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Nov 8, 2019 · Distinct, visible, local churches. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1 “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.” That does, eventually, apply to marriage; but Paul applies it first to membership. “We are the temple of the living God.” He doesn’t say, “We are temples,” individually.
- Romans 12:4-5 ESV / 144 helpful votes. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
- Hebrews 10:25 ESV / 108 helpful votes. Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
- Acts 20:28 ESV / 106 helpful votes. Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
- Acts 2:47 ESV / 105 helpful votes. Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
- Psalm 118:8 ESV / 71 helpful votes. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.
- 1 John 2:15-17 ESV / 69 helpful votes. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- John 14:6 ESV / 68 helpful votes. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 62 helpful votes. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Jan 4, 2022 · Church membership is a way of identifying oneself with a local body of believers and of making oneself accountable to proper spiritual leadership. Church membership is a statement of solidarity and like-mindedness (see Philippians 2:2). Church membership is also valuable for organizational purposes.
Ephesians 2:12 ESV / 3 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Mar 27, 2014 · The Bible says membership is much more intimate. “For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body” (Eph. 5:29-30).
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Nov 7, 2022 · Although there’s no Bible verse that commands church membership, when we look at the evidence, it’s clear that being a member of a local church is understood and assumed. Here are five ways the call to church membership is evident in the Bible.
