You need to be around spiritual leaders who can provide you with sermons and teaching that will help you with your life. There are three types of Christian leaders that can help you with “live” input. There are those who preach sermons and present good information that encourages you to keep moving forward in God. There are those who teach a lot of Scriptures and make sure you are learning God’s Word. And, there are those who counsel you and help you with personal problems with life issues.

Since you are already going through the studies on this website, a lot of your spiritual needs are being met. However, it is good to get additional information that comes from different perspectives. God will guide you to those spiritual leaders who can add more Biblical principles to your heart.

Attending a church and listening to the message presented will give you a lot of indications as to where a church stands on the various issues of Christianity and the Bible. It will be very important that you start listening with an evaluating but not critical attitude at first.

Not everyone who leads a church is a good source of Biblical information and spiritual input. Let God guide you as to whether or not the leaders and the church are where God wants you.

• A good spiritual leader will lead you to a closer relationship with God. A bad one will lead you into a dependence on them.


• A good Christian leader will help you learn how to get your answers from God. A bad one will give you their opinions rather than what the Bible says.


• A good Christian leader will encourage you to let God take charge of you and help you with your decisions. A bad one will want to take charge of your life and start making your decisions for you.


• A good one will show you Scriptures and help you develop a questioning relationship with your heavenly Father and His Word. A bad one will insist that THEY are the authority on what Bible means and will require that you believe their interpretation of the Bible.