Misconception-04
"Twice a week worship service is
going beyond what was taught in the Bible"
Misconception:
IT IS TRUE that Iglesia ni Cristo members attend worship services
twice a week. Many people think that this practice of going to
church twice a week is going beyond what was taught in the Bible.
Many people also argue that going to church twice a week is too much
for them, as they can't even make it to the once a week worship
service on a regular basis. Is it true that this Iglesia ni Cristo
practice is going beyond what was taught in the Bible?
The Truth:
Conducting worship services on any other day besides Sunday is not
something new, nor is it unbiblical because this practice was
likewise observed during the time of the Apostles. The first century
Christians usually gathered for worship on the first day of the week
or on Sundays.
In Acts 20: 7, this is written:
Now on the first [day] of the
week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready
to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message
until midnight. (New King James Version)
But there were also times when they held their
worship services in the Temple "every day" or in all days of the
week.
In Acts 2:46, this is also written:
They worshiped together at the Temple each day,
met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with
great joy and generosity. (New Living Translation)
Thus, the twice a week worship service being done
today by the Iglesia ni Cristo is clearly not going beyond what was
taught in the Bible. To the faithful members of the Iglesia ni
Cristo a twice a week worship service is not a burden but a joy, and
doing so edifies their faith.
People may wonder why the great majority of the
Iglesia ni Cristo members go to church twice a week overflowing
their churches, whereas many religions who have worship services
only once a week cannot even fill their churches to capacity and
many of them are almost empty? What is the basic reason why Iglesia
ni Cristo members enthusiastically go to Church twice a week?
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Does it have to do with the
"coming to the knowledge of the truth or knowing the whole
truth" that is clearly written in the Bible?
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Does "knowing the whole truth" about God our
Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ gave them the strong faith they
need to enthusiastically go to worship services twice a week
without fail?
In Timothy 2: 3-6, this is written:
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For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our
Savior, 4 who desires
all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
5 For
there is one God and one
Mediator between God and men, the
Man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due
time, (New King James Version)
The same verses in another version of the Bible:
3This
kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Savior.
4God wants everyone to
be saved and to know the whole truth, which is,
5There is only
one God, and Christ Jesus is the only one who can bring us to
God. Jesus was truly human, and he gave himself to rescue
all of us. 6God showed
us this at the right time.(Contemporary English Version)
A person who does not "know the whole truth" does
not have the true faith. For how can a man acquire a strong faith in
God and Jesus Christ if He does not know the true God and the true
Jesus Christ? In your religion, did they teach and explain to you
that the only one God is the Triune God? Did they teach and explain
to you that Jesus Christ is God? Are you 100% sure that your beliefs
are the whole truth written in the Holy Bible?
Invitation to everyone:
We invite you to study and examine the beliefs of
the Iglesia ni Cristo and compare to the beliefs of your own
religion so you may come to know which belief is in accordance with
the truth written in the Holy Bible.
Click this link to
www.ComparativeBibleStudyLessons.com
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Additional Information:
Click here to read the answer to an interesting Question from those
who have studied the Iglesia ni Cristo:
"Why does your church
hold two worship services weekly? Is it not going beyond what is
taught in the Bible?
Link to Bible Study Lesson-02 -"How
does faith come to a man" from UniqueBibleStudy.com
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