Where in thebible does it say you have to go to church all the time?

Answer 1

It does say to go to church. But you can pray and read The Bible if you don't have access to a good church.

A:

According to Hebrews 10:25 it says forsake not the assembly of ourselves...the assembly of believers being church obviously. Also the Church is the body of Christ which we are baptized into in Jesus name ( Colossians 1:19 2:8-13, Acts 2:38,22:16, Galatians 3:27, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27)

1Corinth.12:12-28 explains very well how the church is the body, how we all need one another, and the answer to this question very well

God Bless you. If you pray God will lead you to a true church( he did it for me)

Answer:

Nowhere in the Bible do the words, "go to church," appear.

God does command the "assembly" of His people, however, as revealed above. These "commanded assemblies" are listed in Leviticus 23: "...concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations [gatherings, assemblies].

The feasts of the Lord are not the weekly Sabbath, but God's annual Holy Day feasts, also referred to as "Sabbaths," or "high days," or "high day sabbaths." [see Gen.29:7 & John 19:31]

Unknown to most Jews and modern professing Christians, alike, today... these seven yearly feasts of God are all "Christ-centered"... the first one of which each year is the Passover, which Jesus fulfilled on that Passover long ago. This "commanded assembly" modern professing Christianity, regarding it as "Jewish," forsakes annually in favor of the pagan observance of the goddess of fertility, Ishtar [pronounced, Easter].

"Going to church" isn't commanded in the Bible... but is probably the result of the "custom" of Jesus:

"...He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day..." (Luke 4:16).

In other words... Jesus "went to church" on the Sabbath day, which is the seventh day of the week, according to the Commandment. [the day He made and sanctfied {set apart for holy use} in Genesis 2:3 - see John 1:3]

No one commanded Him to "go to church"... it was His "custom."

When Christ brought the Israelites out of Egypt and taught them to observe the weekly Sabbath... they didn't "go to church." He provided them with enough "manna" on the sixth day, so that they didn't have to "labor" on the seventh day picking it up off the ground on the seventh day [nor was there any manna to find on the seventh day].

"...To morrow is the rest of the Holy Sabbath unto the Lord..." (Ex.16:23).

"...Six days ye shall gather it [manna]; but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none." (verse 26)

Some of the Israelites tried to gather more manna on the Sabbath... but there was none to find. The "object lesson" of the manna was lost on them.

"And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep My Commandments and My laws?" (verse 28)

The Israelites didn't "go to church" on Sunday... they learned the seven-day week and the Sabbath of the Lord through their bellies, which was drilled into their daily routine of living for their entire "40 years of wandering" in the wilderness.

"See, for that the Lord hath given you the Sabbath, therefore He giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day." (verse 29)

The "custom" of those Israelites was to "stay in their tents" on the Sabbath.

"Go to church" isn't in the Bible.

A New Testament perspective:No, but "go to church" isn't in the Bible for one very simple reason: in New Testament usage, "church" was not a "place to go," it was a body of people.

What modern Christians inaccurately call "going to church," the New Testament rightly refers to as "assembling together."One answer above calls attention to this pertinent passage in Hebrews:

Hebrews 10:24, 25 - And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

This isn't the "teaching" itself; it's a reminder of teachings that have come before, and a caution not to ignore or make light of them.

The single most significant of these teachings is Jesus' unmistakably clear commandment for Christians to partake of communion in "remembrance" of Him (John 6:53, 54; Luke 22:19, 20; 1 Corinthians 11:24, 25). The importance of this memorial can't be overstated in light of John 6, and it cannot take place outside an "assembly:"

Matthew 18:20 - "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."

It seems a great blessing indeed that as few as two can constitute a Christian "assembly." It's also quite clear that one alone does not, and that assembling together to "exhort one another" only becomes more vital "as you see the Day approaching."

[Quotes from NKJV]

Answer 2

Christians are asked to keep holy the Sabbath, as one of the 10 commandments. For Christians, Sunday is the Sabbath. Jesus asked people to keep to the 10 commandments.Well we all nearly know that the Sabbath is on Saturday,and Sunday is the first day of the week. How can Christians keep it Holy when the third Commandment says Remember to keep the Sabbath Day Holy which is the Saturday.

Answer:

No... Jesus doesn't say, 'You must go to church every Sunday."

The words, "go to church" isn't in the Bible at all. Going to church is a "custom"... just as it was Jesus' "custom" to "go to the synagogue" on the Sabbath day [the seventh day of the week] as He was raised doing from childhood in Nazareth:

"...He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, AS HIS CUSTOM WAS, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day..." (Luke 4:16).

There is no biblical commandment to "go to church" in the Bible. God commands a number of annual times of "assembly" of His people [including the day of Pentecost, which always falls on the first day of the week after counting seven Sabbaths each year in its allotted time]... but that's a subject about which few modern professing Christians seem aware. Nor is it the "weekly" Sabbath day.

The Fourth Commandment mentions nothing about "going to church"... but commands God's people to simply "REMEMBER" the seventh day of the week as "the Lord's Sabbath" which He [Jesus Christ, the Almighty Creator God of the Old Testament who MADE ALL THINGS -- see John 1:3] made Holy on the seventh day of creation.

The 4th, Sabbath Commandment [3rd, if you're Catholic] to "REMEMBER" is a MENTAL... "spiritual activity" of REMEMBERING CREATION. It's designed to keep man from FORGETTING that he is the special creation of God; destined to be "born into His Family" as God's Children.

"For in six days the Lord [Jesus Christ] made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord [Jesus Christ] blessed the Sabbath day, and Hallowed it." (Ex.20:11)

Jesus: "...said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: therefore the SON OF MAN IS LORD ALSO OF THE SABBATH." (Mark 2:27-28)

There's nothing in these passages about "going to church on Sunday," the first day of man's work week, commanded and decreed by God in His Fourth Commandment.

The commanded seventh-day "Sabbath of the Lord" is intended to "REMIND" man that he is the creation of his Creator.

It's intended for man to NOT FORGET CREATION... nor HIS CREATOR... and to remember that he is God's creation. Something that men perferred not to retain in their memory... which resulted in the religion called "Evolution" -- the belief in "creation without a Creator" that "forgets and forsakes God."

"Going to church" is a "custom of men"... and is not commanded anywhere in the Bible. As it was Jesus' "custom" to "go to His hometown synagogue" on the seventh day Sabbath as He commanded it in the beginning... it's not necessarily a bad one. Unless those assembled together fail to "remember" why they're gathered; and that they gather on God's "hallowed" seventh day.

The word "Sunday," also, isn't in the Bible. All the other days of God's inspired "seven-day week" are "numbers."

In the Bible, our modern "Sunday" is called "the first day of the week." And this corresponds "in our commanded remembrance of the Sabbath day" to the FIRST DAY GOD BEGAN TO WORK ON HIS CREATION... when He said: "...Let there be Light..." (Gen.1:3).

It corresponds to the part of the Fourth Commandment that says: "...Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work..." (Ex.20:9).

Jesus Christ [our Creator] regards our "Sunday" as "THE FIRST DAY OF MAN'S COMMANDED WORK WEEK," and says nothing about "going to church on Sunday."

Answer 3

There is no scripture in the Bible that says: "Go to church."

The "holy convocations" or "sacred assemblies" that God commands of His people are found in Leviticus 23, where He lists the annual [yearly] "Feasts of the Lord." And the weekly seventh-day Sabbath.

Other scriptures that encourage people to assemble together are:

Hebrews 10:25 says "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together."

Acts 2:42 says "...and they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."

These are two passages that speak of gathering together, praising, worshiping, and fellowshipping, which is what church is. It does not have to be a big congregation or a formal church with added activities and entertainment. It can consist of 3 people praying together.

In Matthew it says: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Mat. 18:20) and many people mistake the physical building that they go to and refer to it as the "Church". The church is the group of two or more who gather to worship, have communion and give praise to the Lord. You can have church at home with your family or any place of your choosing. The word "church" occurs 80 times in 79 verses in the King James version. In each occurance, the word is used to describe a congregation of people and not a building. The "gathering" of a group of people at a certain time on a certain day (sometimes twice daily) and then again mid-week does not necessarily make one a "Christian" by no means. Many churches can become stale and your soul needs feeding just as your body needs food to survive. Church is where you make it, whether it is a prison ministry, a homeless shelter or in the back of an ambulance going to the hospital. If you have questions about where to attend or how often is totally up to you. As long as your heart is in the right place and you let God be your guide, no one can tell you that you are in the wrong.

Answer 4

yes where two are three come to gather touching anything concerning God he will bless

Answer:

Salvation is God's free gift through His grace to mankind - no adherence to any Law can assure it. Yet, this does not alleviate a 'disciple' from keeping God's laws and doing His good works. Many scriptures speak to this but many have presented different ideas on how to be saved and once saved always saved. So how would those who teach Church attendance, etc. answer this teaching of Jesus:

Matthew 25:41-48

New King James Version (NKJV)

41 "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'

44 "Then they also will answer Him,[a] saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45 Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Answer 5

In spite of the fact that so many modern Christians like to use the phrase today... the truth of the matter is that there is "no such phrase" throughout the Bible that says: "Go to church."

"Going to church" has come down to us, today perhaps, as a "custom"... since the Scriptures do tell us that Jesus:

"...came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, AS HIS CUSTOM WAS, He went into the synagogue [He 'went to church'] on the Sabbath day..." (Luke 4:16).

Some folks might mention: "...not forsaking the assembly of ourselves together, as is the manner of some..." (Heb.10:25).

This, however, refers to the "yearly Holy Day Feasts" of God's people, listed in Leviticus 23.

"...Announce to the people of Israel that they are to celebrate several ANNUAL Feasts of the Lord -- times when all Israel WILL ASSEMBLE AND WORSHIP ME." (Lev.23:1 LVB Living Bible)

This isn't "going to church" as professing Christians think of today as their modern weekly "Sunday" observance -- which is a "custom" Jesus never did.

The "Living Bible" further states: "...(These are in addition to your Sabbaths - the seventh day of every week - which are always days of rest IN EVERY HOME..." (Lev.23:3 LVB). This was ancient Israel's "custom."

ANSWER: The Book of Hebrews 10:25 has nothing to do with yearly Holy Day feasts. It is an exhortation to gather with other believers.

Collective and corporate worship is a vital part of spiritual life. The warning is against apostasy in the eschatological context. The referrence is the Approaching Day (The Second Coming of Christ.) Going to church will require an increased activity as the Coming of Christ approaches. We know that that "Day" is approaching quickly.

The Apostle Paul's writing to other churches show us that the custom was to gather on the first day of the week. In I Corinthians he even urges the Corinthians, " On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come."

In Acts 20:7, Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread." ( this was the communion service practice each Sunday as some churches still practice today.)

The writings of the early church Fathers confirm that the church continued to meet on Sunday after the close of the NT period. Apostasy in part is occuring today with the increase of persecution.

Other Points:

Paul was hurrying in Acts 20:6-7 because he wanted to be in Jerusalem by the Pentecost (Annual Holy Day of God). 'Breaking bread' was a custom done annually at the 'Lord's Supper or the Passover (the 1st of God's Annual Holy Days). After the Passover supper (Saturday evening), the meeting continued on into the 1st day of the week - Sunday. This was not a sacred assembly as some have misconstrued it to be.

When considering the feasts days of the Lord, it's very instructive to study the history of the first 30 years of the 'new' Christian Church recorded in Scripture. What if any Holy Days did they keep? The reader will be surprised how many of "the feasts of the Lord" are found in the book of Acts.

The first one mention of God's feasts in the book of Acts is found in Acts 2:1 "When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place." This day of Pentecost is the third of seven of God's feasts found in Scripture.

Next in Acts 12, two of "the feasts of the Lord" are mentioned-the Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread (Acts 12:3-4). The Apostle Peter was miraculously freed from his chains at that time, and the Church rejoiced over this liberation. Many would have remembered that during this day, the Israelites were also freed from their Egyptian bondage.

Later Luke, in describing his travels with Paul, mentions sailing after the Days of Unleavened Bread were over, showing they had stayed to observe them in Philippi before continuing their trip (Acts 20:6-7))

Afterwards, Luke records Paul "hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost" (Acts 20:16). If these feasts were only for the Jews and abolished for Christians, they certainly would not have been mentioned as important for Paul and his party.

Lastly, we see Luke mentioning another feast, the Day of Atonement, in their travels: "Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over ..." (Acts 27:9

). "The Fast" is referring to the Day of Atonement, the only day in Scripture commanded by God to be observed with a fast (Leviticus 23:27

).

Therefore, there is not an hint of any kind in the book of Acts-a chronicle of the first 30 years of Church history-that the feast days had been changed or abolished, or other days substituted in their place. Rather, they assumed a much greater meaning to the Christian community.The Encyclopaedia Britannica confirms this, stating that "the first Christians ... continued to observe the Jewish festivals, though in a new spirit, as commemorations of events which those festivals had foreshadowed" (11th edition, vol. 8, p. 828).

Of course the 7th day Sabbath rest - sunset Friday to sunset Saturday has never changed and was followed by Christ, the Apostles and all disciples after His Resurrection.

Answer: We are in the day of Grace and not under the Law. Some of the feast Days were observed, but not according to the Old Testament.

Yes the disciple waited in the upper room on the day of Pentecost as the Church age had not yet begun. They were told by Christ to wait for the Holy Spirit.

Acts 12:3-4. Herod was wanting to please the Jews on these feast Days and had Peter arrested. We are not told that Peter was observing these days.

Acts 20 16. Paul wanted to be in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost, not to observe it but to be in the midst of many Jews the world over who would be there. His advantage of magnifying Christ would be very great at this feast Day.

Acts 27:9, The day of atonement was a great feast Day at Jerusalem as this was the time the High priest entered the Holy of Holies with the the blood atonement. People (Jews) were required to go to Jerusalem on this day. Paul certainly would not have offered an animal sacrifice even if he had been in Jerusalem.

Paul's teachings in Romans 14:5 tells us that the Sabbath was no longer required for the believer, " One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Some Jewish believers felt compelled to observe the sabbath and others did not. It was not require in the New Covenant.

In Galatians 4:9-11 Paul fears for the church in Galatia, " But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have labored in vain."

As the Sabbath commemorates God's creation rest, the first day speaks of Christ's resurrection. The seventh day marks God's creative rest. On the first day Christ was unceasingly active. The seventh day commemorates a finished creation, the first day commemorates a finished redemption. In the present dispensation of grace Sunday perpetuates the truth that one-seventh of one's time belongs to God.

The Book of Hebrews through out warns Jewish Christiansnot to fall back into the Law, but to follow Christ and the New Covenant.

Answer 6

No. worshiping God is an act. not where you are, or how you do it. You can worship God anywhere and anytime.