Why do people feel that they need to go to a church to warship? A church is just a building, as is your own home. I do not go to church yet I still believe in God, I live my life as a good person, I do not need a church to reinforce my belief system.
2007-04-24 04:05:24 · 12 answers · asked by Misty M 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
oops I meant worship.
sorry
2007-04-24 04:05:55 · update #1
Organized religlions are there just to smoothly force you into their own ways and teachings, the least you think by yourself the better for their agenda. The truth is that believing is a close relationship between you and who you believe in, you dont need a church for that.
2007-04-24 04:19:43 · answer #1 · answered by Millie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you. I think that organized religion is some sort of a trap because people start believing they will have blessed life only if they go to that place/church. The most important thing is to be a good person in your everyday life not only in the church.
2007-04-24 05:17:20 · answer #2 · answered by Blue jay 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The folks at Family Radio believe the Final Judgment and Second Coming of Christ will be in the fall of 2011.
For example see the book “Time Has an End” on line at:
http://www.timehasanend.org/public/en_time_has_an_end_cont.html
This group, whose primary teacher is one Harold Camping, also believes the Church Age has ended in 1988 and believers are to come out of the churches as they are now under the control of malevolent forces now that the Tribulation has begun. Mr. Camping’s interpretations of the bible are highly allegorical, so let the reader beware.
See the book Time Has an End, Ch. 10:
http://www.timehasanend.org/public/en_time_has_an_end_ch10.html
That said, the online audio lectures at Family Radio, are illuminating and worth a listen:
See: http://worldwide.familyradio.org/zusa/english/connect/audio_archive/echoes/frame/download/download.html
Finally, for the offline version of the Family Radio nightly call in show, where folks ask questions about the bible to Mr. Camping, see:
http://worldwide.familyradio.org/zusa/english/connect/audio_archive/forum/frame/
I am not endorsing Family Radio’s doctrines, but one is able to learn quite a bit by listening to these materials.
2007-04-24 04:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, i guess it depends on your religion. for some, worshipping at home -and only at home - is quite fine.
i'm a Catholic who worships both at home and at Church. the reason i go to Church is because of what Christ had instituted in It, and what Christ has authorized It to do. all the Sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Blessed Orders, Marriage, Penance and Last Rites) were instituted by Christ in the Church, and clergy trace their roots to the people to whom these Sacraments were entrusted: the Apostles. as such, we Catholics believe that to achieve fullness of worship, we have to go to Church.
it's not just about the building, though. if you read up on the Church's history, you'd find that at the highest points of persecution, Sacraments - especially the Holy Eucharist - were celebrated in the most unconventional places: basements, locked rooms, walk-in closets, mountains, etc. it just so happens that nowadays, Sacraments are generally administered in Church, so that's where we go.
hope i've helped.
2007-04-24 04:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by paengc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you, somewhat. I do a lot of worship and prayer right here at home. But once in a while, I want to be with others who believe, to feel the positive flow of the Holy Spirit. To hear the testimonies of others who have come to know Christ.
My church attendance is spotty at best, but I know I can love and worship God wherever I'm at.
2007-04-24 04:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worship at home, as well as at church. But I belong to a religion that's a statistical minority in my area, and it's nice to be with other like-minded people sometimes. There's also the classical music and art at church that puts me in the mood to worship. Personally, I very much like going to church, but there's also much to be said for worshiping at all times, not just during services. And in my religion, there are certain rites, such as Holy Communion, that were never meant to be done alone, but with other believers.
2007-04-24 04:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Warship is what we're doing in Iraq.
2007-04-24 04:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Organization validates their viewpoint. You are stronger than that and don't need a group to back you up.
2007-04-24 04:09:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone else does the thinking.
It works for some people.
2007-04-24 04:09:25 · answer #9 · answered by Orac 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm totally with you....you don't need any place or anyone to communicate with god
2007-04-24 04:16:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋