Belonging, Part One
While church membership may seem like an optional aspect of the Christian experience, the Bible’s instructions are clear: followers of Jesus belong together. When a person becomes a believer, Alistair Begg teaches, they are admitted to the invisible church—the worldwide family of faith. It is within the visible church, though—the local body that gathers together—that God has made special provision for the fellowship, instruction, and discipline of His people. True spiritual maturity is hard to realize without belonging to both.
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While church membership may seem like an optional aspect of the Christian experience, the Bible’s instructions are clear: followers of Jesus belong together. When a person becomes a believer, Alistair Begg teaches, they are admitted to the invisible church—the worldwide family of faith. It is within the visible church, though—the local body that gathers together—that God has made special provision for the fellowship, instruction, and discipline of His people. True spiritual maturity is hard to realize without belonging to both.