THE BIBLE PRAYER LINE – Bible Questions Answered
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Bible Questions Answered:
“...as being new in the faith, my friends are telling me, that I must join a church. Why is this?...”
Nate/ Ashburn, Virginia U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
It is important to join a Bible believing church because, it is in the church where we may grow spiritually. It is in the church where we may find the help of others. It is in the church where we may experience the presence and power of The Lord.
Hebrews 10:24,25 NLT
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.
The Word:
Genesis 2:2,3 NLT
2 On the seventh day God had finished His work of creation, so He rested from all His work.
3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when He rested from all His work of creation.
Exodus 20:8 KJV
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Psalm 27:4 NLT
One thing have I desired of The Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of The Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of The Lord, and to inquire in His temple.
Matthew 6:33 KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:5-8 NLT (Teaching about Prayer and Fasting)
5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you The Truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.
6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask Him!
Matthew 18:19,20 KJV
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 28:19,20 NLT
19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,baptizing them in the name of The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit.
20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Acts 2:42 KJV
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' Doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 9:31 KJV
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of The Lord, and in the comfort of The Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Romans 10:17 NLT
So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing The Good News about Christ.
Romans 12:1 KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
I Corinthians 12:12 NLT (One Body with Many Parts)
The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11-13 KJV
11 And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of The Son Of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
II Timothey 3:16,17 KJV
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
II Timothy 4:2 NLT
Preach The Word Of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
Hebrews 3:13 NLT
You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.
Hebrews 13:17 NLT
Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
James 1:22 NLT
But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
Prayer:
Colossians 3:16 KJV
Let The Word Of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to The Lord.
