcastic at the idea that spiritual truth applicable to one person was not truth applied to another person.

 

[Right Divider]

There are many Dispensationalist Christians on this site (like @Right Divider) that would state that this command was not for the body of Christ.

Hebrews 10:24-27 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.​

Indeed... "the day approaching" refers to the judgment of Israel in the great tribulation.