Anyone here "visit" various churches?

Question

Instead of belonging to one specific group, do you fellowship with several Christian denominations?
If so, do you find it satisfying?
Can you gain more knowledge of the Bible, doing this, as opposed to attending one on a regular basis?
What are your feelings on this?

to "itsme-56"...please show me where it commands us to do this, in the Bible. And, then tell me exactly which church that would be? Most people that are faithful, will believe it's their church...so, please prove what chapter and verse, and which church! Thanks

Answer 1

FRANKNESS answer "NO!!!"

Why? If you are LOYAL to your SAVIOR, then you must be LOYAL to HIS CHURCH.

LOYALTY is IMPORTANT.

Answer 2

Yes, I do. For the last ten years I have travelled around attending different churches. I find it educational. (I attend various denominations.)
Yes, I find it satisfying....in the sense that I know more about what the many denominations are like.
I also attend bible study at a couple of churches. The only problem with doing this is...there isn't enough time in the day to be everywhere I would like to be...smile.
I think for a person that is really devout...eventually it would be better to decide on only one church and attend it regularly.

Answer 3

Church hopping as a hobby is empty; if you are looking for a good church family where you can learn and hear then search for a Bible teaching church. Are they in the book or the world?

I spent 2 yrs at one church, 40 min of singing, praise dancers and 3 min sermon. Big empty. Was a sunday type church .

I went to the 7th day Adventist on Sabbath and everything was there, questions answered, no b.s. hugged and loved , and they remember your name. And a good teaching/ learning sermon with a few songs.

Been in a few churches over the years that a bus stop was more enlighting, need the word and the Bible in use.

Try a Sabbath church and you will be surprised.

Answer 4

I have done this in the past when I knew that I would not be living in the area long enough for to really get involved in a church. I have never found it satisfying. There is just something very settling for me about having a church family, and conversely unsettling about drifting from place to place. I like to visit other churches occassionally when invited by friends, but I need to have my own home base to return to. Also, you don't get the benefits of involvement or the sense of community when you are just a visitor. I like knowing who to contact immediately if I want the church praying for me about something. I love that when my son was born, the pastor's wife and the youth minister came to the hospital to visit & pray with me, and that for two weeks after I came home, various members of the church came out every other day with food for my family so my husband and I wouldn't have to worry about cooking while we were still adjusting to being new parents. I like that when we got married, we didn't have to rent a church or hire a preacher or organist because they come free with membership. I think that you really lose out on a lot when you don't belong somewhere. Visiting is fine for a short time, but when you visit one where you feel at home, it is time to join.

Answer 5

I have been doing it for a while now. I still need to have a local group that knows me so they can call me on my junk, but that's the only thing for me. I have definitely seen many more aspects of translation, some of which make me rejoice and others that straight-up scare the hell out of me.(see chulojw's answer, two up from me--very friendly and personable?) I am looking for a good home church right now, following a recent move. I would not recommend doing this for an extended period of time. Go find a church!!(like I should be doing :P)

Answer 6

Since I was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church, I used to attend the RC Church only. But when I entered the university, I began to question why there are two kinds of churches in the campus—the RC Church and the Protestant Church. Since both believe in Jesus, I asked myself why we Christians should be divided.

In 1978, I decided that I will be a non-denominational Christian, just a plain follower of Jesus. I rationalized that if I were to be identified to belong to one church, I would embrace all its beliefs as true and correct. And I would defend my church to the best of my ability. But are all the beliefs and practices of a church really correct? Why are there differences of interpretation of the same Bible and practices. I should have the choice to know which is logically correct and sensible since God has given me the free will to choose. As Saint Francis prayed: “God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.”

Now, I subscribe to a few church publications and read them, watch the Australian Christian Channel featuring the sermons of different pastors from different Christian churches, listen to debates and views of various people, participate in different forums or newsgroups on the Internet, and church hop. In church hopping, I feel satisfied because I meet new Christians from various denominations. I learn more about their beliefs and practices. I don’t want to be indoctrinated by the teachings of just one church because I am not guaranteed that its interpretation and practices are correct.

However, I and several other people have the chance of talking to a spirit, tape recorded, who after eleven years (1983-1994), I accepted to be the spirit of none other than Jesus Christ. His messages, sermons, prayers, poems, proverbs, prophecies are in my website below. He is the one who I rely upon who can tell the truth about God. I know that He is Jesus Christ because only the true God can tell us prophecies and make those prophecies to happen or can tell us what will happen in the future. Please remember this test of how we can distinguish the true God from false gods—only through prophecies.

Answer 7

I used to church hop. I enjoyed it. That was when I first began my spiritual search and I learned a lot. I would rather church hop now than bar hop. It's a lot more interesting. I am into alternative health gatherings now and psychic fairs.

Sure go to as many churches as you like. Don't limit yourself.

Answer 8

Yes, I visit different Churches and synagogues all the time and I am much enriched spiritually and culturally by my visits.

Answer 9

But if you are visiting different churches they might be teaching different things about Christ and bible.

Doesn't that cause spiritual confusion? We don't go to church just to fellowship. We go to worship God "in spirit and in truth." So we should find ONE Church that is teaching the truth.

Answer 10

It's not a good idea to do that.....

We are better off as believers to hook onto one church.......and stay there.

I visited one other church when we first moved here to Florida.....now I think I found my home......and we've been going since November.

I'm now contemplating membership as well......

Answer 11

Yes, I visit many different churches...have yet to find one worth a ...