Over the past few months I’ve
been thinking about folks I know who are looking for a church to attend. As I’ve
listened to them describe their search I’ve heard about music and preaching and
friendliness and outreach; but one thing I’ve not heard one person discuss is
doctrine – what this or that church actually believes.
As I’ve checked out church
websites I’ve also been struck by the absence of clear statements of doctrine.
I’ve also noticed that many churches don’t even have their denominational
affiliation on their website – making it more difficult to discover what a
church actually believes.
If we’re going for the lowest
common denominator it’s only a matter of time before we get there – and what
will we have then? Nothing.
A mentor told the story of going to college and looking for a church. His dad told him that if he went through two Sundays and the blood of Christ was not preached - leave!
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