Although God dwells not in temples made with hands, yet He honors with His presence the assemblies of His people. He has promised that when they come together to seek Him, to acknowledge their sins, and to pray for one another, He will meet with them by His Spirit. But those who assemble to worship Him should put away every evil thing. Unless they worship Him in spirit and truth and in the beauty of holiness, their coming together will be of no avail. Of such the Lord declares, "This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoreth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me." Matthew 15:8,9. Those who worship God must worship Him "in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him." John 4:23.

Skønt Gud ikke bor i templer, som er gjorte med hænder, ærer han alligevel sit folk ved sin nærværelse, når de samles. Han har lovet at mødes med dem ved sin Ånd, når de kommer sammen for at søge ham, bekende deres synder og bede for hinanden. Men de, der går til gudstjeneste, bør bortskaffe alt ondt. Hvis de ikke tilbeder Gud i ånd og sandhed og helligheds skønhed, er det forgæves, at de samles. Herren siger om sådanne: "Dette folk ærer mig med læberne; men deres hjerte er fjernt fra mig. Det er forgæves, de dyrker mig." Matt. 15,8-9. De, der tilbeder Gud, bør tilbede ham "i ånd og sandhed; thi det er sådanne tilbedere, Faderen søger". Joh. 4,23.