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SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW! You should know that the church is... Built by Jesus Christ. Matt. 16:13-18 Purchased by the blood of Christ. Acts 20_28 Build on Jesus Christ as the only foundation. I Cor. 3:11 Not built on Peter, Paul or any other man. I Cor. 1:12-13 Composed of the saved, who are added to it by the Lord who saves them. Acts 2:47 You should know that members of the church are called... Member of Christ. I Cor. 12:27 and 6:15, Rom. 12:4-5 Disciples of Christ. Acts 6:1, 7 and 11:26 Believers. Acts 5;14, II Cor. 6:15 Saints. Acts 9:13, Rom. 1:7, Phil 1:1 Priests. I Peter 2:5 and 9, Rev. 1:6 Children of God. Gal. 3:26-27, I John 3:1-2 Christians. Acts 11:26, 26:28, I Peter 4:16 You should know that the local church has... Elders (also called bishops and pastors) who oversee and tend the flock. I Tim. 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, I Peter 5:1-4 Deacons, who serve the church. I Tim. 3:8-13, Phil. 1:1 Evangelists (preachers, ministers) who teach and proclaim the Word of God. Eph. 4:11, 1 Tim. 4:13-16, II Tim. 4:1-5 Members who love the Lord and each other. Phil 2:1-5 Autonomy and is bound to other local churches only by the common faith shared. Jude 3, Gal. 5:1 You should know that to enter the church you must... Believe in Jesus Christ. Heb. 11:6, John 8:24, Acts 16:31 Repent of your sins. Luke 13:3, Acts 2:38, 3:19, 17:30 Confess faith in Jesus. Matt. 10:32, Acts 8:37, Rom. 10:9-10 Be baptized. Matt. 28:19, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, 10:48, 22:16 You should know that baptism requires... Much water. John 3:23, Acts 10:47 Going down into the water. Acts 8:36-38 A burial in water. Rom. 6:3-4, Col. 2:12 A resurrection. Acts 8:39, Rom. 6:4, Col. 2:12 A birth. John 3:3-5, rom. 6:3-6 A washing. Acts 22:16, Heb. 10:22 You should know that by baptism... You are saved from sins. Mark 16:16, I Peter 3:21 You have remission of sins. Acts 2:38 Sins are washed away by the blood of Christ. Acts 22:16, Heb. 9:22, 10:22, I Peter 3:21 You enter into the church. I Cor. 12:13, Acts 2:41 and 47 You enter into Christ. Gal. 3:26-27, Rom. 6:3-4 You put on Christ and become a child of God. Gal. 3:26-27 You walk in newness of life. Rom. 6:3-6 You are born again, a new creature. Rom. 6:3-4, II Cor. 5;17 You obey Christ. Mark 16:15-16, Acts 10:48, II Thes. 1:7-9 You should know that the faithful church will... Worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:23-24 Meet on the first day of the week. Acts 20:7, Heb. 10:25 Pray. James 5:16, Acts 2:42, I Tim. 2:1-2, I Thes. 5;17 Eat the Lord's Supper on the first day of each week. Acts 2:42, 20:7, Matt. 26:26-30, I Cor. 11:20-32 Give liberally and cheerfully. I Cor. 16:1-2, Ii Cor. 8:1-5, 9:6-8
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