6-16-20 Wed. Bible Study - The Work & Organization Of The 1st Century Church

The Portage church of Christ is a group of  pre-denominational Christians that are striving to serve the Lord  together. Our goal is to please God, and we believe that the best way to  do that is to follow the pattern that was established by the churches  in the first century and revealed in the New Testament.  We have no  creed or doctrine except the Bible and we follow the Bible only. We  strive for unity in the teaching of New Testament doctrine.  Our  congregation is not part of, or subject to, any larger man-made  religious organization. We are a completely autonomous congregation. We  are locally governed, just as the church in the first century was. How  does one becomes a member of this church congregation?  The exact same  way as seen in the Biblical accounts.  On the day of Pentecost following  Jesus’ resurrection, people who repented and were baptized were saved  (Acts 2:38) and the saved were added to the church (Acts 2:47). These  saved people were members of the body, or church (Colossians 1:18). To become a Christian, the Bible teaches: Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God (John 8:24, 58, Heb. 11:6) Repent of past sins (Luke 13:3, 5) Confess Jesus as Lord (Matt. 10:32-33, Rom. 10:9-10) Be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38, Mark 16:16)