Asked of a recently-relocated family:
“Have you found a church you like?”A lot can be implied in a simple question like that, depending on who is asking and who is being asked, so you shouldn’t jump to conclusions about the individuals involved. However, lacking some deeper understanding, that’s a really bad question. It makes the choice of a church subjective, dependent on personal preferences. Ask, instead, “Have you found a biblical church?”
When you are looking for a church, don’t look for one that makes you comfortable. (This is not a call to intentionally go “outside your ‘comfort zone,’” or any other trendy pseudo-spiritual cliché.) Look for a body that is biblical in doctrine and practice, and then love that church. If you can’t be comfortable among brothers and sisters who are thinking and doing biblically, the problem is yours.
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#1 || 11·08·23··07:44 || Jason
I read this in light of your (I think) recent article about the language of the Russian Church. How would our answer to that question sound if we thought that way?