What does the Bible say about failure to assemble?
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The Bible warns against neglecting the gathered worship and fellowship of God’s people, because Christ ordinarily strengthens, teaches, and preserves believers through His church. Hebrews 10:25 calls Christians not to forsake meeting together, but to encourage one another as Christ’s day approaches. The early church devoted itself to teaching, fellowship, prayer, and shared worship (Acts 2:42, 46-47). In the assembly, believers sing and teach God’s Word, use their gifts for mutual edification, and receive the shepherding ministry Christ provides (Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 14:26; Ephesians 4:11-16). While providence may sometimes prevent attendance, habitual isolation exposes the heart to discouragement and spiritual danger (Hebrews 3:13; Proverbs 18:1).
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- Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.
- Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
- 1 Corinthians 14:26
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
- Acts 2:42
They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Acts 2:46-47
[46] Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, [47] praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
- Hebrews 3:13
but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called "today;" lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
- Psalms 133:1
> See how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity!
- Ephesians 4:11-16
[11] He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; [12] for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; [13] until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; [14] that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error; [15] but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ; [16] from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
- Proverbs 18:1
An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment.
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