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Question: Why should I take membership in a church? I go to church, give to the church, but have no vote because I am not a member. I am a born again son of God and joint heir with Jesus, so why does my name have to be on a church role, when it is written in the Lamb's Book of Life?

Answer: Reasons why we, born again Christians, should join our local church.

1.) It supplies the need which is instinctive in every Christian's heart for a church home. Just as human hearts desire to have a place called home and desire to live there as much as possible, so it is instinctive for new creatures in Christ to desire a church home. There is the element of permanence about an organized work which naturally appeals to people. They don't run the risk of association with something that is temporary or transient. In order to meet this need and have a place where people can settle down and be at home, giving them a sense of 'belonging', it is necessary to effect an organization with a definite membership.

2.) Another reason why there should be a definite church membership is that it is scriptural. In the days of the apostles and of the early church, it is recorded 'of the rest durst no man join himself to them, but the people magnified them, and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women" (Acts 5:13-14). This reveals a very definite church membership and a distinct line of demarcation between the early disciples and the people of the world. That is the way it should be, and a definite membership is necessary to effect a distinct line of demarcation. It is clearly seen in a number of scriptures by the actual numbers of early church membership given, that a count was made, a record kept. There were 120 on the day of Pentecost (Acts 1:15). 3000 were added to the church that day (Acts 2:21). Later the number of men was increased to 5000 (Acts 4:4).

3.) It is wise from a business stand point. This way, every member can and should have a voice in how the church's money is spent and dispersed.

These are a few good reasons why a responsible born again Christian should join a local church by virtue of becoming a member.


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