What church fits me?

14 questions about what churches believe, teach and confess. Your top 3 matches come with Scripture references.

A starting point, not a verdict. This quiz simplifies real convictions held in good faith by Christians across traditions. Read the Scriptures cited, visit a congregation, and talk with a pastor before you decide.

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1. How should the Bible be understood? Scripture alone is the final authority, faithfully summarized in historic confessions Scripture alone, and I don't need a creed or confession Scripture together with the Church's Tradition and teaching office Scripture first, read with tradition, reason and experience

2. What happens in baptism? God gives forgiveness and new birth, so babies should be baptized It's a sign and seal of God's covenant, and children of believers are included It's an act of obedience for believers who can profess faith, by immersion Believers are immersed for the forgiveness of sins

3. What is the Lord's Supper? Christ's true Body and Blood, in, with and under the bread and wine The bread and wine become Christ's Body and Blood (transubstantiation / mystery) Christ is spiritually present, received by faith A memorial meal remembering Christ's death

4. How often would you like to receive Communion? Every Sunday Monthly or quarterly is fine

5. How are we saved? By grace alone through faith alone, for Christ's sake By grace, through faith and the sacraments, cooperating with God over a lifetime By grace through faith, freely chosen, growing in holiness By God's sovereign choice (election), received by faith

6. Can a true believer lose salvation? Yes, by falling away from faith No, once saved, always saved The elect will persevere to the end

7. What worship style draws you? Historic liturgy, hymns and the church year Traditional hymns and preaching, simple and reverent Contemporary music with a band Voices only, a cappella

8. How should a church be governed? Bishops in apostolic succession Elders and regional bodies (presbyteries or synods) Each congregation governs itself

9. Should women be ordained as pastors? No, the pastoral office is for qualified men Yes I'm unsure

10. How should Christians relate to Mary and the saints? Honor them and ask for their prayers Honor them as examples of faith, but pray to God alone They're fellow believers; I rarely think about them

11. Are tongues, prophecy and healing for today? Yes, and I want them in worship Open to it, with caution God works mainly through Word and Sacrament The sign gifts ceased with the apostles

12. How important are creeds and confessions? Essential, and we confess them in worship Helpful summaries but not binding No creed but Christ

13. Where should the Christian's life focus? Receiving God's gifts in Word and Sacrament, then serving in my vocation Personal holiness and service Evangelism and missions Prayer, the sacraments and the life of the Church

14. How does the church relate to culture? Hold firmly to historic teaching on marriage, life and sexuality Be open to changing teaching on some social questions

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