Church Membership

What Makes a Local Church Legitimate? Here’s What God’s Word Says

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She had attended three different churches in two years. The first had great music. The second had a dynamic speaker. The third felt warm the moment she walked through the door. But sitting in her car after that third Sunday service, she called her sister and said something that stopped the conversation cold: “I still don’t know if any of these places are actually a church.” She wasn’t being cynical. She was asking a serious question — one that more people are asking out loud right now than at any point in a generation.

Six Sins, One Standard: What God Expects from His Church

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When a congregation ignores the clear instruction of God’s Word, He does not shrug and move on. He does not lower His standard to meet their comfort. He writes again — this time with greater clarity, greater urgency, and an expanded list of exactly what He requires. We are holding that second letter in our hands right now.