Source: The Catalog of Good Deeds
February 1, 2022
Some go to church several times a year, others do not miss a single service, even when they are ill. Who is closest to the truth?
Reasons for non-attendance
What are the valid reasons for missing a Sunday service? An illness is one, and it is straightforward – we care about our health and the well-being of others.
A busy world schedule that one has no power to change is another.
A third reason not to attend church is caring for a sick person – An elderly parent, child or relative.
We may be unable to come to church because of some emergency that demands our urgent action, like fixing a broken water pipe or a broken door lock. –
In all other cases, a Christian who is free from work and other urgent business should find time on Sunday to come to the church service. Why should we treat it as our duty? Let us first consider why there are so many baptised Christians but so few regular churchgoers among them.
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