The Difference Between Being in Church and Being in Christ Jesus

Many today confuse being in church with being in Christ. Yet, they are not the same. One can sit in church for years and never be found in Christ, just as one can be in the midst of a crowd and still be lost. Church attendance, though good, is not the same as life in Christ. The church is a gathering; Christ is the life.

Being in church connects you to a place, but being in Christ connects you to a Person — the living Son of God. The Scripture says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5 vs. 17). Notice, it didn’t say, “if any man be in church.” Transformation doesn’t come by association with a building or denomination; it comes by union with Christ through faith. Executive.

Many attend services, sing, give, and even serve faithfully, yet their hearts remain unchanged because they have not encountered the life of the Spirit. Jesus said, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3 vs. 3). The new birth is not achieved by joining a church — it is a spiritual rebirth that takes place when the Word and Spirit of God unite in a person’s heart.

To be in Christ means to live in His consciousness — to think His thoughts, walk in His truth, and bear His nature. It is the life of the Spirit, not the routine of religion. You can know the songs, quote the verses, and still not know the Savior. The Pharisees were diligent in their temple duties, yet Jesus said to them, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness of Me” (John 5 vs. 39). They knew the Word but not the Life behind it.

Executive. The true mark of being in Christ is not your attendance but your transformation — the fruit of the Spirit manifested in your words, actions, and thoughts. “If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” (Romans 8 vs. 9). Church can teach you about Christ, but only Christ can make you new.

So, do not settle for the form when you can have the substance. Don’t just sit in church; abide in Christ. Let His Word dwell richly in you, let His Spirit govern your heart, and let His life be your life. For when you are truly in Christ Jesus, the church will not just be a place you go — it will become an expression of who you are: His body, His presence, His light in this world. Executive.

As Paul said, “For me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1 vs. 21). That’s the difference — church attendance may change your schedule, but being in Christ changes your nature and secure you eternal life.

© Didi-Omah Augustine Chinazaekpere 

Founder, DIDI-OMAH 

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