Ignatius of Antioch: Assembly as Witness Against the Powers
Therefore, make every effort to come together more frequently to give thanks and glory to God. For when you meet together frequently, the powers of Satan are overthrown, and his destructiveness is nullified by the unanimity of your faith. There is nothing better than peace, by which all warfare among those in heaven and those on earth is abolished (Ephesians 13).
I was recently asked to give a lecture on Ignatius. I choose to talk about his theological understanding of the assembly. I have uploaded the handout from the talk here.
The assembling of Christians is, it seems, on the decline such that only 16% of the US attends weekly and only 30% monthly. Ignatius offers a timely reminder of the importance of regular, frequent assemblies.