I get a lot of comments on this video about how the Bible talks about church being a good thing. Let me briefly explain my heart behind this video. The point of the video was not that God doesn’t want us to go to church. I understand that the message in this specific video gets lost sometimes (sorry for that). The point was that God doesn’t ONLY want us to go to church. He really wants our hearts. He wants us to trust Him with our whole hearts, and there’s more to trusting God that just attending church.
For a long time, I attended church thinking that I was earning God’s love by what I did. We cannot earn God’s love. Despite our sin, He loved us perfectly by sending Jesus to die on a cross. Now, we can be forgiven and begin a relationship with Him by believing in Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
I believe that attending church is a great way for a believer to grow spiritually and to be encouraged in the Lord. The point was simply that God desires more than that.
Troy, I hope that you receive this message. I made Jesus my best friend when in my teens. On one occasion I told him that as promised if I specifically asked for what I needed and trusted him I would be taken care of. A job that paid at least 10 dollars per hr, if given to me then I could only afford to drive about 10 miles from home, and I needed good medical ins. We laughed together. I then told him that I would no longer ask as begging has nothing to do with faith. I just thanked and praised him. And he gave me exactly what I needed. I have seen him face to face on several occasions and everything that I have and have others with belongs to him. Marathana. Candi