Maintaining The Stance
Being a Christian is not a permanent spiritual position. It can only be permanent as a religious status and not as a spiritual state. Being a Christian requires moment by moment maintenance of position by living like Christ in intent and in deeds. A church can not also be so called from the standpoint of the tag, it is only a church to the level to which people are gathered in line with Christ's authority per time and not as a static position.You may be a Christian in a moment and be another person the next moment because it all depends on the maintenance of your position in God. That's why not everyone who calls Jesus Christ, Lord, Lord, will make it at the end of the day. Not every church will enjoy divine approval, as long as not every church has departed from iniquity even if they name the name of Christ. Christ must be Lord, not only on our lips and not only at some convenient times but in all things and at all times. Our sentiments and selfishness are not qualified to determine whatever is approved of God, We need to  submit them to God totally, and embrace anew the en-grafted word of God which is able to save our souls. It is the experience and the consequent conviction from God's word that are able to help us follow God in our day to day walk and the moment by moment decisions we make that either make us Christ-like or otherwise, either as a church or as a person. This is where Christianity is determined either with an individual or a group. We can not afford to see divine approval from the spectacle of what is convenient to us or those things that serve our selfishness. Such lives are not submissive to Christ beyond mere religion. Following Christ can't be at our terms, Christianity is not what suits us or what is popular but what God says in His word.Once we leave the preaching and the practice of what's in the Bible, taught by Christ and His apostles and we begin to practice all sorts under certain 'licences', we erode the authority of scriptures and we can't categorically say we are followers of Christ or that our gathering is one of His body. Meanwhile by reason of lots of selfish motivations, we practice all sorts in the name of the Lord or as 'led' by the Holy Spirit in our claims. These times are the times for Christians and churches to do a review of their beliefs and practices with the Word of God as revealed in the Bible in Christ and His apostles and to depart from things unequal. We don't have to sacrifice divine approval on the altar of our selfish ambitions, insecurities, unbridled worldliness and appetite for significance and authority.

Mt 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
 Mt 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Ro 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
 2Pe 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
 2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
 1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.