Going to church isn't always out of guilt, JV says. He came from a pietistic background where missing quiet time was an issue. If you're just reading one verse or three verses so you can really soak it up and everything, that's no way to teach people how to read the Bible. The main ways that God uses them are more like good habits; they help you overcome some bad habits.
Do Reformational people read their Bibles? Do they have daily “quiet times”? Is it important for them to pray every day? Sometimes we can give people the sense that all God really cares about is public worship, but what happens in our public assembly should flow down into our families and then into our individual spiritual lives as well. In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller discuss the role private piety plays in our Christian life, considering how we can reclaim spiritual disciplines for our churches.