I want to attend church but i don't know where to start. There's so many different dominations & churches.

Question

I'm a christian. But due to bad experiences i developed this phobia to churches. But i really want to get closer to God.

Answer 1

It sounds to me like you were in a church for a while and your bad experiences made you turn away from the church. I would suggest that you try a church that is a very different kind of church to the one you were in before. I would also suggest that you give a church at least two weeks before you decide its not for you, unless you really don't feel comfortable in it the first week. If you want to see the differences between denominations you can try this website: http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/comparison_charts.htm. It lets you compare practices, beliefs, and positions on social issues. I hope this helps and you find a good church soon!

Answer 2

How do I know which religion is right?
This is a difficult question to answer because it involves discussing some principles that the person you are witnessing to may or may not agree with. For example, does he or she agree with you that truth is knowable, that God would attempt to communicate with His people, or that only one religion may be right? Usually, I start by acknowledging the difficulty of coming to an easy answer. However, I tell them that I do have an answer; I am sure it is the right one, because it is an answer based on evidence. What kind of evidence? Prophecy and its fulfillment (see question # 34), Jesus and His miracles, the resurrection of Christ, etc. Then I ask that person if he or she knows of these things happening in other religions.(1) The answer is invariably, "No." Then I point out that they have only happened in Christianity. If any religion were true, Christianity fits the bill.
Religion is whatever you feel is right.
How do you know what you feel is right? Haven't your feelings ever turned out to be wrong? Are you are saying that what you feel determines truth? If so, then you are putting yourself in the place of God, and looking to yourself for what you "feel" is right.
If religion is whatever you feel is right, then that could lead to chaos. What if some people had a religion where they felt stealing was acceptable? And what about lying and cheating? Would you trust someone who believed in a religion that felt it was alright to steal, lie, and cheat?
Hitler felt killing Jews was right. He was wrong. The Bible says that the heart is deceitful and untrustworthy (Jer. 17:9). If you could come to know truth by what you felt, then the Bible, which is the revelation of God, didn't need to be written. But, it has been written, and it has revealed that only God is the Source of truth, not your feelings.
I've never known truth to contradict itself. What if someone felt that something was right, and another person felt it was wrong? Would they both be right? If your statement is true, then how could there be a contradiction like that, if feelings determined truth?
All religions are different paths to the same place.
If all religions are different paths to the same place, then why do the paths contradict each other? Does truth contradict itself? Let's review the teachings of just three religions:
Buddhism is pantheistic and says there is no personal God and everyone can reach Godlikeness on his own. Islam says that Jesus was just a prophet, and not the only way to God. Christianity says that there is a personal God, and that the only way to Him is through Jesus (John 14:6). If these three religions are, as you say, different paths to the same place, then why do they contradict each other? Does truth contradict itself?

Answer 3

Start with Praying to GOD to deliver you to the right church..ask for a sighn because many churches are christian but yet preach there own views or interpitations of the Bible...Go to a church that beleives in the Pre-Trib Rapture....You cant go wrong because all they wanna do is have the church prepared for Jesus Christ...see what im saying..Thats whats up..in fact I have to so the same thing, the church i just went to tonight dont beleive in a rapture..So im going to find one that dose. GOD Bless...Pray for that Sighn!! It dont have to be a Nice looking Church, or a cool pastor, or a Big Building...It has to feel right in your heart wich jesus lives in..Pray!!

Answer 4

That's not a sound basis for embarking on religious practice. In effect you're saying you don't know what you believe and if you don't know that what exactly would you be going to church for? Be certain of your beliefs before you consider attending church-it might save you a lot of disillusionment in the long term.

Answer 5

Try a "Four Square" church. They are great, and big into praise and worship. Have music, and sing a lot. They are not fanatics, and a lot of young people go, and it is very casual. Hope they have one in your town, just check the telephone book, or the Internet. Good luck.

Answer 6

Make a list of the ones you want to try. Then work your way down the list and try them all out. How will you know where you feel closest to God if you don't give them all a chance?

Answer 7

There is only one church - Catholic - that can be traced directly to Christ who appointed it's first leader, and has an unbroken succession for 2000 years .... you might start by considering that.

Answer 8

Why bother?


Visit friends, enjoy the sunshine, hike on the earth. Try reality first.

Answer 9

ministerios elim. You can find us from canada to south america and we also got some over sea's. oh yeah, knowing spanish might help you understand what their talking about. :)

Answer 10

choose your path ------there is only one GOD no his partner in oneness pray as you can no need to go anywhere he is in the heart