Raise up a child in the way of the Lord …
“They believe in God but don’t think church is important. It’s not enough to say that church is unimportant – again, we have to understand the underlying premise to address the spiritual issue,” writes Crain. “The reasons Christians should go to church would be the topic for a whole book, but if I could point to a single reason, it would be that Jesus set the example for us. Luke 4:16 says, ‘…on the Sabbath day He went into the synagogue, as was His custom.’ If Jesus thought weekly church was important, so should we. Are we in a position to decide that church is not necessary for us when it was necessary for Jesus?”
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