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Some Things You Should Know About God's People (Christians)

​You should know that man did not: 
Purpose the church (Ephesians 3:10-11) 
Purchase the church (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:25) 
Name its members (Isaiah 56:5; Isaiah 62:2; Acts 11:26; 1 Peter 4:16) 
Add people to the church (Acts 2:47; 1 Corinthians 12:18) 
Give the church its doctrine (Galatians 1:8-11; 2 John 1:9-11) 

You should know, to enter the church, you must: 
Believe in Jesus Christ (Hebrews 11:6; John 8:24; Acts 16:31) 
Repent of your sins (Turn away from your sins) (Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Acts 17:30) 
Confess faith in Jesus (Matthew 10:32; Acts 8:37; Romans 10:9-10) 
Be baptized into the saving blood of Jesus Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 10:48; Acts 22:16) 
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​You should know that baptism requires: 
Much water (John 3:23; Acts 10:47) 
Going down into the water (Acts 8:36-38) 
A burial in water (Romans 6:3‐4; Colossians 2:12) 
A resurrection (Acts 8:39; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12) 
A birth (John 3:3-5; Romans 6:3-6) 
A washing (Acts 22:16; Hebrews 10:22) 

You should know that by baptism: 
You are saved from sins (Mark 16:16 1 Peter 3:21) 
You have remission of sins (Acts 2:38) 
Sins are washed away by the blood of Christ (Acts 22:16; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Peter 3:21) 
You enter into the church (1 Corinthians 12:13; Acts 2:41,47) 
You enter into Christ (Galatians 3:26-27; Romans 6:3-4) 
You put on Christ and become a child of God (Galatians 3:26-27) 
You are born again, a new creature (Romans 6:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:17) 
You walk in newness of life (Romans 6:3-6) 
You obey Christ (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 10:48; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9) 

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