Why are we closing our churches? Especially over Holy Week? Why are we allowing our worship to be considered "nonessential?" If you can get everything you need from online worship, why go to church at all?

This virus is certainly a serious issue, but the reaction to it has greatly expanded the government's overreach, and we are allowing them to do so without any push back whatsoever. We can cherry pick verses to support the choice to lock our churches. To say we must follow the government because the God placed leaders over us does not address when we should push back against its authority. History has shown us instances in which we should. Also, didn't Luther push back against his church authority?

For those members with great concern and health issues, many were already choosing to worship at home. For the rest, the church should not lock us out, effectively withholding sacraments from the members.