Why is communion withheld from some people?

That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity.

Hi, it's Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day.

We'd love to hear from you, and our phone lines will be open for the next 25 minutes or so now is

the time to call. Here's the number. It's 833-the-core. That's 1-833-843-243-2673. As we said,

questions about the Bible, about your Christian walk, maybe questions about

doctrine, theology, something going on at your church, or even prayer requests that you have.

Feel free to give us a call, 833 The Core. And first up today, here's a voicemail from one of our

listeners. This is Stephanie. Hello, Pastor Adra.

My question is, when should I leave a church?

If there's a lack of transportation to the church,

should I join another church and become a member there?

Hmm. Hey, Stephanie, sounds like you're having a difficult time join another church and become a member there.

Hey, Stephanie, sounds like you're having a difficult time getting to church.

And so you're wondering, do I find a church where I'm going to be able to get a ride to church?

We always encourage people, you know, when it comes to picking a church, you want to pick a true church, a church where the word of God is faithfully taught, the gospel is proclaimed, where the ordinances that Jesus gave to the church are being carried out in the way that he said and the manner that he taught, where there's discipline and care for the members. And actually, that third mark of the church, as we sometimes call them, the marks of the church,

that has to do with this very question, you know, really caring for members.

When we say discipline, we don't just mean church discipline, you know, when somebody's in sin and you go through the process of Matthew chapter 18, but there's that mutual

care and concern.

Really, as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, within the body of Christ, we're always engaging

in church discipline through encouraging one another day by day as it is called today, like the

author of the Hebrew says.

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