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The Church Assembles For Worship, Part 2 by Ryan Martin

The Church Assembles For Worship, Part 2 by Ryan Martin

Last week I offered an initial argument that believers gather for worship. In part 1, I discussed the significance of the phrase, “house of God” as applied to the church in the New Testament, that it points to assembled believers as the place of God’s special presence, the “new temple/tabernacle” for those in Christ Jesus.… Continue Reading

The Church Assembles For Worship, Part 1 by Ryan Martin

The Church Assembles For Worship, Part 1 by Ryan Martin

For millennia, the church understood the purpose of its gathering to be for worship. Today some scholars argue that “Christians worship everywhere,” that there “was no chapter and verse” (so to speak) that indicated that the early church thought of its assembly as a time for worship. This should be a warning to us on… Continue Reading