Gathered Together

Definition: “Gathered Together” in the Bible refers to spiritual continuity. ————————————————————————————— ** Our Lord and High Priest joins us when we are “gathered together” in His name - Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” - Luke 11:23 “He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.” - 2nd Thessalonians 2:1 “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,” - 2nd Thessalonians 2:2 “That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.” ————————————————————————————— ** Some refuse the “gathering together” in Him - Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!” ————————————————————————————— ** We “gather together” in Him - with the power of the Word - 1st Corinthians 5:4 “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,” - Ephesians 1:10 “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:” ————————————————————————————— ** We “gather together” to deliver the Word as the early church did - Acts 14:27 “And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.” - Acts 15:30 “So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:” - Acts 15:31 “Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.” ————————————————————————————— END - Gathered Together cybercoc.org