A Good Church

I meet people throughout any given week that upon inviting them to Faithway I learn that they are "looking" for a church to attend.  I often wonder, of all the churches that are available in our geographical locations, what is the problem?  There are church facilities on almost every corner.  How many do I pass on my way to the facility and the church that I serve?  There are quite a few. 
So it cant be just a facility that people are looking for, it must be something more.  They are looking for a "good" church and only a "good" church.  Now the issue becomes what their perspective of a "good" church is or what it would take to become a "good" church.  Those perspectives will vary from person to person.  Some may even have similarities but none the less, they will have their various definitions of the term "good church".

Without question, we need to be selective and particular with our decisions on churches but selective choices and particular decisions concerning worship are already established in the Word of God.  So let's consider what God has to say about His church.  That is where I want to be, that is what I want to be, part of a church that is favored of God. 

The number one must for a church to be in the process of  becoming that "good" church is that it is a Bibliocentric church.  That is, that the church and the ministries of that assembly are a direct result of what the Scriptures teach.
It is a Bible centered church.  A church where the Bible is preached, taught, and observed by all therein.  The Bible is the supreme authority for life and godliness and where the Bible is sufficient for life and godliness. 

Many places that call themselves churches do not even require the blessed book to be read.  You need not carry one in, just listen to the music, enjoy the fellowship, have dinner with your friends and go home and talk about what a wonderful day it has been.  Please dont misunderstand, the music is good, the fellowshp is good, and the dinner, well it was wonderful.  But none of those things within themselves sanctify me into His likeness.  I am glad to break the news, the Bible is required for Christian living.  It is the Word that sanctifies according to John 17:17.   

As you are visiting and looking for churches, you can quickly determine whether it is "good" or not "good".  Simply use this standard, what are they doing with God's word?  Is it being preached, taught, and observed from the pulpit to the person in the pew?  If not, keep looking!  There are "good" bible preaching churches.  You need not settle for anything less.  Your life and soul are dependent upon the eternal Word of God.  Insist on having it for you, for your family, for the glory of God. 

Note: See II Tim.3:15-17; John 17:17