Do you have to agree?

[MrsG0529]

Do you have to agree with every single teaching of your church? Is it OK to disagree and still attend that church if it isn't a salvation issue?

[Proudmommy]

I think so. I think it would be impossible to find a church where you agree with everything they believe that is a non-salvation issue. And, honestly, how are you to grow if some of your beliefs aren't challenged?

[sara_bug]

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For me it would depend on what I had to disagree with.

I think that you should *always* read the Bible yourself and pray.... not putting all your trust in your pastor.

But if the teaching went completely against the Bible.... I think I would be looking for another church.

[Danimus]

I think so. I think it would be impossible to find a church where you agree with everything they believe that is a non-salvation issue. And, honestly, how are you to grow if some of your beliefs aren't challenged?

I agree 99.9% with you PM. :D:

Currently my family attend the base chapel as we are in an area that does not take to kindly to Christians. In the chapel community you have so many denom's represented. On one hand you can view the over all teachings in a chapel as vanilla but I think it has been a benefit to me to worship with people who love Christ the same as I do but have a different opinion on matters such as infant baptism and OSAS. I have certainly been in some healthy debates that I probably would not have experienced in a church where everyone thinks pretty much the same.

[LeahIA]

I think its fine to disagree as long as they don't mess with the core issues of salvation. Our church does some things that bother me somewhat, but its not a salvation/Christ issue, so I let it pass.

[Jacob]

Do you have to agree with every single teaching of your church? Is it OK to disagree and still attend that church if it isn't a salvation issue?

Acts 17 says that the Berean's were more noble then the Thessalonian's because the Bereans received the preaching of the apostle with great eagerness, and then examined the Scriptures for themselves to "see if these things are so."

I guess it is OK to disagree if your view is the result of a diligent study of the Scriptures, and are "handling accurately the Word of truth."

[antitox]

It is absolutely necessary for Christians to be scripturally strong in their own right, because that is what makes the church solid and stable, not merely the pastor's credibility alone. In every case, it boils down to the individual's walk and spiritual understanding for any of it to have true value.

[Jael]

Do you have to agree with every single teaching of your church? Is it OK to disagree and still attend that church if it isn't a salvation issue?

As others have said, I think it's fine as long as it's not a core issue (and to some extent, we all have to decide what we consider to be those core issues that we hold inviolate). If you are a mature Christian, you will have done your own studying of the Bible and come to your own conclusions on all the debatable matters. It would be hard to find a church where the leadership had come to ALL the same conclusions as you did...as long as you are not forced to espouse beliefs you don't hold, it should be no problem.

[Writesinme]

I agree--as long as it isn't a salvation/Christ/Biblical issue.

My church is correct in all its teaching regarding the above, but I'm discovering that I go to church with individuals who don't agree with everything our church teaches.

For example, I know committed church members who:

think the gay lifestyle is okay
don't think Jesus is the only way of salvation
think Jesus was married
have consulted psychics
accept Morominism

They in no way speak for the whole church. These are just their personal opinions. Is anyone else seeing this in their church?

[His4ever]

I think most in my church believes you can lose your salvation but I don't believe you can. I don't think that's enough to go looking for another church over. Just depends on what the issue is. I used to go to a church that was part of the Disciples of Christ denomination and we left the denomination and became independent over the homosexual issue.