Consider the following quote: 

“Those of us who are content to do God’s work in God’s revealed way are often criticized because we are not engaged in all the social and recreational projects commonly practiced in religion today. Some say, ‘I had rather do wrong than do nothing at all.’ Some say, ‘Which is better? What we are doing or what you are not doing.’ These people are guilty of fallacious reasoning. They assume that the only choices are wrong and nothing. There is another choice. 

1. We can do nothing. This is wrong. 
2. We can do wrong (unscriptural, without Scriptural authority).  
3. We can do right. Let us choose to do right.”* 

That quote was from a book published in 1990, thirty-four years ago; folks still use the same fallacious reasoning. Instead of arguing for unscriptural practices or lamenting the inactivity of some (not all are inactive!), jump in and do! We have all seen the unscriptural practices of the denominational world around us—that doesn’t cut it. We have all seen the unscriptural practices of the institutional churches of Christ—that also doesn’t cut it. 

Don’t be fooled by bad reasoning… 

Friend, pick #3. Stick to the King and His Word—follow with fervor and passion. 

Friend, pick #3. Lean into the work with an unconquerable zeal, an unwavering commitment to do everything by the Word, and an unshakable focus on our King—to His glory and praise.

Friend, pick #3.

*(Ferrell Jenkins, Biblical Authority: Practical Lessons to Guide the Bible Student in Determining, Understanding, and Applying Biblical Authority [Temple Terrace, FL: Florida College Bookstore, 1990], 42).