Is It Necessary To Be a Member of a Local Church? (II) by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 4:39pm THE ISSUE: Is church necessary? Do we need to be a part of a local congregation in order to live a Christian life and be pleasing to God? In a previous note I answered this question with a firm YES, from the perspective of the Biblical teaching that God’s people are compared to a flock of sheep who especially need shepherds. Here I will continue to show that church membership is not optional but is in fact … Continue reading →