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How do churches that have indefinitely suspended in-person services understand Hebrews 10:25?

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Hebrews 10:23-25 says > "Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is > faithful. 24 And let us consider how to spur one another on to love > and good deeds. 25 **Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have > made a habit**, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as > you see the Day approaching." How do churches that have shuttered in-person services for months (if not over a year) voluntarily (without the government forcing them to) account for this verse? In particular, what is it about meeting together that they hold motivates St. Paul's verse here? Do they hold there isn't actually a Biblical requirement to gather in person, but meeting in person historically was just how certain ends were met that is no longer required by new technologies (and so gathering virtually is relevantly equivalent)? Or do they hold that St. Paul would actually have not encouraged in person gathering if some threshold of in-person risk obtained? Or is it something else?
Asked by Only True God (6934 rep)
Aug 31, 2021, 05:41 PM
Last activity: Sep 12, 2021, 01:00 PM