If you have never attend church, can you still consider yourself a practicing Christian?

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By babarushe


Christianity and Church Attendance

Asking the question "can a person be regarded as a christian if he doesn't attend church" is like asking " can a person be seen as a student if he doesn't attend lectures or take exams?"

The church is one place of learning and worship for a christian.There are days he is expected to go in with other brethren in the church to offer worship-praises, offering,study of the bible and meet other christians. This is called having fellowship with one another. God specifically in Hebrews 11:25 encouraged christians to avoid not meeting together as a body.

In the church during studies, one can ask questions on matters of faith that are challenges to him/her.

In the church, one can make prayer requests on whatsoever is a heart desire or a problem of life and prayers would be offered for such.

If you don't attend church, how can you give your offerings and share in the Lord's supper to remember the death of Christ for the Christian-Matthew 26:26-30; I Corinthians.11:23-29.

Attending services is so important to the christian and I can't see a christian who makes it good spiritually by being a single tree in a place that's supposed to be a forest.

Related websites on church issues

christiancourier.com

nationsu.org

university avenue church 

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Trsmd profile image

Trsmd  says:
11 months ago

The ritualistic sameness that goes along with the weekly service, is actually good medicine. You won't discover what it's good for until something horrible happens to disrupt your being able to be there.

babarushe profile image

babarushe  says:
11 months ago

Trsmd,

I appreciate your comment.

Some don't even attend church regularly because of work schedule,belief on church attendance, or sickness and other issues. It is the drive to be there when you are expected to be there and the feeling you get when there or not there that is the factor.

It's just few that make it though I have tasted both sides.

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