Acts 2:42 and 46 indicate that the early church continued in the apostles’ doctrine, and fellowship, and breaking bread, and prayer, and that they were daily of one accord in the temple, and fellowshipping from house to house. There are some special things that God performed in that early church that He no longer provides for us, since He has given us His completed Word. Likewise, there were some specific logistical issues that were addressed that were based on the throngs of people who had come to the Jerusalem area for the feast, likewise that are not universally prescriptive to our day. Nevertheless, the principles of close fellowship, the principles of interaction around the apostles’ doctrine and around prayer, certainly are principles to be emulated by us today.
Hebrews 10:23-25 indicate that we should exhort one another to love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, but rather assembling more and more often as we see the day of the Lord approaching.
In light of those two passages, the purposes of this blog include the following. While we would like to fellowship more often, this blog allows us to interact more and more often, even though we do not live and work in close proximity to one another. With our varying schedules, this blog allows us to read and contribute when our schedules allow rather than attempting to coordinate all of our schedules. Due to the increased interaction and the defined focus, this blog opens the door to deeper discussion among the men of our church, thereby encouraging each of us to think deeply and seriously about God, His Word, and our lives. As that interaction develops, this blog allows for potential teachers and leaders to be identified by their wisdom, as expressed in submissions or comments.
In short, this blog is intended to be a complement to, and never a replacement for, actual corporate worship and assembly. Nevertheless, as that complement, given the realities of the schedules and logistics of our lives, this blog allows us to “assemble” more often around God’s Word, thereby exhorting one another to love and good works as we see the day approaching.
