I've been searching for a church recently, having never been to one before. I've now been to three, and the first two weren't bad but I just didn't seem to click with them much. However the last one I went to I immensley enjoyed it, and it offers everything of what I am looking for in a church.
However my Christian Union friends have said how you should go to many churches to experience them all and get a feel of them, but I feel so at home already in the one I went to, and I feel I don't want to miss things from it, but another part of me feels I should go to a couple more to see what they're like.
So should I go to other churches or is it just as good to stay where I am if I am very happy there?
You might visit a few more when the fancy strikes you, but if you've found a place that clicks with you, I'd settle down. Take a few more visits to make sure that it wasn't a fluke first visit and then set down roots. Congrats!
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We usually advise people to keep visiting different churches when they are unsure of what they believe or are looking for...or if things haven't just clicked for them in any church already visited. In your case, however, doing that would seem less necessary unless you want to be sure that there isn't an even better one you haven't considered. That is a possibility, you know, and it's probably part of what your friends are thinking.
So I wouldn't say absolutely to keep on visiting. Still, you say you had never even visited any church before this.
That being the case, I'm guessing that you are not thoroughly "set" on all the various teachings of the Christian faith and the different ways that a range of churches handle that. You do want to be sure that you have found a church that you are convinced is sound in its beliefs, not just one that is comfortable or welcoming. Your friends may well be concerned about that, too.
In short, while I don't want to advise you to keep looking, there are some reasons why it might just turn out to help you if you don't close that door completely. What you could do is continue going regularly to the church you found but also make it a point to keep an open mind for awhile, read about the different denominations (any library has plenty of these kinds of books), and perhaps go with a friend to their church once in awhile, etc.
Becca,,, My advice to you is to be led by the Holy Spirit to where you go to church. If you are a Christian.. seek a church that teaches the full gospel. Find out what their belief system is. How long have you been a Christian? I would say that it is not really good to hop from church to church.. (not saying that is what you are doing). The most important thing in a church is this question: "Is Jesus truly being lifted up high"..
I know, I tried numerous churches to find where I would fit in the best.
The people were either stuck up or the church itself just wasn't right, or you get those who want you to become a member the second you walk thru the door. Reminded me of a Salesperson at a car lot.
Just keep trying them out and eventually you will find where you fit in and will enjoy church.
It's a good lesson to learn, when to listen to friends and when to go with what God is telling you. Good and bad advice can come from many sources. It's like asking friends what movie to go see -- they will have their own favorites, and you appreciate their reviews, but you don't always take their advice. You're the one who has to live with your decisions.
Once you pick a church, you are not obligated to stay there forever. Sometimes God leads us through one experience so we can gain or learn from people, then to a very different one to learn something else. Or to give back.
There's a slight chance they had heard something negative about the church you like. Negative reports will spread, and that doesn't necessarily mean it's the wrong place for you to be. No church is perfect. But you might ask them if they know of a reason you shouldn't go there.
Stay where your happy at. I admit the advice you got was I feel weird because your happy where you are at now.
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