What Is “His Church”? The ONE That Christ Started

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What Is “His Church”? The ONE That Christ Started The One He Announced During His Lifetime (Matt. 4:17; 16:18-19, 28) The One He Bought with His Blood (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 1:18-19) The One He Commenced on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-47) The One He Detailed Throughout the N.T. (1 Tim. 3:15; Acts thru Revelation)

What Is “His Church”? The ONE That Christ Started The ONE That Christ Sanctions (Eph. 5:23-33) The One That Acknowledges Christ As Head (Eph. 5:23; 1:22-23; Matt. 28:18) The One That Bears His Name with Honor (Eph. 5:22-25, 32; Rom. 16:16) The One That Consists of Those Saved By Christ (Eph. 5:23-27; Acts 2:47; Rev. 1:5 + Acts 20:28) The One That Discharges His Will w/o Modification (Eph. 5:24, 27; Col. 3:17; 1 Pet. 4:11; 1 Cor. 1:10; 4:6; Gal. 1:8-9; Rev. 22:18-19)

What Is “His Church”? The ONE That Christ Started The ONE That Christ Sanctions The ONE and only ONE (Eph. 4:4; 2:16; Mt. 16:18; Col. 3:15; 1 Cor. 12:12-20)

How Can I “Belong to His Church”? I Must Be Added to It (Acts 2:37-47) Hear (Acts 2:37; cf. Rom. 10:17) Believe Jesus is God’s Son (Acts 2:37; cf. 16:31) Repent of your sins (Acts 2:38; cf. 17:30) Confess your faith in Jesus (cf. Rom. 10:9-10) Be immersed into Christ (Acts 2:38, 41; cf. 22:16) Faithfully serve the Lord (Acts 2:42; cf. Rev. 2:10)

How Can I “Belong to His Church”? I Must Be Added to It (Acts 2:37-47) I Must Be Busy in It (Eph. 4:16) I Must Be Committed to It (Matt. 6:33)

Why Should I “Belong to His Church”? Only those who belong to His church will go to heaven (1 Cor. 15:24; Matt. 20:1-16)