How do I find a scriptural church?
Introduction. I commend the question! Not many are looking for a "scriptural church" today. They want a church to satisfy their own desires.
Establish from God's word what a scriptural church is. The scriptural church had its beginning in Acts 2, A.D. 30, on the first Pentecost after Jesus' resurrection. It was to this church the Lord added the saved (Acts 2:47, 5:14). Local churches, in New Testament days, were governmentally independent one of another. Each local church, ideally, possessed its own elders (Acts 14:23). These elders only had oversight in the local church where they served (1 Pet. 5:1-2). In other words, there was no denominational structure. These local churches believed and taught the same thing (1 Cor. 1:10). This is because there was only on faith, the doctrine of Christ (new Testament, Eph. 4:4; 2 John 9). They taught a plan of salvation for the alien consisting of faith, repentance, confession and baptism for remission of sin (John 8:24; Acts 17:30; Rom. 10:9,10; Acts 2:38). The overseers or elders, to whom we have referred (always a plurality), met certain qualifications found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. The early church guarded the purity of the truth, not fellowshipping those who taught error (Eph. 5:10,11; 2 John 9-11). The Lord's church withdrew from members who did not live right (2 Thes. 3:6). Early churches did not wear human names (see Romans 16:16).
Find a church today which corresponds to the First Century church. Beloved, one can employ the process of elimination to simplify the search for the scriptural church. There are churches today which are scriptural, but you must "seek" (Matt. 7:7,8; John 7:17). The true church has a spiritual mission and is genuinely interested in assisting you in spiritual matters (1 Tim. 3:15).
Establish from God's word what a scriptural church is. The scriptural church had its beginning in Acts 2, A.D. 30, on the first Pentecost after Jesus' resurrection. It was to this church the Lord added the saved (Acts 2:47, 5:14). Local churches, in New Testament days, were governmentally independent one of another. Each local church, ideally, possessed its own elders (Acts 14:23). These elders only had oversight in the local church where they served (1 Pet. 5:1-2). In other words, there was no denominational structure. These local churches believed and taught the same thing (1 Cor. 1:10). This is because there was only on faith, the doctrine of Christ (new Testament, Eph. 4:4; 2 John 9). They taught a plan of salvation for the alien consisting of faith, repentance, confession and baptism for remission of sin (John 8:24; Acts 17:30; Rom. 10:9,10; Acts 2:38). The overseers or elders, to whom we have referred (always a plurality), met certain qualifications found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. The early church guarded the purity of the truth, not fellowshipping those who taught error (Eph. 5:10,11; 2 John 9-11). The Lord's church withdrew from members who did not live right (2 Thes. 3:6). Early churches did not wear human names (see Romans 16:16).
Find a church today which corresponds to the First Century church. Beloved, one can employ the process of elimination to simplify the search for the scriptural church. There are churches today which are scriptural, but you must "seek" (Matt. 7:7,8; John 7:17). The true church has a spiritual mission and is genuinely interested in assisting you in spiritual matters (1 Tim. 3:15).