Why are there messed up churches
First we would need to define who and what the Church is.
The Church is the body of born again believers whom God has redeemed through Christ.
The Church has nothing to do with Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Cults, Progressives, and other False Preachers who lead a group of people that call themselves a church or denomination.
The latter are very messed up groups and no matter how religious or sincere those people are, those places are a den of demons. They do not worship the true God, the true Jesus, nor have the true message of salvation. They pervert the Scriptures and teach doctrines of demons.
Many incorrectly think those groups are "Christian" and therefore have problems with Christianity, because they incorrectly group them all together with true Christianity.
The Question...
So if you are asking this question about true Christians who are at a biblical church, are part of the local visible congregation of the redeemed, then the answer would be:
Have you ever met a perfect human??
Saved sinners, who hate sin and love righteousness, are not perfect upon conversion. They were saved out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light but are growing in their faith and growing in maturity in their daily walk to be conformed to the image of Christ; becoming more like Jesus every day. They will mess up from time to time. They're working through their shortfalls and sins. They're conquering and overcoming their sins and will have victory over them. Some stumble and others are getting back up and on the path of conquering and overcoming. Others are maturing and dealing with other issues as they grow. The Church is full of brand new believers, growing believers, maturing believers, mature believers, and those who are leaving this world and entering Heaven where God perfects them upon entrance.
Believers know we need to be loving towards one another, easy to forgive, show grace and mercy in our day to day relationships with believers, and with the ones yet to be saved, and those who are enemies of God. God has forgiven us much, has forgiven us and showed us grace and mercy and love that we didnt deserve. He gave us salvation which we didnt deserve and didnt give us eternity in Hell which we do deserve. God has radically transformed us, but it doesnt mean that in this life we will be perfect. While the unsaved are incapable of behaving that way towards others because they do not have the new righteous nature that Christ offers, they always hate and have negative views of Christians and Church, and God and Jesus; the biblical one.
Also, within these congregations have crept in preachers who do not hold to the authority of the Word of God, many preachers turn out to be false converts, and while many in the congregation are saved, others there are not. God has said He will have the Angels sort and toss out those who are false converts. False converts are in the church, not just in the pulpit. They might even be in other leadership positions, and others are just in the pews. They claim the name of Christ, but by their life they reveal they are not. You would not know for sure which are saved ones, those who are new in the faith and weaker, those who are growing in the faith and who perhaps stumbled into sin temporarily, or if they are false converts. You won't know that and until the last Day and we won't know that either.
This is why we need to know what a church or denomination believes, and what a pastor believes before a believer joins a church. And if there are problems that show up in the leadership then they need to remove them from their position and that church so the church remains as pure as possible.
With that said we also know that we read and study the Bible at home to become more holy and righteius and Christlike, just as when we are gathered together at the plave of worship, the church is learning thru Sunday school, Bible studies, sermons, discussions with the brethren, and serving among one another. If we were perfect we wouldnt need to grow. If we were perfect when we got saved, there would be no need for us on earth but would be zapped to Heaven to begin our eternal life in eternity. We arent perfect, but are being perfected after recieving a new nature and the indwelling Holy Spirit who guides us as we grow.
Today what matters is that you get saved. Your salvation matters. You might die today. 160,000 die every day, 54 Million every year. You need to be made right with God in case today is your last day here.
I believe God is drawing you to Himself, because He brought you to this message today. You matter, your eternal destination matters; you need Christ's righteousness and forgiveness of your sins. Turn to Him today, and begin your eternal relationship with God.
Once you are saved, you will begin the process of sanctification, and submission and reliance on God, and as part of that He will help you remove sin from your life, as you follow Christ.
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