plz answer this question.....!!
2006-09-11 06:15:02 · 11 answers · asked by Sandy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Members of a church are a community. How else can I learn of some ones illness or a death in the family. When I moved to where we live, we didn't know anyone, now I have dozens of brothers and sisters. I could move across the country and know I would have someone there to help unload. We lift one anothers burdens.
If I just want to sit on mat and meditate all day, that would be fine. I am called to do something. Church is where I get my assignments.
2006-09-11 08:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by Woody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can pray anywhere, but you can't do certain things that Jesus said to do.
I believe there is a quotation where Jesus said
"Where 3 or more are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them." Also, we repeat the words of the Last Supper -- and partake of the bread and wine as Jesus commanded - "Do this in remembrance of me".
Part of being Christian is to have this communal worship and to partake of the bread and wine (communion) as Jesus told us to do. Also, events in the New Testament are communal -- there were 12 Apostles, the Holy Spirit came to the assembled disciples, Jeus attended a Wedding Feast, preached to and walked among the crowd, went to dinner with a group, etc. Since the earliest days of Christianity, Christians have come together to worship. It is also a sense of community. Announcements are made as to who is sick or who has died and the community prays for them. Plus, there is a sermon or homily on a lesson to be learned from scripture that you can use in your daily life.
So there is a need for a place for people to come together, and a building or church is such a place.
Earliest churches were just like one big room - I saw a Church in York, England that dates from around 1100AD and it was very simple. In the course of time, Churches became more elaborate and then started to reflect the wealth and power of the community that built them.
2006-09-11 15:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by Roswellfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians pray everywhere.
We gather in a building for Christian fellowship and to hear a sermon preached by someone who has studies the Word of God (Bible)in depth and has a gift for speaking. But, again we don't just read the Word of God at church. We can read that anywhere, too.
2006-09-11 13:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not a christian but used to be (couldn't reconcile disasters with an omnipresent so-called god). As i remember, you can pray anywhere. i recall that when several get together in a so-called house of god it's supposedly more powerful..
oh the whole thing is bollo* as far as i'm concerned
2006-09-11 13:22:24 · answer #4 · answered by unitedkchap44 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The building is for shelter, the gathering is for the spirit of community. Prayer happens everywhere.
Many Christians worship outdoors, especially for Easter sunrise services.
2006-09-11 13:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religions are in the business of focusing peoples needs in a manner that ensures their longevity. More true believers mean more members in the congregation, mean more financial support. Buddha was against the deification of people, and yet the rites of Buddhism have become as structured as Catholicism or any other religion.
2006-09-11 13:31:02 · answer #6 · answered by Lance U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. They pray anywhere they are. They go to a church (building) to have communal worship, which happens to includes prayer.
2006-09-11 13:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by Easy B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the building is the place where the Christians gather to worship together... it isn't so much bout the building as it is bout the fellowship...
2006-09-11 13:27:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fellowship, to share
2006-09-11 14:13:14 · answer #9 · answered by Annie R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The church is for fellowship. Prayer is anywhere.
2006-09-11 13:22:11 · answer #10 · answered by jooker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋