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3 Wrong Reasons to Leave Your Local Church — and 5 Right Reasons to Stay

By Chris Gordon / October 15, 2024

To be sure, there are legitimate reasons to leave a local church. Here are 3 wrong reasons to leave and 5 right reasons to remain at your current church.

Sharing with Fellow Believers in Their Sufferings

By Daniel Rowlands / August 30, 2024

Photo by pcess609 / iStock.com Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning Beautiful Christian Life LLC may get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through its links, at no cost to you. I remember growing up in the church in the late sixties and early seventies when the word “koinonia” became popular to describe…

Should Pastors Preach Topical Sermons?

By J. V. Fesko / July 11, 2024

Should pastors preach topically or should they preach chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse, through books of the Bible?

What Is the Fellowship of the Saints?

By Le Ann Trees / July 10, 2024

Christian fellowship means more than being in the same place at one time with our brothers and sisters in Christ. What is the fellowship of the saints?

I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church — The Apostles’ Creed, Article of Faith 9

By Campbell Markham / June 25, 2024

What is the holy catholic church? What is the communion of saints? The answers may surprise you.

Christians and the Military

By Daniel Rowlands / May 27, 2024

Those who serve in war leave all to fight against evil and return home with memories of the horrors of battle. How can the church serve and honor members of the military?

What Are the “Keys of the Kingdom”? — Matthew 16:19

By Daniel Rowlands / April 3, 2024

What was Jesus referring to when he told Peter he would give him the “keys of the kingdom”? What is the meaning of this metaphor that our Lord is using in Matthew 16:19?

10 Important Things to Consider When Choosing a Church to Attend

By Chris Gordon / April 1, 2024

Churchgoers need discernment both in choosing a faithful church to attend and determining whether they are attending a church for the right reasons. Here are 10 important things to consider in the process.

Is Church Discipline Mean?

By R. Scott Clark / March 5, 2024

The tendency today is to view the church as a means of therapy, a place of fellowship and encouragement. The very idea of church discipline seems high-handed, arbitrary, unjust, even mean. Is this true?