Comments on: Custom or Command? Christian Worship & Hebrews 10:25 http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/ Exploring the freedom & simplicity of relational Christianity Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:57:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: The Thin Edge - Prayer, parables, and parties http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-22898 The Thin Edge - Prayer, parables, and parties Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:31:56 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-22898 [...] Custom or Command? Christian worship & Hebrews 10:25 [...] [...] Custom or Command? Christian worship & Hebrews 10:25 [...]

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]]> By: Tracy http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-4907 Tracy Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:27:27 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-4907 Bill, I totally see what you're saying. A small group setting meets the scriptural mandate much better. I think part of the reason that the whole weekly meeting evolved was purely practical - children. As awesome as they are (and I sure love and am grateful for my 3 sons) it's hard to focus on anything of depth when they are little. Plus you want something geared to their needs and level. Sunday mornings in the church setting allow that to happen; the parents can be in some kind of bible study setting separate from the kids. Bill,

I totally see what you’re saying. A small group setting meets the scriptural mandate much better.

I think part of the reason that the whole weekly meeting evolved was purely practical - children.

As awesome as they are (and I sure love and am grateful for my 3 sons) it’s hard to focus on anything of depth when they are little. Plus you want something geared to their needs and level. Sunday mornings in the church setting allow that to happen; the parents can be in some kind of bible study setting separate from the kids.

]]> By: Bill Lollar http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-4904 Bill Lollar Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:43:11 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-4904 Thanks for your comments, Tracy! I completely agree, although I'm struggling with the Sunday morning thing (or even a weekly "meeting for meeting's" sake). When I read Hebrews 10:25, I don't see anything regarding what we have come to know as "praise and worship" gatherings. Likewise, we really DO need to be meeting periodically with one another to stimulate and encourage to love and good deeds. Thanks for your comments, Tracy! I completely agree, although I’m struggling with the Sunday morning thing (or even a weekly “meeting for meeting’s” sake). When I read Hebrews 10:25, I don’t see anything regarding what we have come to know as “praise and worship” gatherings. Likewise, we really DO need to be meeting periodically with one another to stimulate and encourage to love and good deeds.

]]> By: Tracy http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-4828 Tracy Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:11:30 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-4828 I think God told us to meet together regularly because we need each other. He created us for relationship with Him and to need other people. People are not made to excel alone; we require community to flourish. As pointed out above, it would be hard to stimulate one another to love and good deeds if we are not around each other. As also pointed out above, it is a good question as to if Sunday morning services accomplish this. Personally, I like Sunday morning service and am a regular attender of a local church. But I think this command in Hebrews could be met in other ways than Sunday morning worship. I think a small group that meets routinely and is deeply committed to studying the word and one another's growth may very well meet this command. I think God told us to meet together regularly because we need each other. He created us for relationship with Him and to need other people. People are not made to excel alone; we require community to flourish.

As pointed out above, it would be hard to stimulate one another to love and good deeds if we are not around each other. As also pointed out above, it is a good question as to if Sunday morning services accomplish this.

Personally, I like Sunday morning service and am a regular attender of a local church. But I think this command in Hebrews could be met in other ways than Sunday morning worship. I think a small group that meets routinely and is deeply committed to studying the word and one another’s growth may very well meet this command.

]]> By: Bubba Lollar http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-3784 Bubba Lollar Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:49:32 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/2007/08/04/custom-or-command-christian-worship-hebrews-1025/#comment-3784 Bill, I too agree with you and Alan that Hebrews 10:25 is a word for us to encourage and stimulate one another. That is hard to do if you are not "together" somewhere at some point. Where I gather "together" each Sunday morning with other believers at our worship center is a longed for and looked forward to experience for me each week. Personally I enjoy that immensely for the time "together" with the worship music, worship in the Word, and worship in prayer. True this is not your traditional gathering of believers either but an intimate time with the Father. Sunday evenings we meet in homes, more like the "first churches" as your home group there in Wales. This is gathering together as well, not in the big building. I personally gather together with believers all week long in many places that I believe is just as important, thus the "two or three gathered together" concept. Is our Christian experience not to be a daily walk with God and continuous worship experience? I believe it is and this is what we should be striving for, using Hebrews 10:25 as a springboard to remind us to do just that. Bubba Bill,

I too agree with you and Alan that Hebrews 10:25 is a word for us to encourage and stimulate one another. That is hard to do if you are not “together” somewhere at some point. Where I gather “together” each Sunday morning with other believers at our worship center is a longed for and looked forward to experience for me each week. Personally I enjoy that immensely for the time “together” with the worship music, worship in the Word, and worship in prayer. True this is not your traditional gathering of believers either but an intimate time with the Father.

Sunday evenings we meet in homes, more like the “first churches” as your home group there in Wales. This is gathering together as well, not in the big building. I personally gather together with believers all week long in many places that I believe is just as important, thus the “two or three gathered together” concept.

Is our Christian experience not to be a daily walk with God and continuous worship experience? I believe it is and this is what we should be striving for, using Hebrews 10:25 as a springboard to remind us to do just that.

Bubba

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