For those who chose to stay

[Nell]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

... What has allowed me to stay is knowing that no church is perfect but the Lord is the one who has put me here.

- a stranger who wishes you the best

Howdy, Stranger...
Welcome.

The problem (to me) with "no church is perfect" is, at least in the Local Church context, like saying "oh well...". We all know it's too late for perfection...for all have sinned...so that's not part of the conversation.

It is too often used as an excuse to minimize the sinful behavior of those who know better. Someone else pays for the imperfections of those in authority. The sinful imperfections continue.

Staying in the Local Church because the Lord is the one who put you there, and you stay out of obedience to his will is, in my mind, the ONLY reason to stay.

Nell