Connoisseur of Churches

“…Send him all over the neighbourhood looking for the church that "suits" him until he becomes a taster or connoisseur of churches…” CS Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

Technically, the Bible does not address the issue of church hopping.  Pastors often use some verbiage from the Epistle to the Hebrews to challenge members to commit to a church, but unfortunately some of these same ministers describe church hoppers as those with character flaws - an inability to commit or they’ve been called discipleship failures with a lack of maturity. But rather than blame an attender for failing to return to church or for not committing I wonder if the responsibility doesn’t lay squarely at the feet of the preacher or priest. Martin Luther said, "…Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is … unless he [knows] where His believers are…?" Wow! Let Luther’s comment sink in for a minute. Shalom…Pkes

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