Why It Is Important To Join A Church Of The Right Doctrine

By Marissa Velazquez


The insistence by pastors and evangelists for new believers to join a church that teaches the doctrine of Christ is well bounded in scripture. It is an important step for new believers to establish and maintain a rooting in Christ that will guarantee them a position in heaven. It is in a fellowship of believers that a new believer grows in faith and in act in accordance with the scriptures.

Most houses of worship will have various departments for believers to join so as to support the growth of the house of God. One such department or ministry is the mission department that is committed to reaching out to the unbelievers in the world. By believers going to houses of worship and joining the mission team, they can be part of an impaction team of Christians responsible for converting unbelievers into Christians.

Some houses of worship teach their members cultic practices that end up ruining the lives of people. Without proper knowledge of the right doctrines, Christians can easily be lead astray by false houses of worship. Similarly, new believers intending to be part of the Christian fraternity can be lead astray into a denomination that they did not intend for.

Through the house of worship, the gifts of the spirits are edified among the members of the body of Christ. Believers with the gift evangelism, prophecy, speaking in tongues and interpreting can have their gifts improved. With enhanced gifts in prophecy, evangelism and healing, through signs and miracles believers can bring more souls to the kingdom of God.

Every Christian needs an encouragement at some point in life when they are low in spirit. It is well mentioned too that the path to the kingdom is narrow while that that leads to death is narrow. The only place to find encouragement in those low moments is in a gathering of believers who have oneness of purpose and have a biblical duty to encourage one another as written in Thessalonians.

Christians can be able to distinguish right doctrine from false doctrine by rooting themselves in the word of God. Any house of worship that teaches anything that is contrary to what is written in the holy books is a false house of worship. With the word of God, Christians can be well sensitive in the spirit and avoid other teachings that pose a danger to their spiritual maturity.

New believers, once saved, receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit for their various functioning in the body of Christ. It is in the house of God that these gifts are further developed and enhanced. The gifts that believers receive, as stated in scripture, are intended for the unity of the body of Christ that is why the gift of speaking in tongues and that of interpreting are given to different believers.

The decision by a believer to join a church is very important to their growth and should be based on the right doctrines. Because there are so many houses of God with some teaching false doctrines purporting to do so in the name of Christ, it is vital for believers to have an in-depth understanding of the word of God. This understanding together with constant prayer can help believers identify the right house of worship whether they will grow spiritually and their gifts will be uplifted.




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