1689 LBC 26. 3 The purest churches under heaven are subject to mixture and error…
Have you ever fallen into the “perfect church” trap? Many have. They delay joining a local body of believers under the guise that the perfect church is just one more Lord’s Day away. But no matter how many churches they visit there is something not quite right about that wannabe perfect church. Maybe they sing/don’t sing psalms, perhaps the pastor preaches too long/too short, they serves grape juice instead of wine, the pastor does/doesn’t wear a robe…I can go on, but for the sake of brevity I’ll end it here.
The point is that there is no perfect church. There are those who believe in believers baptism only, and others who baptize infants, who refuse to join the only good Reformed church in town because it doesn’t share their baptismal conviction. The alternative is no church or a long, long drive to a church that they have to settle for. In the meantime there are churches, made of up of dear saints, that will never know the joy of our fellowship, and vice versa.
If you ever find yourself looking for a new church home, perform your due diligence, but remember that there is no such thing as a perfect church.
