5 Perspectives to Have if You "Go to Church" {#3}

If you missed any posts in this series, 

you can read perspective 1 (the purpose of gathering together) here, 

perspective 2 (the church as a people) here,

perspective 4 (accountability before God) here,

and perspective 5 (servant leadership) here.

"Going to church" is largely viewed as what Christians "do."

In fact, a recent article shared 5 Spiritual Dangers of Skipping Church. According to this article, Christians who skip or do not attend a "church" 

1. "Miss out on God's primary design for your spiritual growth and well being"
2. "Disobey God"
3. "Make a statement to the world that God is not worthy of worship"
4. "Can't minister to anyone"
5. "Skip out on a foretaste of heaven"

Wow. Those are some pretty bold claims-- especially when these claims are only supported by three scriptures in the entire article. I could go point-by-point discussing with Biblical evidence each one. 

I will not do that, however. The point is not to prove or disprove someone's theology. The point is to have the faith of Christ (Galations 2:20), and to cling to His doctrine (Romans 6:17, 16:17, Ephesians 4:14)! My prayer is, "Show me Your ways, O Lord! Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth, and teach me because YOU are the God of my salvation" (Psalm 25:4-5). As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 2:2, "I am determined to know nothing- save Christ and Him crucified." We can only stand on the rock of Jesus.

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With that in mind, I would like to share with you 5 perspectives one should keep in mind if you "go to church." I will share these perspectives one by one in a series- since they are generally lengthy. This post discusses perspective 3.

5 Perspectives to Have if You "Go to Church" {#2}

If you missed any posts in this series, 

you can read perspective 1 (the purpose of gathering together) here, 

perspective 3 (who we are, not what we do) here, 

perspective 4 (accountability before God) here,

and perspective 5 (servant leadership) here.

"Going to church" is largely viewed as what Christians "do."

In fact, a recent article shared 5 Spiritual Dangers of Skipping Church. According to this article, Christians who skip or do not attend a "church" 

1. "Miss out on God's primary design for your spiritual growth and well being"
2. "Disobey God"
3. "Make a statement to the world that God is not worthy of worship"
4. "Can't minister to anyone"
5. "Skip out on a foretaste of heaven"

Wow. Those are some pretty bold claims-- especially when these claims are only supported by three scriptures in the entire article. I could go point-by-point discussing with Biblical evidence each one. 

I will not do that, however. The point is not to prove or disprove someone's theology. The point is to have the faith of Christ (Galations 2:20), and to cling to His doctrine (Romans 6:17, 16:17, Ephesians 4:14)! My prayer is, "Show me Your ways, O Lord! Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth, and teach me because YOU are the God of my salvation" (Psalm 25:4-5). As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 2:2, "I am determined to know nothing- save Christ and Him crucified." We can only stand on the rock of Jesus.

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With that in mind, I would like to share with you 5 perspectives one should keep in mind if you "go to church." I will share these perspectives one by one in a series- since they are generally lengthy. This post discusses perspective 2.

5 Perspectives to Have if You "Go to Church" {#1}

If you missed any posts in this series, 

you can read perspective 2 (the church as a people) here,

perspective 3 (who we are, not what we do) here, 

perspective 4 (accountability before God) here,

and perspective 5 (servant leadership) here.

"Going to church" is largely viewed as what Christians "do."

In fact, a recent article shared 5 Spiritual Dangers of Skipping Church. According to this article, Christians who skip or do not attend a "church" 

1. "Miss out on God's primary design for your spiritual growth and well being"
2. "Disobey God"
3. "Make a statement to the world that God is not worthy of worship"
4. "Can't minister to anyone"
5. "Skip out on a foretaste of heaven"

Wow. Those are some pretty bold claims-- especially when these claims are only supported by three scriptures in the entire article. I could go point-by-point discussing with Biblical evidence each one. 

I will not do that, however. The point is not to prove or disprove someone's theology. The point is to have the faith of Christ (Galations 2:20), and to cling to His doctrine (Romans 6:17, 16:17, Ephesians 4:14)! My prayer is, "Show me Your ways, O Lord! Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth, and teach me because YOU are the God of my salvation" (Psalm 25:4-5). As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 2:2, "I am determined to know nothing- save Christ and Him crucified." We can only stand on the rock of Jesus.

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With that in mind, I would like to share with you 5 perspectives one should keep in mind if you "go to church." I will share these perspectives one by one in a series- since they are generally lengthy. This post discusses perspective 1.

A View of Sunshine & Smiles {May 2015}

Cloudy days give way to sunshine, 

and the Hiller clan is bursting their way to the outdoors!

Here's a picture view of our May 2015.

We found local area #1 to walk along the beach.

7 Lessons You'll Learn as a Beginning Gardener

Want to start gardening? Understandable. 

Attempting your first garden now? Me too. 

Here's 7 lessons I've learned so far in the process.

Three tires in my "tire" garden.

1. Jump Right In

For me, the biggest obstacle to having a garden in the past wasn't time, start up money, bugs, or plant disease.... My biggest obstacle was myself. I love to have a comprehensive plan well in advance of any actual attempts at a task. Often times, just the thought of gardening would overwhelm me. A beginning gardener knows so little; how was I to plan without knowledge?

35-36-37-38-39 Weeks Pregnancy Update! {Late Post}

Lookie at what I found in my draft box!!! 

Please allow me to share this post from February!

One month! It's taken me one whole month to write another pregnancy update.... And guess what? This post will be mostly pictures, which are fun anyway.

We have not gotten internet at our home yet, so I have two options when it comes to blogging: type everything on my phone or go somewhere with free internet (coffee shop or library). Neither is convenient, and lately I've been such a homebody-- but that's for the pregnancy update!

This picture is from the middle of January.

She's Growing!

Our darling daughter Abigail has certainly grown in the past month. My belly has gone from 'Aw, you have such a cute little belly' to 'Woah, mama! When are you due?' in a matter of weeks. When I bend at my hips, I can definitely feel her weight pressing against my abdomen skin and legs.

The picture on the left is from February 1. The picture on the right is Christmas Day.

With Abigail's growth, I have gained stretch marks on my belly; they showed up at 35 weeks. Although they are slowly beginning to take over my belly, they are not an angry red- more of a whitish stretched look. Some are pink.

My thoughts on stretch marks? Ready for my response??

I'm Baaack!! And I'm NEVER Putting Away Laundry Again!

Three months ago, on March 4, the most adorable of God's creatures was born into our family.

I fumbled my way through the first few weeks of mommy hood, continually being humbled and amazed by my precious daughter and the responsibility of her care. Needless to say, I took a hiatus from blogging. I'm back now, though, and I am boldly proclaiming:

I am NEVER putting away laundry again!