One is not baptized into any particular sect or denomination.Rather through baptism as taught in the bible one becomes a member of the spiritual body of Christ.By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,and made to drink into one spirit.This body is called the church of the living God. Membership in this church is granted by God upon genuine repentance and baptism, and not determined by men or human organization.Man can grant you membership into the congragation, but only God can make you part of His church.(it's a heart thing).God calls those He chooses out of this society to be part of the spiritual body that is His church.The church,as the body of Christ has an obligation and responsibility to help Christians grow spiritually,which requires working together under the guidence of called and faithful ministers.(God gives us Pastor according to his heart ,to feed us with knowledge and understanding). God admonishes us to strive for unity and reconize the need we have for each other.
Finding a church,a called out group of believers in which we can learn sound doctrine and fellowship with people of a like mind is important in staying on the road to eternal life.Thus God placed each member in the body where it pleased him.God didn't leave any part of salvation up to us. Even the smallest detail has been chosen for us by Him.We must submitt to God and trust that he knows what is best for us in every aspect of our life,even to which church we should join.God knows what we are lacking and that which we need to rid ourselves of to enter the kingdom. Rather we like it or not, there are some things about us that are not going to be allowed in Heaven, so God places us where we will be made fit for the Kingdom.There is only one body and it is perfect,and we are all one small part of one...
One Lord, One Faith and One Baptism, One God and Savior, One body in Christ.
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