It is possible for people living today to be members of the church that you read about in your New Testament? The Bible is our only rule of faith and practice. It is our purpose to glorify God; therefore we identify ourselves simply by the name Christian. Concerning salvation our emphasis is a Bible emphasis. People are taught to (a) Hear the Gospel (Romans 10:17), (b) Believe in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the Living God (Acts 8:37), (c) Repent of sins (Acts 17:30), (d) Confess faith in Jesus as the Christ (Romans 10:10), (e) Be baptized into Christ, by immersion in water, for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38), and (f) Live a righteous life before God and man until death. (1 Peter 1:14-16) We invite all believers in Jesus to join us in uniting on the New Testament way of salvation and Christian living. To accomplish this goal we must understand about the New Testament church. 1. The prophets spoke for God and predicted the church. (Isaiah 2:1-4) 2. John said during his life that the church was near at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2) 3. Jesus promised to build the church. He never broke a promise. (Matthew 16:16-18) 4. Jesus purchased the church by shedding His blood for it. (Acts 20:28) 5. The 3,000 who were saved on the Pentecost following Jesus resurrection were added to the church. . (Acts 2:38-47) 6. Jesus is head of the same church that He built and only the church that He built and He is Lord over it. . (Ephesians 1:22-23) Our goal is simply to be Christs church. The church of Christ is not a denomination; it is the kingdom of God. We are pleading for primitive Christianity just as it was before it was polluted by men. To begin your Christian life hear the gospel (Romans 10:17), believe in Jesus (John 8:24), repent of your sins (Luke 13:3), confess Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:9-10) and be baptized into Christ. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (Galatians 3:26-27) After being washed in the blood of Jesus at baptism be among those that are blessed by serving as a faithful member of the church of christ. Kolakani Durga Rao
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:57:56 +0000
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