Why We Gather

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“The writer of Hebrews clearly instructs believers to “not give up meeting together” (Heb. 10:25 NIV), but we often overlook the reason we’re supposed to meet together. The writer of the letter could have listed any number of reasons for gathering—to offer our worship to God, to learn sound doctrine from our teachers, to be equipped for our mission as Christ’s disciples. But he lists none of these. Instead, the author of Hebrews offers a more basic, human, and pastoral reason. We are to meet regularly to encourage “one another.”

-(Skye Jethani, What if Jesus was Serious About the Church?)