What is the purpose of the gathering of the body of Christ?
The purpose of the gathering of the believers together in the New Testament is edification (“Let all things be done for edification”). The reason that the gathering comes together is for the edification of each believer. I know this statement flies in the face of almost all we have been taught. We are told that the church comes together to worship God. While the idea of meeting primarily to worship sounds scriptural, the essence of gathering is not primarily to worship. This is not to say that worship doesn’t happen when Christians gather together. It does and it should happen because worship is a lifestyle rather than simply an activity. Worship should occur at all times, in all places, and in all things. So, yes, when Christians gather on Sunday mornings or at any other time/place, they are in a sense worshiping God. But it is in no way different from the worship we should be living and giving the rest of the week. We must conclude that the primary reason in coming together as believ
