Founder is Christ Matt. .............................16:18 

Foundation is Christ ........................ 1 Cor. 3:11

Head is Christ .................................... Eph. 5:23 

Bible Name of Church ..................... Acts 20:28 Gal. 1:13 

Membership offered to all ................. Rev. 22:17

God admits members ............... 1 Cor. 12:13-18 Acts 2:47

Only the Saved are members ........... John 15:14 Ex. 32:33

Holy life (sinless) required of members ................Titus 2:11-12; Heb. 12:14

Christ is the door ............................... John 10:9 

Personal salvation .............................. Acts 3:19 

New Birth ......................... John 1:12-13; 3:3, 5 

Repentance and faith towards God which brings about a spiritual birth constituting us a member of 

God’s church. ................................. Psa. 87:5-6 

1. Believe in Christ ......................... Mark 16:16 

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ...”

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” .........................................Acts 16:30-31 

2. Confess & Forsake sin ...................... John 1:9 

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins...” Isa. 55:7 “Let the wicked forsake his way... and let him return unto the Lord.”

3. Repent of sins ............................. Acts 17:30 “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now COMMANDETH ALL MEN EVERY-WHERE TO REPENT.” Luke 13:3 Repent or perish. Acts 2:38 No other way to have sins remitted. When the Holy Ghost convicts the sinner he must confess his sins; forsake them; repent of them believing on the Lord Jesus Christ and he shall be saved. This is the New Birth and admits him into God’s church. 1 Cor. 12:13 & 18; Acts 2:47 

The Holy Ghost Promised: “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I,... he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” Matt. 3:11; Acts 2:38 (John 14:15-18) Acts 8:17 

“He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost SINCE YE BELIEVED?” Acts 19:2. (Vs. 6) “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them.”“Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.” Acts 8:17.

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” Acts 1:8 Read Acts 4:31

Speaking In Unknown Tongues is not the evidence. Read Acts 2:1-13 Vs. 4: “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues...” Vs. 6: “every man heard them speak in his own language.” Vs. 11: “the wonderful works of God.” Vs. 5: “devout men out of every nation under heaven,” heard and understood their speech. 

“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin.” 1 John 3:9 “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not...” 1 John 5:18. “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, TEACHING US that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, RIGHTEOUSLY, and GODLY, in this present world.” Titus 2:11-12, Read Eph. 1:4. “Holiness becometh thine house, 0 Lord, for ever.” Psa. 93:5 As Christians Peter said, “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,” 1 Pet. 2:5 Paul said, “The house of God, which is the church of the living God...”  1 Tim. 3:15 

A holy life distinguishes the saints from the sinners, and saints are fitly framed together and groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord. Eph. 2:19-22. “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.” Heb. 12:14 Read Luke 1:74-75. 

“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” Matt. 28:20. 

Mark 16:16 and Acts 2:38 

Administered in water ....................... Mark. 1:9 

Immersion ......................................... Matt. 3:16 

Paul taught it ........................ 1 Cor. 11:23-26 

Consists of bread and wine .............. Vs. 27, 34 

Observe ‘till Christ comes ...................... Vs. 26 

Symbolic of the body and blood of Jesus sacrificed for our salvation. 

John 13:1-17 “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also OUGHT to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example...” John 13:14-15. (WAS NOT A JEWISH CUSTOM) In the custom each washed his own feet. Gen. 18:4; 19:2. In the ordinance we are taught to wash one another’s feet. John. 13:14 An ordinance exemplifing submission to our brother. “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” Eph. 5:21. 

Jesus built but one church. “I will build MY CHURCH.” Matt. 16:18 

Bible Condemns Division Among Christians “Now I beseech you,... that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you.” 1 Cor. 1:10 

Bible Calls Christians To The One Fold (Church). “That they all may be one as thou, Father, art in me, 

and I in them that they also may be one in us that the world may believe.”