Why do you go to church?

[rrguy]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

C:Why you go to that particular church?

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?


thanks
God Bless

 

[nesian]

A:first why do you go to church?

I haven't gone to church in a while, 5 months or so.
I'm probably a sporadic church goer.
I do attend youth gatherings though, those are better.
The message is clearer and I identify best with people
in my age-group.

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

Mostly non-denominational, sometimes methodist.

C:Why you go to that particular church?

The ND one, well because that's what I am haha.
& I love that it's a variety of denominations.
I hate the exclusiveness of specific denominations.
& most of my family's Methodist so I go to that one too.

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

Not at all, no.
I guess it is important to hear the word,
but it was always more of an "obligation" for me.
I've always felt uncomfortable in church for some reason.
& I much prefer smaller study groups.

 

[tadoflamb]

I go to mass almost every day to:

Experience Christ in His people

Experience Christ in His Word

Experience Christ in the words of His minister

Experience Christ in Holy Eucharist.


I'm Catholic because of all those reasons.


I think it's important to go to mass because of all those reasons.

 

[Zaac]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

First,because God commands it.

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

Southern Baptist

C:Why you go to that particular church?

Because though not perfect, they hold more closely to the teachings of the Bible than do any other denomination with whom I have had the opportunity to worship .

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

God says it, and it is important enough for Him to command it. So it's important enough for me to not forsake the assemblying of the Saints if for no other reason.

 

[MoNiCa4316]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

I go to church because Jesus is present there in the Holy Eucharist, it is where I can worship Him with other Christians and join in heavenly worship with all the angels and Saints

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

Catholic

C:Why you go to that particular church?

(same answer as #1 )

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

yes, again for the same reason

thanks
God Bless

 

[LJSGM]

A:first why do you go to church?

Don't go to church

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

None. But if I were to go to "a church", it would be a house church.

C:Why you go to that particular church?

Because it is biblical and much more productive.

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

Not the modern version, and I'm not a sabbath keeper in the traditional sense.

 

[servingtheking]

A:first why do you go to church?

I go to church for a couple reasons. The first is I believe I encounter divinity there. The second is meaning. The church itself, especially the liturgical year help me to see time clearly, and acknowledge the changes of seasons both in nature and life. Church helps me to recognize my own mortality, and give me a chance for confession and absolution. It also (at it's best) points me toward my neighbor and kills my self interest.

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

I'm a Lutheran.

C:Why you go to that particular church?

It's close to my house. I believe that it's important to be a part of a community of faith that represents the community that you actually live in.

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

Yes, I feel that the sacraments (baptism and the Eucharist) are essential to a life of faith. The interaction with other believers is both edifying and challenging.

 

[Izdaari Eristikon]

A:first why do you go to church?

I go because I want to be connected to the community of fellow believers, the Body of Christ if you will. I'm not as effective for the Lord as an isolated individual as I am as part of the catholic (universal) church.

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

My church is affiliated with Assemblies of God (a conservative, evangelical and Pentecostal denomination).

C:Why you go to that particular church?

I chose it based on the particular congregation rather than the denomination. The fellowship and love are strong, as is the worship, and the head pastor is an amazingly good teacher.

The denomination is more conservative than I am, but as my particular congregation is on the liberal side for the denomination (but the liberal side of Pentecostal is still pretty conservative ), it turns out we're quite compatible.

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

I think I covered that pretty well in my answer to A. I don't think it's a requirement that believers be part of a church, but if there is a local church that's at all suitable, it's very helpful.

 

[A Brother In Christ]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

If I do not I am starving for teaching ... I feel I am missing out

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

independant baptist

C:Why you go to that particular church?

great teaching that is starting to have much better fellowship

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

eph 3:16-20, john 13:34-35

thanks
God Bless

 

[rrguy]

First thanks for all your replies. I thought it would be interesting for us to see why others go or I guess don't go & what they fell the purpose is. I have gone to several churches & different denominations. Here is mine listed below.

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

I go there to separate myself from sin & grow closer to Jesus
I go there to receive Christ
I go there to serve God
I go there to be as one body with my fellow Christians.
Hopefully tied & support those in need & those serving God.
Besides Sunday I do go there for bible study & other opportunities to learn about God & how I can become a better Christian.

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?
Catholic

C:Why you go to that particular church?

Besides it being within reasonable driving distance. I know many churches have much to offer.
My choice may not be the most lively entertaining church, but I feel it is the best one for me to serve our Lord & to receive him. It has much that I have not found in other churches. Other churches may teach from the bible & have a better Preacher, or have a more welcoming feel. I can go to a bible study etc.. to learn more. I have plenty of options for entertainment. Yet I can't provide those things Mass offers, on my own, in a small group or alone with the Bible.


D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

Yes not only biblical reasons, Like keeping the day of the Sabbath Holy. I feel if you cannot take the time & make it a priority to go to church. That you will may allow anything to become before & separate you from God. I know I can do better at participating I feel it is important to be there & not just go. I understand that is not the only important thing A Christian is called to do.


thanks
God Bless

 

[Super Kal]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

to recharge, learn about Christ, and receive encouragement from the people he's put in my life

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

a non-denominational church

C:Why you go to that particular church?

I asked God to help me find a church that had taught His Word, and followed what He wanted for them, not what they wanted for themselves... He showed me in a subtle yet awesome way this was where He wanted me to be

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?

for me, it is important and necessary... important because in my life, I'd be dead without it, and necessary because I don't have all the answers

 

[Daddy-Boy]

first why do you go to church?
I don't at the moment; would like to but anxiety and depression makes me feel awkward a fair bit plus I have been recovering from a major illness which was a terrifying time of my life.
When I do go it's to want to please God

what church ( denomination) you go to?
I've been an active member of a Pentecostal church in my youth
I've regularly attended Anglican for a while and a 'KJV only Fundamental Baptist' as well.
Most recent before I moved I was regularly attending a Reformed Church

Why you go to that particular church?
Pentecostal- my family were not believers but we lived next door to a Pentecostal and I had believed since I was six so I was happy to go anywhere to be near God's people
Anglican- because I didn't want the Pentecostal thing after I was so sick plus personal reasons
Baptist- Because a young lady I met who was a Muslim came to know Christ after many months of sharing the Bible with her and she joined a Fundamental Baptist Church and our family went to support her
Reformed- Because while I was recovering from heart failure and full of anxiety I came across 'The Crystal Cathedral' home page and found many answers to my uncertainties plus Dr Schuller puts across a hope that is generated in the LOVE of GOD not on condemnation
Romans 8.1 'Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,'
So after doing the Heidelberg Catechism I looked for a church with similar beliefs to try.

Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?
It's difficult; agreeing with some answers above 'Not The Modern Version' especially those claiming to be the 'best' or 'closest to the truth'
But it is definitely important to do things like home church (or home groups), meet regularly with other believers, pray with and for The Church (as the universal body of believers, give to ministries, mow my neighbors lawn and invite homeless people home for dinner!
Cheers!

 

[Blackmarch]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

C:Why you go to that particular church?

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?


thanks
God Bless

A: For a couple reasons-
I have been commended to, also to come closer to christ, and to renew my covenants with God, and that I feel love, assurance and peace there that is hard to find elsewhere.

B: LDS

C: Personal experiences have led me to that church.

D: Yes and yes.

 

[SWigton87]

A: I go to church to worship God on my day of rest, and to fellowship with His people.
B: I go to a non-denominational church, but it might as well be a baptist church with a ND vibe.
C: I go there because I'm a member (bad reason, I know.) I love my church, flaws and all. I feel that the preaching is honest, and my life is being entrusted to God and myself to run. The Church doesn't own me. I would leave a church that tried to.
D: I do think that it's important to go to church. Sure you can learn about God on your own, but that's not what God told us to do. We're not to forsake gatherings of other believers, plain and simple. It's important to have a network of Christians, and to be available to others. This website doesn't necessarily count!

 

[wildboar]

A. It's where God's giving out all the cool stuff in Word and Sacrament.

B. Lutheran (LCMS)

C. After working my way through a number of denominations (Charismatic, Bapist, and Reformed) I realized that I needed a church where passages of Scripture were not explained away to fit a man-made system. The Lutheran Confessions do a great job of affirming what Scripture teaches regardless of how difficult it may be to reconcile some of the doctrines in my mind. I also know that Christ crucified will always be the central message of the sermon and the liturgy. Paul said he decided to teach nothing else and Jesus said that all the Scriptures were about Himself. If it's not about Christ-crucified then it's not Christian preaching. If it's Jesus as moral example then it's not Christian preaching.

D. While I won't pass judgment on those who have died outside of the church--the Scriptures have stern warnings for those who forsake the assembly.

Hebrews 10:24-31 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The LORD will judge His people." It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

 

[DamianWarS]

The bible speaks that believers should not keep apart from other believers (Hebrews 10:24-25). The early church, as written in the book of Acts, says believers devoted themselves to apostles' teaching, fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 2:42). Church today may be a different image then it actually was in the first century but I go to church so I can uphold those values. I have gone to the same denomination all my life and there are some issues where I have differences of opinion. But as long as I see that the Holy Spirit can freely move through the church body and I see biblical teaching and practices I will continue to attend that denomination. I don’t like praising one denomination over the other so I won’t mention names. God speaks to us all on different levels and as Romans 14 says we all can give thanks and praise to God through our convictions no matter how trivial they may seem to another and each one of us can rightly do so. I think as long as you can uphold these values then you can go to any denomination. But whatever denomination you choose you should be committed to it as lack of commitment only tears down those values.

 

[Thaeoles]

OK I have a question for all different denominations. Not a simple one so kinda broke it up. If you could please just answer it then read others' replies. If you could answer it in this order.

A:first why do you go to church?

B:what church ( denomination) you go to?

C:Why you go to that particular church?

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?


thanks
God Bless

A: I go to Church to fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ, to worship God together, and support and edify each other.

B: I mainly attend an Alliance Church, but I often visit a non-denominational that in town.

C: I attend the Alliance Church because the people there were welcoming, I play the drums there, I love them, they have sound theology, and there's a girl that I like that goes there.

D: I feel that it is very important for Christians to gather together. Worshiping just feels better when I'm among fellow Christians. Also, small groups are very important for edification and accountability. The Bible says that she should confess our sins to one another so that we can pray and support one another.

 

[PerrySB]

A:first why do you go to church?
I go for several reasons, mainly though to worship God. I believe the coming together of believers is a powerful spiritual influence. I also love the fellowship with other believers. It also gives me an opportunity to serve and give back.

B: what church ( denomination) you go to?
Denomination isn’t nearly as important to me as going where I believe God has led me. Christians are like all other people in the sense we all have different personalities and it my belief that different denominations suit different people and God will leads us where he wants us to serve.

C:Why you go to that particular church?
I go to the church I attend because that is where I believe God has led me.

D: Do you feel it is important or necessary to go to church?
Yes I believe it is critically important for spiritual growth. We not only need the spiritual support of our church but we need to serve and give of our talents and resources.