When sinful people try to damage the church, it hurts Christ and His people (Acts 9:4; Matthew 25:45). However, do not be discouraged. The church is so right it cannot be wrong because it was built and founded by Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 3:11). Consider some reasons why the church is right! The church is right because:
The price was right!
The price paid for the church was the death of God’s only begotten Son upon the cruel cross for man’s redemption. One hymn says, “Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe; sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Peter 1:18-19). Paul said that Christ “purchased the church with his own blood” (Acts 20:28).
The plea is right!
We plead for the Scriptures as the final and the authoritative rule in religion. We speak as the oracles of God (1 Peter 4:1). We plead for a restoration of the New Testament system in every essential aspect. We must return to the Word of God in all essential matters, such as the plan of salvation (Acts 2:38; 22:16), the plan for worship (Acts 20:7; 2:42), the plan for church organization (Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-13) and the plan for Christian purity (Galatians 5:22-23; 2 Peter 1:5-8).
The promise is right!
God promises Heaven to the church. Jesus said, “If I go… I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, you may be also” (John 14:3). Heaven is “reserved” for the “born again” (1 Peter 1:3-5). If you love the church as Jesus did, make it your first priority (Matthew 6:33) and the Lord will grant unto you all spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3).
