Bible Question: When should a person leave a church? That is, when should a person stop attending a particular local church? |
Bible Answer: Hi, kalos; Are you growing spiritually in that church? Do they worship God and teach the Bible? Are you in the company of spiritually mature believers? If the answer is yes, then maybe that's the best place for you. Give serious thought to what God wants you to put into church, not so much what you want to get out of church. I hate what my denomination's leaders are up to; I hate the constant assaults on the Bible from the left. But I don't attend a denomination; I attend a local church. For me the answer to all of the above questions is yes. So I stay. Beware of churches that produce nothing more than an emotional high and sermons that do no more than make you feel good. There are lots of "hot-tub Christians" (Charles Colson's term) out there who leave their service feelin' good - but unchanged. Jesus and Peter and Paul seldom made their listeners feel good. They just made them better. Just my two hudredths of a US dollar. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |