Hey if a person does not have to go to Church why did Jesus send his Apostles to the "Upper Room"?
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He could not have done what happened in the upper room at the last supper.\n\nBecause he wasnt put to deaeth yet.  "If I go not away the helper will not come"\n\nIf He didnt die, there would have been no holy spirit.  The upper room was the receiving of the spirit, not the 1st church service!\n\nRead John and Acts again\n\nDavid
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Well, if you're talking about the vast majority of people that don'tattend achurch service on Christmas, there are a variety of reasons for that, each pertinent to the people themselves. Some people would rather spend time with family, others choose not to allign themselves with the Christian religion, others choose not to align themselves with a church. You could also simply mean why is it so hard to get to Church on Christmas, that's because church attenmdance in the U.S. is highest on Christmas and Easter.
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Well, since Jesus was known to hang out more with the non-religious folk of his time, he would probably feel right at home.  He would probably have more to say to the "self-righteous..." Something like, " I was hungry and you didn't feed me, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, a was a stranger and you didn't welcome me, I was sick and you didn't care for me, I was in prison and you didn't visit me..." You were too busy deciding who's going to heaven or hell...
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The "Church" is really the Born-Again believers in Jesus Christ who died on the Cross and was raised from the dead by the Father above.  Down thru the years, that name "Church" was transferred to a building, of which it is not.  No matter where you are on Earth, no matter what building you are in, if you (a spirit), have been recreated by asking Jesus to come into your heart and save you, then you are part of the "Church", and the Holy Spirit now lives in you, cause God don't live in buildings or boxes anymore, he lives iside of people (the Temple of God).
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You go to church not because you have to, but because you truly love God and want to serve him. You want to "fellowship" with other people who love God. God never forces anyone, he wants real love service.
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This is the basis of hypocrisy . It enables them to lead the life of a materialist while ignoring the more inconvenient teachings of Jesus Christ
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WHY go if you're seemingly not into it?  I believe IF you were going to a Church that taught the true WORD of God, you would be excited to go and hear more.  I believe IF you had the truths of God that give you peace of mind that you'd sleep much better at night and getting up wouldn't be as hard.  I don't know why any would waste an hour of their day playing church.  Gods TRUE Church is not in a building built with mans hands...And Gods TRUE Church are Spiritually AWAKE and are Gods true watchmen.  Gods TRUE Church LOVE His WORD and are SEALED with His WORD by God.
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you don't have to go to church to have faith or worship. WHY AREN'T YOU IN CHURCH??
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A common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to get a householder to "convert". In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses would go from door-to-door even if there were no hope that anyone would change their religion, or even if no one would listen to them!\n\nThat is because Jesus Christ specifically assigned the house-to-house ministry to the Christian congregation, with no regard for specific results.\n\n(Luke 10:1,2) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses are trained to direct attention to the bible, and move on when their message is unwanted. Since each congregation in the United States tries to call at every home in its territory at least twice each year, there is strong motivation for them to move on where little interest is shown. Also, the Scriptures help the Witnesses to expect little interest from most:\n\n(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching ...and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/jt/
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hahahha.  That will preach.  NOT\n\nDidn't this already happen?  snake handlers...  blah blah...\n\nWHO WAS JESUS TALKING TO?  HELLOOOOOOOO?\n\nJESUS GAVE THAT POWER TO WHO?  Not CHristians  He gave it too the Apostles.\n\n THE APOSTLES GAVE IT TOO...NOBODY.  That ended with the Last apostle.\n\nAny Christian that claims to have the power of a apostle, We can see.  A apostle had the power to raise the dead.\n We can go to a cemetary and, you raise the first one from the grave....I'll raise the second one.
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You are right. You don't need religion. At the end of the Book of Revelation in the Bible it says that in new heaven and new earth, God lives in the midst of people, and there is no temple.
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I received a blessing once that explained it like this. \nEven like a  coal from a fire burns brightly. If left alone for long it's flame soon ebbs and dies. But returned to the heat of the fire, it is rekindled and it's flame burns brightly, being fed by the flame of those around it! \n We are energized by the testimonies of others.  Our testimonies grow and are strengthened by the testimonies of others.Yes we may be considered religious without going to church. But our faith and testimonies will be much stronger if we go and and let our vessels be refilled by those around us!!
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I have not read anywhere that Jesus instructed anyone to write anything. The man was a walking contradiction, and his apostles were divided about what he taught. Jesus was used by others to start a revolution. This happens every so often, and the world needed it to happen at that particular time. I don't believe Jesus taught what the Christian bible says.
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That's awesome and a special gift to love time alone with the Lord.\nI love being in church.\n\nI think the scripture about forsaking the assembly is important - I think it has to do with the example of Jesus - how he was amogst people and ministered to them. You have to be among people to be supported and support them. And sometimes it is harder to stay inspired on your owm - experiencing worship together is powerful.\n\nI think both are important and needed.
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well..he only wants one church of the body...many people are separated by the churches rule and don't follow what Jesus wants by having political and other inimportant things in the church..not everything is bad...but he only wants us to worship him alone. they are a lot or churches but they are separated...he wants us all to be together in one body..\nchurch is not a building or anything like that..\nthe church is a group of people who come together to worship the Lord
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Mary maybe didn't want to let Him go.  Or He didn't want to be kept at the tomb.  He needed to go so the Holy Spirit could come.  Thomas needed encouragement in his faith.  That is the only difference I see.
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There are various reasons why one leaves a church; not all of them have to do with doctrinal disagreements. Sometimes it is just because they move to another area where there isn't a local church of their particular denomination.