The Christian life is one of ever refining, continual transformation. The church is a group of people serving as a family unit or one body, continually refining, transforming each part to perpetuate fulfilling God’s purpose. Just as the cells in your individual body are continually reproducing, refining, transforming to perpetuate life.

Rather than being tossed around by the clever words and deceitful practices of man, God’s people are to study and speak God’s Truth – the only real truth. Truth is truth. There is only one truth, and it will always stand the test of time and man’s twisting of the truth.

To grow into a stable, mature Christian, you must study and practice Godly truth in all areas of life at all times of trials, hardships, and victories alike. This comes about as you study personally and also as others in your church pour into you as the blood from your heart flows throughout your body giving life support to all parts of the body.

Others in your church are equipped and called by God to serve, equip, and embolden one another, just as you are called to do the same for others.

Not only His people, God primarily uses His word, The Holy Bible to perform this transformation in each one of His children. Other people in the church cannot fulfill their part in serving you without studying and applying God’s truth in their own lives. Each one of us, God’s children must do the same or we are not part of His church, the bride of Christ.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, ¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

When you strip these two verses down to find it’s factual meaning it says, All scripture is given, by God, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Too many church-goers are being caught up in worldly pursuits, cultural tendencies, political party platforms, or many teachings that are not in line with scripture. Even in the church just because your pastor, priest, or other Bible study leader or friend said it, does not make it truth. Truth is found in God’s word. Before you repeat what someone else says – anyone else– always take it back to scripture itself. False teachings had entered the church shortly after its founding and Christ’s ascension, and it exists today.

What are you doing to insure you are a growing part of a healthy, maturing body of believers in your church? How are you allowing other true believers to pour into you without being tossed around with every new teaching or nuance of conformity in today’s world?

George Yates is an Organizational Health Strategist and coach, assisting churches, organizations, and individuals in pursuing God’s purpose for life. Click here to receive this blog in your email inbox each Tuesday.