October 24th, 2011
How do I choose the best church to attend?
Question by EngageYourself7: How do I choose the best church to attend?
My wife and I attend a church together, but lately I’ve been wanting to return to an old church that I went to for many years when I was younger. I just don’t feel at home with the church we are currently attending.
Best answer:
Answer by Gray area
It really doesn’t matter. All Churches worship the same God, as there is ONLY one God, but may have different names.
As long as you are not an atheist you will be just fine
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Luke 6:46: “Why, then, do you call me ‘Lord! Lord!’ but do not do the things I say?”
Matt. 28:19, 20: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them . . . teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.”
Matt. 24:14: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.”
ask yourself, am I really stupid enough to follow this because this is what’s known as “the right religion” …..am I going to choose what’s popular, or what’s logical. Dump the cult.
The best church is NO church. Go out and have a nice breakfast instead.
Ask your self, what is a church supposed to do?
answer: a church is supposed to teach chapter by chapter and verse by verse so that you know what God expects from you.
A church is supposed to teach God’s word.
Those are very good guidelines to follow.
“Isa 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts.
Isa 28:10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little:”
Chapter by chapter & verse by verse!
When looking for a church to attend, here are some things to look for.
(1) Are they preaching from the KJV. If not, they have already started compromising God’s Word, and would not be a good place to go.
(2) Have they allowed contemporary music to inter in? If so, then they are well into worldliness already and should be avoided.
(3) Do they preach that Jesus Christ is God, that faith in His death and shed blood is the only way of salvation, and that works can not save you? If not, then they can’t even get the basics right and should be avoided.
(4) Do they preach eternal security? If not, they don’t have a clue what Jesus did on the cross. I would stay away.
(5) Are they strong on soul-winning and evangelism? If not, they have gotten lazy and have forgotten Jesus’ last command…which should be our first priority.
(6) Do they have a love for the lost? If not, then they are dead and you will never grow at that church.
Darts, spin the bottle, random phone book selection are all decent selection methods.
Something inside you is yearning for what you had in the church of your childhood.
I went to a hardware store but they didn’t have what I needed. So they told me about their competitor down the road that did have what I wanted…
Try your old one again. I always liked the idea of having a ‘church home’, and if you can’t call your current one that, move on.
I don’t practice myself anymore, but I understand and respect your need to feel at home in a church. Good luck on your quest.
Find a Church that teaches good Biblical doctrine and does not compromise. Don’t go to a ‘feel-good’ country-club type of Church, as they very quickly lose sight of what good doctrine is. Look for a good balance of old and young, and look on the wall for missionary pictures. Listen to the members. Do they stop and try to talk to you about Jesus, or do they focus on trivial, worldly things?
How does the Pastor refer to Christ? with reverence or complacency?
Does the Pastor tell you at any time in his sermon how to be saved?
Does he use Bible verses to justify each thing he says?
Pray before you go, and pray before you choose which one to keep attending.
That old Church may have changed since you were there.
Better check it out before you make a decision.
It is important to go to a Full Gospel church because they are the ones who are rightly dividing the word of truth. You don’t say exactly WHY you don’t feel comfortable. Either the Holy Spirit is leading you or you are getting tempted to do something that is not good. I don’t know which church you are going to. But the mainline churches do leave out the teaching of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and this is important. This is still going on today in spite of false teachings to the contrary. Some main-line churches have become charismatic however and this is good because they have risen out of their ruts of being so narrow-minded and now accept the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The oneness church is not believing in the trinity and this is not right either. There are many things to avoid because satan has set so many traps for those who are not fully dedicated to knowing the truth.
If you are wondering whether to believe in the baptism, look up the following Scriptures:
Luke 3:16, John 1:33, Acts 1:5, 8; 2:4, 19:4-6. Even better read the entire book of Acts.
The Bible says to not forbid tongues and not to quench the Holy Spirit. Now this is what the churches are doing that don’t believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost, so consider that too.
Talk to your wife about it and share your heart. Tell her why you don’t feel at home. If it’s just an emotional feeling, and something you can’t explain, you should pray about it. Feelings sometimes betray us, especially when it comes to making a decision. If there are definable reasons though, it might be something you need to do! In either case, you should talk to your wife about it. She may be willing to go with you back to the church you attended when you were younger. You also should make sure that you make an honest assessment of the old church, so that it isn’t nostalgia that’s bringing you back. Most of all, you should pray about both places and ask God to help you and your wife figure out which place is right for you. Which place fed you more, or do they both do a good job in helping you to grow? Most of all, seek God’s heart on the matter. He will help show you what decision to make. If you and your wife are both walking with God, it should be the place where you both come to an agreement. I will be praying that the Lord helps show you and your wife which would be the most edifying choice to make.