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The purpose of togetherness is the benefit of mutual encouragement. That this became the reason for their meetings is clear from 1 Corinthians 14:26. It reads, “When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening…
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We read in the New Testament of brethren who were experiencing a famine and would receive contributions from other saints to supply their needs. The same brethren who supplied the need chose a carrier who delivered the supplies (1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 8-9, Romans 15:31). An early example is found in Acts 4:34-37. It…
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