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When a person becomes a Christian, he doesn’t just join a local church because it’s a good habit for growing in spiritual maturity, although it is. He joins a local church because it’s the expression of what Christ has made him—a member of the body of Christ.

We live in an age where very few want to be committed to anything...a job...a marriage...a church. This attitude has even produced a generation of church shoppers and hoppers. Membership swims against the current of America's "consumer religion." It is an unselfish decision. Commitment always builds character.

When does a church become healthy and perfect? A healthy church is not one that’s perfect and without sin. A healthy church is not a church that's figured everything out. Rather, it’s a church that continually strives to take God’s side in the "struggle" against the ungodly desires of the world, the flesh, and the devil. It’s a church that continually strives to conform itself to God’s Word.

Wow, what a great striving this is!