Many claim that one church is just as good as another, but never give Scriptural proof to support their claim.

Is one wife as good as another? Is one medical doctor as good as another? If you're traveling to a specific destination, is one road just as good as another?

Why are we so careful in physical matters and so careless or slack in spiritual matters? Surely our souls are valuable enough to merit our concern about their eternal destinies.

Is One God as Good as Another? Different religions have different gods. Are we free to choose the "god" we like? Would the one God be pleased with any other "god" we might choose? Please read 1 Corinthians 8:5,6; Ephesians 4:4-6; Acts 17:22-31. No, one God is not as good as another!

One church is not as good as another church unless:

• One Founder is as good as another. Different men or groups of men have built different churches. Jesus Christ is the builder of His church. Read Matthew 16:18,19; 1 Timothy 3:15; Psalm 127:1; Matthew 15:13.
  
  
• One blood is as good as another. We learn from Acts 20:28 that the church was purchased with Christ's blood. Christians have been washed in Christ's blood (Revelation 1:5).
  
  
• One Head is as good as another. Jesus is the one and only head of His body, the church. Read Ephesians 1:22,23; Colossians 1:18. Other churches have other men (or women) as their heads. Consider the claims of the Roman Catholic Church concerning the pope.
  
  
• One Foundation is as good as another. Christ is the foundation of His church (1 Corinthians 3:11; Ephesians 2:20; Matthew 16:18). Do not build on a sandy foundation (Matthew 7:24-28).
  
  
• One baptism is as good as another. Paul said there is only ONE baptism (Ephesians 4:5). This "one baptism" is a burial in water. See John 3:23; Mark 1:4,5; Romans 6:3,4; and Colossians 1:12. This one baptism is for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38). It is essential for salvation in Christ (Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:21; Galatians 3:26,27).
  
  
• One Priest is as good as another. We live under the New Covenant, and Jesus Christ serves as our High Priest. "By so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. Also, there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood." (Hebrews 7:22-24) Would you accept just any person as your High Priest? Would God? Also read Hebrews 9:11-17; 10:10-22.
  
  
• One doctrine is as good as another. The word doctrine means teaching. Is one teaching as good as another? Do you really think so? Please consider the following passages: Acts 2:42; Hebrews 13:9; 1 Timothy 4:1,2; 2 John 9-11.
  
  
• Being lost is as good as being saved? Accepting other gods, founders, blood, heads, foundations, baptisms, priests, and doctrines will cause one to be lost for eternity! Please consider Acts 2:47; Ephesians 5:23; Ephesians 2:16; Matthew 25:31-46.

Are you in the church that Christ purchased with His blood? If not, you can be, and you should be in order to be saved eternally. One needs to carefully consider the truthfulness of the saying "one church is as good as another."