Will Only Members of the Church of Christ Be Saved?

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Will Only Members of the Church of Christ Be
Saved?
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According to the religious world

• One church is as good as another.
• All paths lead to heaven.
• Join the church of your choice, and allow others
  to make their own choice.

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• Most people see the church of Christ as
  another denomination, just a part of the
  religious landscape.

Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Pentecostal
Catholic
Lutheran
Methodist
Baptist
Nazarene
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• Most people see the church of Christ as
  another denomination, just a part of the
  religious landscape.

Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Pentecostal
Catholic
Lutheran
Methodist
Baptist
Nazarene
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What is the Church?

• The church is the body of saved people Acts 247
• Are there going to be saved people outside of the
  body of saved people?

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What is the Church?

• The church is the called out body
• EKKLESIA
• Colossians 113-14
• sanctified or set apart - 1 Cor. 12

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What is the Church?

• Word used two ways in the Bible
• Universal
• Matt. 1618, Eph. 122-23
• no organization or work
• Local
• 1 Cor. 12, Gal. 12, 1 Thess. 11
• has organization and work

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What Makes the Church Christs?Romans 1616

• He purchased it with His blood - Acts 2028
• He gave Himself for it - Eph. 525-27
• He built the church - Matt. 1618
• Church exists by His authority - Matt. 2818-20
• He is the head of the church - Eph. 122-23
• He is the foundation - Eph. 219-22
• Church follows His doctrine - John 831

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The Church of Christ is Not a Denomination
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The Church of Christ is Not a Denomination

• A denomination is a division, a part of
  something.
• All the separate parts are equally valid.

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The Church of Christ is Not a Denomination

• Jesus built only one church - Matt. 1618
• There is only one body - Eph. 44
• Jesus is the Savior of the one body - Eph. 523
• Jesus prayed for the unity of believers, not our
  celebrated division - John 1720-21
• Believers not allowed to be divided by doctrinal
  differences or personalities - 1
  Cor. 110-13

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Our Question

• Will only members of the Church of Christ be
  saved?
• Will only members of the body of saved people be
  saved?
• The answer is yes.

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What must one do to be saved?

• Believe - John 824
• Repent - Luke 133
• Confess - Rom. 109-10
• Baptized - Acts 238
• Added to the Lords church - Acts 247