Will I Go To Hell For Not Going To Church?
Many Christians know church as the place you go to worship God.
Traditional thinking has a way of making people believe things done and practices followed over the years are biblical and required by God.
When it comes to your eternal soul as to where you believe you will spend eternity, why would you leave it up to chance? If there is a possibility that what you are believing and holding on to as true, is actual wrong, wouldn't you like to know? I certainly would.
Hell is the place that many Christians want to avoid and many non Christians either don't believe in and they definitely don't want to go there.
Every believer remembers the sinner's prayer, a prayer you won't find in the bible, but it has a lot of merit.
What I remember about this prayer, was asking Jesus Christ to forgive me of my sin and to come into my heart and make me a new creature (something else you won't find in the bible).
Much of what we know as believers is built solely upon tradition; this is why it is vital for believers to read the bible for yourself.
In Romans 10:9-10, Paul pretty much covers the requirement for salvation.
The Church, the ecclesia, the called out ones, make up the church or the bride of Christ.
We have heard many of times over that the church is not the building; it is made up of the people.
The Church cannot burn, it cannot be foreclosed upon, nor can it go bankrupt.
The church can meet (congregate) and the activity in which it meets is called fellowship.
When you look at, define and understand the church for it really is, you would have answered the entitled questions.
Will you go to hell for not going to church? No.
You are the church if you know Jesus Christ in the pardon of your sin.
Do I need to fellowship with other believers? Yes, you do.
How else will you grow in Christ and get the strength and encouragement (that can only come from the experience of others)? Fellowship is vital and important in the life of believers.
No believer is an island that can stand alone.
Holding each other accountable is what we do.
We should and do not pass judgment and tear down each other.
My challenge to all those reading this article is to read your Bible for yourself.
Bible studies are great and excellent to challenge you as a believer, but should not supplement your searching and examination (study) of God's Word to see if the things said in Church and Bible study are true.
Traditional thinking has a way of making people believe things done and practices followed over the years are biblical and required by God.
When it comes to your eternal soul as to where you believe you will spend eternity, why would you leave it up to chance? If there is a possibility that what you are believing and holding on to as true, is actual wrong, wouldn't you like to know? I certainly would.
Hell is the place that many Christians want to avoid and many non Christians either don't believe in and they definitely don't want to go there.
Every believer remembers the sinner's prayer, a prayer you won't find in the bible, but it has a lot of merit.
What I remember about this prayer, was asking Jesus Christ to forgive me of my sin and to come into my heart and make me a new creature (something else you won't find in the bible).
Much of what we know as believers is built solely upon tradition; this is why it is vital for believers to read the bible for yourself.
In Romans 10:9-10, Paul pretty much covers the requirement for salvation.
The Church, the ecclesia, the called out ones, make up the church or the bride of Christ.
We have heard many of times over that the church is not the building; it is made up of the people.
The Church cannot burn, it cannot be foreclosed upon, nor can it go bankrupt.
The church can meet (congregate) and the activity in which it meets is called fellowship.
When you look at, define and understand the church for it really is, you would have answered the entitled questions.
Will you go to hell for not going to church? No.
You are the church if you know Jesus Christ in the pardon of your sin.
Do I need to fellowship with other believers? Yes, you do.
How else will you grow in Christ and get the strength and encouragement (that can only come from the experience of others)? Fellowship is vital and important in the life of believers.
No believer is an island that can stand alone.
Holding each other accountable is what we do.
We should and do not pass judgment and tear down each other.
My challenge to all those reading this article is to read your Bible for yourself.
Bible studies are great and excellent to challenge you as a believer, but should not supplement your searching and examination (study) of God's Word to see if the things said in Church and Bible study are true.
