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| Q: | There is so much anger and division in our church that it is almost impossible to worship there anymore. How do you know when it's time to transfer to another church? Should a person stay no matter what? The most negative place I go during my week is church. I don't know what to do. I've prayed, but I don't feel any answers. This is such a burden on my heart. I want to do God's will, but I don't know what that is. It's tearing me apart. I don't even want to go to church anymore. | ||||||||
| A: | It is sad, but not surprising, to hear of discord in the church. Satan loves to stir things up in a congregation in the hope of disrupting its vital work of preaching and teaching the Word of God. Often he is successful. It is difficult for me to advise you because I am not well enough acquainted with the circumstances. I don't know the kind of anger and division you are talking about. Is it something that involves you personally? If so, then you will want to take steps to do whatever you can do to remedy the situation. Is it something that is affecting the whole congregation? From what you say, it appears that is the case. Is there something you personally can do to help rid the congregation of its anger and division? If so, then you might want to stay there and be of assistance in restoring the congregation to what God wants it to be. On the other hand, if it is apparent that there is nothing you can do personally, except to pray, you can do that while no longer a member of the congregation. If such is the case, then it might be spiritually healthy for you to transfer your membership. One of the questions that arises here, however, is the availability of a congregation that preaches and teaches the Word as you have been taught. It would be better to remain in a congregation that is torn by turmoil, but in which the truth is being taught than to join a congregation in which all is peaceful, but which is not teaching all of the truth of God's Word. God's Word of truth is still powerful even in a fractured and divided congregation. | ||||||||
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