What Does the Bible Say About Why Am I A Member of the Church of Christ #16?

07/12/2025 30 min Temporada 7 Episodio 324
What Does the Bible Say About Why Am I A Member of the Church of Christ #16?

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Send us a textArnie, Fred and Glenn begin this episode by looking at what Paul said about his conversion and specifically what Ananias told him about his baptism. We look at a number of other passages that say something about baptism that tell us how important it is. We briefly look at hearing the gospel and believing it and what believing entails. We encourage our listeners to compare what the Bible says with what the church you are a member of teaches, with the purpose ultimately to follow what the Bible says because it is the word of God, our guide and pattern to follow. We move on to notice that the Lord adds the saved to His church. One does not join the Lord's church like so many denominations teach. We talk about the phrase "obey the gospel" and note that it is used in 2 Thessalonians 1:8 showing us it is a scriptural phrase and has meaning. We discuss its meaning and how that is related to salvation. We note how Paul relates salvation to running a race and how he makes that application. The Hebrew writer also mentions this, and we look at that. We talk about how obeying the gospel is more than just a mental belief in God and Jesus. Jesus had mentioned two paths at one point, and we take some time to discuss them. We close this episode out by beginning a discussion of faith and works and what the Bible says as opposed to what many denominations teach. We will begin our next episode with a continuation of this subject. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.

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