Church membership Quote by Ryan M. McGraw

Do what Jesus says,... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars,…

— Bernard of Clairvaux

“Being a member of a local church is not very important to most professing Christians today. Church hopping and shopping are common in much…

— David Platt

“I long for a church that understands the dangers of entertainment and sees it for what is is: a lion crouching at the evangelical…

— J. Mack Stiles

“GOSPEL REDISCOVERY Along with extraordinary, persistent prayer, the most necessary element of gospel renewal is a recovery of the gospel itself, with a particular…

— Timothy Keller

“Three, Christians who practice repentance should be the only ones allowed into church membership and leadership.”

— Mark Driscoll

So if we approach church membership from the perspective of entitlement, we have it upside down. You always ask first what you can do…

— Thom S. Rainer

I encourage you to seek the help of the Savior to resist temptation and to refrain from behavior that would cause you to have…

— Dallin H. Oaks

“D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones taught that the gospel emphasis on grace could be lost in several ways. A church might simply become heterodox — losing…

— Timothy Keller

In Freethinkers Hall, which before the Nazi resurgence was the national headquarters of the German Freethinkers League, the Berlin Protestant church authorities have opened…

— Adolf Hitler

I hope not in works. I hope not in ethics. I hope not in baptisms or church membership. I hope in Christ alone.

— Paul Washer

The aim of the Church is to help the people to help themselves. Work is to be re-enthroned as the ruling principle of the…

— Heber J. Grant

“When Alex left for Alaska," Franz remembers, "I prayed. I asked God to keep his finger on the shoulder of that one; I told…

— Jon Krakauer

We will never find joy in church membership when we are constantly seeking things our way. But paradoxically, we will find the greatest joy…

— Thom S. Rainer

Church membership was so important that Paul and Silas baptized the Philippian jailer into the membership of Christ's church at midnight with Paul's back…

— Jay Adams

“Edwards sought to impose a new test of qualification. He required, namely, that the candidate for full communion should give evidence of being converted,…

— Jonathan Edwards