Yes, most churches and denominations that I've heard of love it when guests show up. We have guests at my church on a VERY regular basis and we love to have them! I can't imagine that whichever church you picked wouldn't be glad to see you. However as a word of caution...not all churches are equal. And by that I mean that they don't all believe the same things about the Bible, that's why there are different denominations (Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, etc...). I hope that you find a church where you like the people and the music and the decorations and on and on, but the most important thing is what they believe and preach about the Bible. I'd encourage you that if you find a church that you think you like, sit down with the pastor or a member from the church and ask them to tell you some specifics about what they believe and to show you the Bible verses that lead them to believe that. I'm a Christian (specifically, an independent Baptist) and I believe that there is only one way to heaven. God is perfect and wants to have fellowship with us, here on earth and later in heaven. But He gave us laws to follow (like the ten commandments) and because of Adam and Eve's sin in the garden of Eden, we are born with the propensity to sin so we don't always follow God's rules. This makes every person a sinner. Romans 3:23 It doesn't matter what sin we've committed, God still loves us! But because God is perfect and we are not, God cannot allow us into heaven. We would defile it. Instead, we must be punished because we decided to break God's law. That means hell. Romans 6:23The solution: Jesus Christ!
How do you start?
I’m in my mid 30’s and have never regularly gone to church. I grew up non religious and my parents never went to church or practiced a belief. I live on a military base and they have several different religions and services but I don’t know where to start. Do I need to talk to someone? Can I just start going on Sunday? I don’t want to look like an idiot and not know how to follow along with everyone.
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