The Gospel and Going to Church

It occurred to me that maybe the cause of the low ecclesiology that the Church is afflicted with is reminiscent of the gospel that we preach.

We proclaim that the cross comes to us and we are justified where we stand. But that is not the gospel. We are drawn and find ourselves at the cross; a singular event that is effective for us all. And if it is true for all believers, we see others at the cross and understand that we are in fact linked with them.

If the gospel comes to us and we are saved each in an isolated incident then we have warrant to neglect the meeting of the saints. But if we recognize that salvation is grounded in one singular event that we all partake in, blowing off Sunday morning will be the farthest thing from our mind.