tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523198132185172169.post5931264503939475164..comments2023-08-17T08:28:21.442-05:00Comments on What Accords with Sound Doctrine: Don't Abandon ShipSteve Brickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809609523737519737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523198132185172169.post-70464494825512061232014-04-30T12:10:59.442-05:002014-04-30T12:10:59.442-05:00I completely agree. Negligence is not an excuse, b...I completely agree. Negligence is not an excuse, but you give a good example from necessity. Thanks for mentioning it.Steve Brickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809609523737519737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523198132185172169.post-25686470500656554432014-04-30T10:33:18.917-05:002014-04-30T10:33:18.917-05:00BUT, we can still meet with other believers of edi...BUT, we can still meet with other believers of edification and sanctification without meeting at a local assembly. That's my point.<br /><br />Let me give an example; my job had me working Sundays for years, so I could never attend a church meeting. However, I still got together with fellow believers, still studied the Bible, and still read lots of theological material, including about proper Christian living. I was never in danger of ship-wrecking my faith.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523198132185172169.post-5947381230208163792014-04-30T10:08:17.803-05:002014-04-30T10:08:17.803-05:00When I first read the post, I did not think of sal...When I first read the post, I did not think of salvation in the sense of justification. Proper growth in sanctification requires regular gathering as an assembly as much as daily walk in newness of life in this world. Prolonged neglect can place a person in danger of making shipwreck of the faith.Steve Brickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809609523737519737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523198132185172169.post-23177034808891644272014-04-30T08:58:30.206-05:002014-04-30T08:58:30.206-05:00I’m sorry that the Church allowed you to believe t...<i>I’m sorry that the Church allowed you to believe that attending the service of God in His House is optional; that going to church is not a matter of salvation but one of personal choice and preference. </i><br /><br />I totally disagree. The idea that salvation is in peril if one doesn't attend church is very Catholic - and even Calvinist.<br /><br />The Scripture says not to give up meeting together, but that doesn't have to be in a church building with leadership, etc. It can be with a group of fellow believers.<br /><br />Finding an assembly which holds to the Word of God is getting more and more difficult. As the church continues its spiral into total apostasy, there will be no place left with pastors, pulpits and pews, but the church will continue meeting together nevertheless.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.com