Reasons People Don't Join * I don't want to be disciplined * I don't want accountability * I don't want to serve * There are hypocrites here * I'm not perfect * It's just God and me and we don't need the local church
Biblical Response
* Follow the Head * Seek membership * Reaffirm your commitment * If there is Scriptural & doctrinal error find a like faith church and join it
What Constitutes a “Real” Church
* How can we tell if a church is True Church and not a counterfeit? - Lutheran - Calvin - Roman Catholic * What is the defining comparison? Thoughts? - The Gospel?
* What is the difference between a Bible Study and a Church? * Officers * Administering the Sacraments
Baptism
What is Baptism?
* The word literally means to immerse * Baptism is an a symbolic picture of our union with Christ's death, burial and resurrection * Who should be baptized? - The NT would seem to indicate that those who are believers should be baptized
* What about Infant Baptism? * Is Baptism needed and what does it really do?
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