This one is pretty personal as sadly my wife and I have experience with this- with our own friends (who we still love and see- we are not in a cult).
Our friends will not join our church for a few reasons- none serious and non spiritually significant.
This brings me onto the topic many Christians have brought up before- the consumer church mindset- treating finding a church like shopping for a consumer item based on your preferences.
Newsflash- you will never find a perfect church in this sin filled world (James 3:2). Christians are sinful and Christians make mistakes too. We are sinners saved by grace and are merely beggars showing other beggars where the bread is!
Can I let you in on a little secret? I don't agree with everything my church does or evermy pastor says!
To conclude- if you are "shopping" around for the perfect church you will never find it! Does your church you are "shopping" for preach the Gospel? (how to get saved from God's judgement and wrath), does it teach the Bible as the word of God?, does it teach the holiness of the Triune Thrice Holy God? Does it teach pasor/s and elder/s are to be biblically qualified MEN (1 Timothy 3:1–7) Then go there and grow in holiness and awe.at God's glory and majesty.
Oh- and I have gone the way of writing out these articles before I post them with a fountain pen (I'm a pen geek) so much more personal and room for thought!
@BritishFailedAesthetic I meant typed post was interesting. I'm sorry but I can't read your cursive post. It blurs when I enlarge it. Sorry. I can only see a few words.
