When you come together...

I'm interested in exploring in a rather more deliberate way than I have before what it is that Paul and the other apostles consider we do when we come together as God's people.

I have two preliminary thoughts.

The first is that the chief goal of such togetherness appears to be - for Paul - the building up of one another. Everything is measured against that criterion.

The second thought is that this 'building up' is the way we express God's glory. To put it more clearly, when we respond to God's call in and through Christ to be and become the people He covenented to make, we align ourselves with His purposes and proclaim that He is a faithful God, one who is fulfilling His word.

Please feel free to add your comments. What do you think the goals of our togetherness are? Is there perhaps a better language than that of 'goals'?