Calvary Baptist Church Walters, Oklahoma
Thousands of people have entered churches without knowing Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Going to church may not necessarily be accompanied by a change in lifestyle. I know it’s hard to admit, but we are all sinners by birth, sinners by choice, and sinners by practice. The good news is that God has made a way for us to be saved by His grace and this is the glorious gift to the people in a fallen world. The difference between Heaven and earth is that Jesus Christ left Heaven’s glory and came to this sin – infested earth for one reason and that is to make our eternal salvation possible.
Ephesians 2, verse 8 & 9 says: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” You see, going to church is not something that necessarily makes us a better person. God ordained the church as a place where we can be fed, nourished, and developed into maturity; where we can feast on the Word of God and fellowship with one another. The Lord designed the church to proclaim His truths, and this will always reveal sin in us. For true believers, this keeps us close to God because we know that without Him, we fall short and cannot live in a way that pleases Him.
God’s grace is a reality that everyone can access. Christ died for ALL sinners. 2 Corinthians 5: 15: “And that he died for all, that they which lives should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” When we have this relationship with Christ, we will have a natural desire to find a Bible – believing church where saved sinners come together as the “household of God.”
1 Timothy 3: 15: “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to believe thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
So, let me encourage you, Come Sunday morning find yourself a Bible believing house of God to go. Hear the Word of God and enjoy the fellowship of the people. You see, the people is the church, not the building. The building is a house of God which He provided for your to have a place to go and hear His Word brought to life. Believe me, you will be blessed.