by Joseph Patrick » Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:37 am
From Gerry Milligan ... In Oregon, our state government has ordered assemblies of over 250 persons to be canceled for the next four weeks. Our church exceeds that both Sunday morning and evening. But sent out a double message: "God’s Word instructs that we are not to neglect to gather together (Heb. 10:25). Love of neighbor (Mk 12:31) compels us to care for the health concerns of others. We are also instructed to submit to the governing authorities (Rom. 13:1), so long as this does not entail disobeying God. In light of this tension, and based on current information, we plan to meet this Sunday"
As I said above, our church puts the service on a podcast, so I will listen to it. But, my question is: Are we being manipulated by the Hebrews reference, and the explanation of the Romans reference? I would like to know what you think.