The Right Church - How can you know for sure which religion is the right one?

0 Jildas MUNYANTORE Wednesday, April 27, 2022

“The dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 12:17).

There are a lot of religions out there. Assuming you believe in the Bible, you’ve accepted Christianity. But how do you know which church is right? —after all, there are so many denominations!

There are many good churches, and I believe there are good Christians in every church. I believe the majority of the saved are not in my denomination, but that doesn’t mean I believe every church is right. I also believe there is only one truth, and that’s what we should base our decision on. But again, there are Christian people who love the Lord and are following the light they have in every persuasion.

In selecting a church, there should always be an ongoing search for truth, and the Bible needs to be the foundation. In Revelation 12, you read about the bride of Christ, and the Bible lists several criteria. It identifies some of the important characteristics of God’s church in the last days.

The most outstanding characteristic is found in the last verse of that

chapter. That verse says that the dragon, which represents the devil, is angry with the woman. We know this woman, the bride of Christ, represents God’s church; she is clothed with light. Remember that Jesus said to His followers, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). Furthermore, in both the Old and the New Testaments a woman is a symbol of God’s people. As the Scripture continues, the dragon goes “to make war with the rest of her offspring” (verse 17). Now, here are their characteristics: These people “keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

The Bible explains that last phrase: “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10). So the two outstanding characteristics of God’s people in the last days are that they keep God’s Ten Commandments and they have the spirit of prophecy.