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| What does the word "church" mean to you? The word "church" means different things to people today. To some, it is a simple country chapel. To others, the church is a massive building with great architectural designs. |
| To others, the church is a group of men who decide religious policies and set rules about what people are to believe and do. |
| Well, the church is not a building, nor is it a group of "clergymen" who decide beliefs and practices for people. The Bible teaches us that the church is people – saved people. |
| In Acts 2:38, believers were told to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Acts 2:41 says, "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." |
| In Acts 2:47, we are told "the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved." The saved were those who heard, believed and obeyed the commands of the Lord. |
| To the first-century Christian and Christians today, the church is that group of people who have committed their lives to Jesus Christ (Luke 9:23, I Peter 2:21); who have obtained the salvation that is in Christ Jesus (II Timothy 2:10, Romans 6:3-4); through obedience to His commands (Hebrew 5:8-9). |
| This is the correct view of the church. The word "church" means a body of people saved from sin by the blood of Christ (Romans 5:6-9,1 Peter 1:18-19). |
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