Bible Question: What, if anything, does God say about church membership? My family has been going to a church for two years, but have not become members. We attend every service, are extremely active in several ministries there, tithe faithfully, and are always willing to help out in ANY way we can. Our pastor asked my husband yesterday when we planned on joining the church. My husband said, as nicely as he could, that he did not feel led of the Lord to join just now. Our pastor got angry and said that everything that we do for God meant nothing without being a member of a church, and that we would not receive any eternal blessings for any of it? WHAT? We just want to see lost people find Jesus, that would be our greatest reward. Does anyone know where he is getting that from? |
Bible Answer: Greetings! First of all, welcome to the forum! Secondly, as a pastor, I would say that your pastor's remarks were out of line. Allow me to encourage you to approach him and let him know how you feel about his remarks. There are a lot of possibilities. He may have been having a bad day and spoke out of turn. He may not have said what he really meant. Or, he may have said what he meant, but was wrong to do so. :-) Either way, you clearly were upset by what he said, so go to him and let him know. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |