After my acceptance of Sabbath keeping as a legitimate Christian practice over 25 years ago, and appreciating and accepting certain other doctrines that I had come to believe in which were accepted within the Adventist church, it still took me 5 years before I was willing to actually join the church because of what I perceived at that time as 'faults' and 'errors'. And I could use those very same excuses today to leave the church and become one of the great herd that gathers outside the door and criticises the church for its faults as if the great herd itself is now perfect and exempt. But I became an Adventist and committed myself to the church not because it was a perfect church, but because what they taught reflected biblical truth, and what they practiced in the community echoed the ministry of the NT church to bring the gospel, practical healing, and education to the masses, which to my mind was the most practical reproduction of the apostolic church to the needs , the pressures, the cultural dynamics and current worldview of this so unique present age. That it is growing faster than any Protestant denomination tells me that while they can certainly do better, they are doing most things right, and there are a great many people beginning to realise the same as me.
As today's Christian Church generally is becoming more and more involved with politics and thinking righteousness by politics is more spiritually tenable than righteousness by faith, scores of especially younger folk are leaving churches in droves, while others are attracted to "Christian" rock and roll concerts in the sanctuary and a new theology that only presents half the gospel. If for any reason anyone here can relate to this, then know that there is an alternative.
As today's Christian Church generally is becoming more and more involved with politics and thinking righteousness by politics is more spiritually tenable than righteousness by faith, scores of especially younger folk are leaving churches in droves, while others are attracted to "Christian" rock and roll concerts in the sanctuary and a new theology that only presents half the gospel. If for any reason anyone here can relate to this, then know that there is an alternative.