The Church of God can be compared with a spiritual hospital. Many don’t take advantage of the help that Christ is offering us through His Church. But rather than trying to “make it” on our own, we must realize that God has decreed only one way how we can be cured from our spiritual sickness and obtain salvation–and the Church fulfils a necessary role in that process. Without the Church, we cannot understand God’s Word, receive the Holy Spirit, and move toward perfection.