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Honest questions
Why should I go to church?
The short answer
Christians believe we were made for real community, not just private belief. Church is where we are known, encouraged, corrected in love, and strengthened, and where we help carry one another's burdens. It is less an obligation than a family table. You do not need to have it all figured out to belong; you just have to come.
In an age of streaming everything, why gather in person? Christians believe we were made for real community, not just private belief. Church is where we are known, encouraged, corrected in love, and strengthened to live out our faith, and where we help carry one another's burdens.
It is less an obligation than a family table. You do not have to have it all figured out to belong; you just have to come.
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together... but exhorting one another.”
Hebrews 10:25 · King James Version (public domain)
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