Are we to be faithful to the local church “first”?

People often say that you must be faithful to your local church first. For example, if you wish to visit a different church one Sunday, people will tell you that your first commitment must be to your home church. If you’re involved in ministry outside of the local church (e.g. campus ministries), they say that you must be faithful to your local church first, and you must get permission and blessing from your local pastor. Is this correct? Or do these people make the local church a bigger deal than it really is? Are we required to be faithful TO our local church or faithful IN our local church?

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