Is Going To Church A Sin
“...the wages of sin is death...” (Romans 6:23a)
You and I, and everyone else, are sinners and that is why we die. No amount of bible study, church attendance, witnessing, walking the aisle, or baptisms will change that.
The cross of our Lord Jesus did not change that fact. The human race are still sinners and "the wages of sin" is still "death". All of the saints of bygone eras have passed away. It is the destiny of human beings - ALL of us - Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and everyone in between - even Christ Jesus himself died.
What followed the cross is the gospel, the good news which revealed God's plan for sinful humans after we die. For it was after the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus that God revealed to Paul the good news of what follows death...
"As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive…" (1 Corinthians 15:22)
And after the cross and resurrection of Jesus, God revealed to Paul why a world of sinful people will be "made alive"...and what we are to do with this good news...
"God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them." (2 Corinthians 5:19)
"And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation...” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Our commission is not to save the world, but to deliver the message that it will be saved out of death because the world is now reconciled to God. After we are "made alive" God will no longer count our sins agains us. We will have paid the "wages of sin" and thereafter been saved by the grace of God as a "free gift".
“...the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23)
Is going to church a sin?
So by all means, go to your favorite Church if you enjoy going, but it is not a sin to quit if those humans running it stop teaching the truth about God.
You should, in those circumstances, quit that church without quitting God.
You and I, and everyone else, are sinners and that is why we die. No amount of bible study, church attendance, witnessing, walking the aisle, or baptisms will change that.
The cross of our Lord Jesus did not change that fact. The human race are still sinners and "the wages of sin" is still "death". All of the saints of bygone eras have passed away. It is the destiny of human beings - ALL of us - Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and everyone in between - even Christ Jesus himself died.
What followed the cross is the gospel, the good news which revealed God's plan for sinful humans after we die. For it was after the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus that God revealed to Paul the good news of what follows death...
"As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive…" (1 Corinthians 15:22)
And after the cross and resurrection of Jesus, God revealed to Paul why a world of sinful people will be "made alive"...and what we are to do with this good news...
"God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them." (2 Corinthians 5:19)
"And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation...” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Our commission is not to save the world, but to deliver the message that it will be saved out of death because the world is now reconciled to God. After we are "made alive" God will no longer count our sins agains us. We will have paid the "wages of sin" and thereafter been saved by the grace of God as a "free gift".
“...the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23)
Is going to church a sin?
It occurred to me that it might be - if we go to one that teaches things about God that aren't true. But of course the good news is that He will not forever count that sin against us either.
So by all means, go to your favorite Church if you enjoy going, but it is not a sin to quit if those humans running it stop teaching the truth about God.
You should, in those circumstances, quit that church without quitting God.