Some say… “I don’t go to church because there are a lot of people going to church who won’t be going to heaven” “Just because a person goes to church.

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Some say… “I don’t go to church because there are a lot of people going to church who won’t be going to heaven” “Just because a person goes to church doesn’t mean he’s going to heaven” “I don’t go to church because of the hypocrites there” These are misunderstandings, or excuses, or both

It is true that some church members are not going to heaven, but Jesus still built his church and the righteous church members are going to heaven (Mt. 16:18; Eph. 5:23,27; Heb. 12:23) Hypocrites can change (Mt. 7:5; 23:23-26) Hypocrites in the church are exposed and judged, but righteous Christians continue to live faithfully (Mt. 6:2,5,16; 23:14; 24:51; Lk. 13:15-16; Gal. 2:11-14) Those who are wrong do not invalidate and cancel out the good of those who are right (Jn. 6:70-71; 17:12)

Church members that are not living right are to be disciplined by those church members who are living right (1 Cor. 5:4-5) Some will leave the truth but the rest are to remain faithful (1 Jn. 2:18-19) Church members who are not living right are told to repent, not quit the church (Rev. 2:5,16; 3:3; etc.) Yes, some church members are ungodly, but other Christians live right despite the actions of these ungodly brethren (1 Tim. 1:18-20; 2 Tim. 1:15-16; 2:18- 19; 3 Jn. 9-12; Rev. 2:24; 3:4)

Yes, ungodly church members who fall away will not be going to heaven (Heb. 6:4-6; 2 Pet. 2:20-22) But neither will you go to heaven if you do not even become a member of the saved body (Jn. 14:6; Eph. 5:23) The Lord wants YOU to follow him regardless if others do or not (Jn. 21:22)