There are some Christians who would equate the two and are satisfied with a Bible Study in the home and get rid of the guilty feeling in their minds by saying secretly, "it's the same"
But in truth, it's not the same.
When the Lord was on earth, He went into the Synagogue to teach and He went into the temple to pray. He called the gathering of the Jews outside the temple, "their synagogue" (Matt. 12:9) but He called the temple which Herod built, "My Father's house"
As the Lord built the church and gave himself for it, it is the temple of the Holy Spirit on earth. Each New Testament church is a temple, a house of prayer. When the congregation gathers to worship God, it is not a Bible study but a worshipful gathering of believers.
A Bible study group is profitable and needful but it must not be a substitute for worship of the whole church.
But in truth, it's not the same.
When the Lord was on earth, He went into the Synagogue to teach and He went into the temple to pray. He called the gathering of the Jews outside the temple, "their synagogue" (Matt. 12:9) but He called the temple which Herod built, "My Father's house"
As the Lord built the church and gave himself for it, it is the temple of the Holy Spirit on earth. Each New Testament church is a temple, a house of prayer. When the congregation gathers to worship God, it is not a Bible study but a worshipful gathering of believers.
A Bible study group is profitable and needful but it must not be a substitute for worship of the whole church.
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