A great deal of attending church gatherings has to do with social attachments.
People think they are worshipping God by going to church but many are doing something else and don't even know it.
Even in the midst of the Coronavirus of 2020, and the order for "social distancing", many continue to gather at their church groups. I'm sure they consider it a lack of faith not to attend. But often they are just craving social action in a period of extreme and unusual inactivity.
I doubt there are many "real" Christians out there in churches anyway.
For the real Christians, we know it has to do with hearing from God by HIS Word and following God. You can do that wherever you are.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans 8:14
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I Timothy 2:1-2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
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I Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
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II Thessalonians 2
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
(Churches will "fall away" from scripture with another doctrine set up in the place of scripture in the church group.)
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
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John 4
21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
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