Why go to church to worship?

If God is everywhere, why do you have to go to church to worship him?

First of all, we go to the church building and gather together for collective worsihp. On Sunday, the first day of the week, as the early Christians did, I.e. Paul etc. Why? They were commemorating the resurection of Christ from the grave and His victory of sin, death and hell. Scripture says, 'do not forsake the gathering of yourselves together as is the habit of some.' The reason for this is because there is strength in numbers and you can share your problems with those of like faith. You do not have to go to 'church', but there is a great sense of family within. As for the money comment,' the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils.' People are always misquoting that. Money is the most talked about subject in scripture. Why? Primarily because of the joy it can bring and the harm it can do if handled incorrectly. God wants us to be good stewards of what He has blessed us with and asks that we give back to Him a portion, 10%, or whatever you're able. The reason was not to build gigantic super buildings the size of football stadiums. It was so that the 'priests/ Levites' would pass the funds on to help the less fortunate or widows, handicapped etc. People today are treating church more like summer camp then God's house. It's becoming a place of social programs and is getting away from what it was orginally intended, to spread the gospel of Christ. That said, not all churches are like this but it's a growing trend and I can see why people of a non Christian faith would run away screaming or call us hypocrites.

You don't have to. Of course, the preists/pastors will tell you otherwise, since their livlihoods depend on people going to church.

Because they want money.

some people go because it's a close-off place where you can pray in peace..

of course, you get the same effect in your closet.
but you can't collect money from your shoes.

Lol
yeah it does seem like it doesn't it Jello
here's a question
IF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVEL
WHY DO CHURCHES BEG FOR IT???

I don't go to church simply because the people are rude and weird and it seems a little corrupt. I don't know, that's just me. I think people go for the food and money honestly.

I can fully agree there
I'm no Christain9I'm actually a witch) the only reason why I went was because I was spending the night at a friends house who was forced to go. It seems like people couldn't wait to get free refreshments & prized, foods, & such like that. It was a pathetic sight to see really, people preaching against glutny & such yet did the very things they just got done preaching & hearing about. How sad are they.

Christians have always emphasized the importance of gathering in groups, and scheduling a fixed day and time for certain prayers and rituals. They got this from the Jews, who were doing the same around the time Christianity started. And the idea of a bunch of laymen getting together to hear a religious authority explain to them the meaning of scripture goes back thousands of years. Finally, Sunday was chosen because of its significance in pagan culture, mainly the cult of Mithraism, also popular back then.

Bring all that together, and you have the origin of the modern church service. It's evolved a lot in the last couple thousand years, but that's how it got started.

it's more complicated than that,
believe me,
I've done pleanty of research,
but in lamens terms I guess.

b/c its God's house...and I cant explain it to those who dont know anythin...and NO its not all bout money every church isn bout money, I will agree some are for that, but not all, my church isn...we dont have much after we pay for bills...I go to restore or help myself, yes you are right God is everywhere, but God's people isn always out together, so therefore church is the place, to meet with other God's children and worship hm together and to help each other...this day and age thats all it is, play time and food, but thats b/c there are people there that dont care, like many on here so they in order to keep people coming thats all they do, b/c majority of the people that dont care thats all they want play time and food, however, you came to my church and thats not the case, yes, we have play time and stuff, but its not every week, and its not every month and really its like three times, but thats it, my sunday school class goes out but we do that on our own time, it DOESN take place of church, theres one thing you people need to understand NOT ALL CHURCHES DO THE SAME THING, THERE ARE SOME REAL CHURCHES THAT ACUALLY DOES WORCHIP AND HELP OTHERS

lol
that's funny
as many churches as I've been to they're all the same & do the same thing claming to be different. One ting you need to understand is that fact that if you do things like special acticityy & give away free food & such do really expect true belivers to be there, if not then why complain, becouze tech. you're asking for it. Do you really want people who are there kjust for the food & such to be at the church, it's not like the really deserve it if that's all they're there for.

'it's more complicated than that,
believe me,
I've done pleanty of research,
but in lamens terms I guess.'

Yeah, it is more complicated, hence the summary. If you've done the research, why are you asking the question?

because I'm the type of person whose interested in what pl have to say & how many people know about things.
Read my profile of you want more answers bout me then funmail me if you like if you have anymore questions.

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'IF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVEL
WHY DO CHURCHES BEG FOR IT???'

It is not MONEY that is the root of all evil. 'It is the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil.'

'What is the purpose of religion and church?'

 
v Religion and church

1) The common purpose of religion is to aid the entity in its search for Truth.

2) Each entity's level of development and understanding is different.

3) It takes many different styles of religion to accommodate the growth needs of entities at various times.

4) The value of a religion can be judged by its operation and intended accomplishments.

5) Churches exist for the benefit of entities.

6) Churches are to religion what a bathtub is to water.

7) They allow the entity an opportunity to soak in the fellowship of like-minded entities.

8) Churches also allow an entity a method through which to share.

 

BathTub just cages water & makes it go stale after awhile.
You don't need churchies to lavish yourself it 'God's Glory'
Witches don't need churches to practice magick
why do Christains need churches to worship?

'because I'm the type of person whose interested in what pl have to say & how many people know about things. '

Yeah...whatever you have to say to convince yourself.

think what tou want
but hey, it's true
but hey,
really don't care what you have to say
I have nothing to prove

'really don't care what you have to say '

Yes you do. That's why you asked

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have a point
okay
really don't care what you believe about me
lol

becaues if you dont you will have to repente

Wow!! allot of debating whether or not to worship god.
Well, the reason people need to go to church is to get the blessings, to feel better from Satan's pressents, avoid temptation, strive to live rightously, have clean and pure thoughts instead of evil, and, be there for one another.
Going to church to hear the word of god is beautiful since you do feel the spirit everywhere I would agree but, we go to better ourselves. We also like to keep the sabbath holy. If your Wicken, then, that means that Wicken people don't go to church and don't read scriptures or believe in Heavenly Father, Jesus and the Holy Ghost.
Well, no one can change your beliefs and you can't change ours. Personally I love going to church. In mine we don't have paid Clergymen, and, my church is not about money or food all the time. Yet, we do have food during Pot Lucks, and church activities. It's true that some churches do promote money and their Clergymen are paid, but, they all have different activities. (So, we have a disagreement there).
I won't convince you nor anyone else on this site so, stick to your beliefs. I know that you were curious so that's why you asked the question.
God bless.