What is our ultimate goal? The pamphlet we passed out at our Grand Opening reads "Becoming a member of the church of Christ is the same as becoming a Christian." Is that the goal? It also reads "When one is baptized by immersion . . . ". Isn't that redundant? When you have a chance read the Church Membership portion of the pamphlet. It is not my intent to wordsmith but our words reflect our beliefs and our beliefs motivate us or not. Can we find in the NT how to become a Christian or how to become a member of the church of Christ? On Pentecost, the Philippian jailer and others asked what they had to do to have their sins forgiven. Do we enable people to think they are saved while never believing themselves lost? Saved from what? Am I being nitpicky?
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