Is Our Gathering Today Unto Christ Or Unto A Man/Minister Or Unto Ourselves?
The only spiritual value of our gathering/assembly is in the Lord being with us(His presence) & not in the number of people in attendance; and the Lord will only be present with us if our gathering is actually unto Him. "For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20 It's very important to note that t he actual rendering of this scripture text in Matthew 18:20 is not "In my name," as in the common english version; but "Unto my name:" His name being thus the central point of gathering. "In His name" would imply by His authority, or as representing Himself: both are of course, true of the body of believers as bearing the light/witness of the risen Christ in a dark world, but neither of them defines the nature of the christian assembly as portrayed in the actual rendering of the text..."Gathered Unto his name". It simply means it is a gathering unto Christ and none othe