Lies Men Believe About God

You don’t have to go to church to be a Christian… right?

Many men live as if that’s true. They love Jesus. They read their Bible. They pray. Some even serve in Christian causes. But when it comes to the local church, they keep their distance. Attendance becomes optional. Involvement becomes occasional. Commitment feels unnecessary.

Church becomes a convenience instead of a conviction.

Scripture paints a very different picture.

The church is not a man-made institution or a religious add-on to the Christian life. It is God’s design. Christ Himself “loved the church, and gave himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25, KJV). To claim devotion to Christ while neglecting His church is a contradiction. We cannot separate love for the Savior from love for what He died to redeem.

God never intended believers to live the Christian life in isolation. The Bible calls us a body — not independent parts trying to survive on their own. “For as the body is one, and hath many members… so also is Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12). Growth, accountability, encouragement, and spiritual maturity flourish best within the fellowship of the local church.

When men distance themselves from the church, they often become vulnerable to pride, discouragement, and spiritual drift. God, in His wisdom, places pastors, teachers, and fellow believers in our lives to strengthen, correct, encourage, and protect us. Scripture warns plainly: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is” (Hebrews 10:25).

The church is not perfect — but neither are we. And yet God uses imperfect people, gathered together, to display His grace and accomplish His mission in the world. He shapes us through one another. He grows us in community. He strengthens us in the body.

For the believer, church is not optional. It is standard equipment for the Christian life.

The Truth

For the believer, church should not be optional. Commitment to Christ includes commitment to His people.

Think About It

Why is it important for us to experience intentional Christian community within the context of the local church?
What might we be missing spiritually when we remain disconnected from Christ’s body?

Truth to Live By

The church is not optional for the Christian life. Devotion to Christ includes devotion to His body.