3438 — Withdrawing — Uniting
By Editor
Will you be so kind as to answer me this question,—Is it right for me to withdraw as a member from the Congregational Church and become a member of a Christian body whose teaching is absolutely according to the Word of God? The words of Jesus are, "Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you." John 12:35. We are under no such obligation to any man or set of men as to lead us to disobey God. The church is but an incident, a very important agency, in God's plan; but that church should not hold us back from obeying God. God's work in every reformation has meant advance steps. If a whole denomination goes forward, well; if not, the individual soul must step out and go on himself. Many came into the Congregational Church in the beginning from other bodies. Many came into the Methodist Church from other churches; and so with the Baptist, etc. Duty, these men felt, demanded that they should change; and our inquirer ought to follow the light of God's Word wherever it leads.