In a recent column, Dear Abby gave this advice to someone who asked for direction in choosing between religions—“…consider which religion meets your needs…”

Unfortunately, that’s the way many people think when they are seeking religion. They are looking for an institution that will serve them. The consumer mindset is far too prevalent among religious seekers today. They are more concerned with what a church can do for them than what they can do for the church.

The key to choosing a religion is to find a church that gets its truth from the source—Jesus Christ.

“Jesus answered: ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”—John 14:6.