If a Christian stops attending church and starts from home reading&studying his bible is he in sin?

To me the bible is what you should be studying. I do like to go to church but I believe that God has laid out s plan for us in the bible. He has supplied us with the knowledge.

I believe there is ONE GOD and many different churches. The church is just another avenue to worship but reading the bible and building a relationship with GOD...is key. We all sin that's inevibable.

I think it's a sad situation that people don't already read & study their Bible whether they attend church or not. It is not a sin to not go to church, the sin is to not be the church and claim to be in the fold. Small groups met for prayer and study going house to house in Acts.......I believe that is healthy and helps people develop a closer walk with Christ.

However, fellowship of the Saints is important. There has to be other believers you can connect with. Now rather that is church, small group, special services, or two or three people praying and chatting about the things of God that is fellowship.

No, not attending church is not a sin. A sin is a willful act that violates the law of the Ten Commandments or goes against the will of God. Neither is attending church a requirement of being saved from your sins.

Being saved only requires that you believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins. The leaders and members of a church are imperfect just like everyone else. Therefore, although people go to church to enhance their spiritual experience, they must be careful not to be misled.

Going to church is a good thing, however, and people should be careful not to be spiritually weakened by not attending church or reading the Bible.

Personally I do not believe it to be a sin. When I was younger I went to church just as everyone else did, but with age and wisdom I realized that I much rather have a close and personal relationship with the Lord. As you mention above, I do alot of things through out my community to help others, and also pray multiple times on a daily basis.

Many establishments will say it is, but my perspective it is not. I love if not more, than I did before while attending church.

I agree with RTalavera that forsaking the assembly of believers ( church) is against God's word. But more important is the reason behind not going to church. One of the reasons could be pain and hurt caused by other believers or leaders--and this happens a lot.

Holding on to such pain leads to bitterness and then unforgiveness which is then sin. The early church stayed, ate and ministered together. That shows that one cannot be a christian and live an isolated life.It would also hinder one's growth and those that he or she shares the gospel with.

The Word tells us to NOT forsake the assembly (church) of the saints (Heb. 10:25). Already, even back then, some believers had already made that a habit, and the writer of Hebrews warns us not to do so.

He had already stated in chapter 3:13, "Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin". The fact is that we need to be in continual contact with each other in order to bless, exhort, and strengthen each other, and so counteract the flood of carnal, satanic, and worldly temptations. The Lord Jesus came to build not merely to establish one-on-one relationships with separate individuals.So Church attendance and participation is not an option; it is a mandate, and breaking God's commands is the scriptural definition of sin (1Jn.

3:4).

I think it all depends on the person, since God c's the heart. I personally prefer listening 2 church from the comfort of my home. Each morning the stereo comes on, I listen 2 church from the comfort of bed.

I do still have times when I attend services, but I mostly prefer starting my day off waking 2 radio church.

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