We go again in the Mass Indoctrination series of the MCGI. The church was one of the greatest legacy our Lord Jesus Christ left on earth before He went up to heaven. The church is not something that started today. The church started many centuries ago. It started with Jesus and the early Christians.
The church is made up of Christ; being the head, and us. The scripture below gives us a better rendering.
Collossians 1:18 - And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Whenever we gather together in fellowship, we should be aware of the fact that we are not gathered in respect of any man but Jesus alone. Any gathering without the involvement of God is done in vain. All our singing and other activities doesn't count if we fail to recognize the person of Christ, because without Him the church wouldn't even exist.
Having this at the back of our minds is of great importance to you and I as Believers. So before we become members of any church, it is important that God almighty is placed at the center as the main focus, and not man.
In what ever we are doing in this life, God first which is the head, which prompt the reasons that we ought to respect him more by obeying the word of God.