Unfortunately, due to the institutionalization of the church and the accompanying societal constructs, churches tend to collect money in unbiblical ways and then spend it on non-biblical things.
As a result, some local churches tend to have more money than they will ever need and use it for frivolous things, while other churches do not seem to collect enough money because they spend it on extra-biblical things.
What do Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jews, and the Greek Orthodox have in common?
Tradition.
On the one hand, beautiful, and on the other hand, detrimental.
I love traditions. I grew up with them, and I’ve started my own.
One of my favourite traditions is our family’s annual December trip to Kentucky to visit the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter to immerse ourselves in the Christmas lights and Christmas programs that they host.
Most Christians do not know why the church exists.
Yes, that’s a big, bold statement, and it’s also my opinion, but I am very confident in saying that.
Think about it. How many kids go to school and don’t know the purpose of education?
(How many teachers and school administrators in the US know the purpose of school?!)
Marriage today is not biblical.
Well, our modern construct of marriage in Western society is not biblical. I don’t want to speak for other countries and cultures.
To clarify, I’m not talking about homosexual unions and the like. Most Christians don’t need me to discuss the biblicality of those marriages.
As we continue our exploration of church membership, it’s crucial to delve into the biblical foundations that supposedly underpin this concept. While the term “church membership” may not explicitly be found in the Bible, Scripture provides principles and examples that churches have used to form the basis for organized and committed community life within the body of Christ.
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