One is not baptized into any sect or denomination. Rather, one becomes
a member of the spiritual Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 2:19-22).
In 1 Corinthians 12:13 we find that "by one Spirit we were all
baptized into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves
or free-and have all been made to drink into one Spirit."
This body is called the Church of God (Acts 20:28). Membership in this
Church is granted by God upon genuine repentance and baptism and is
not determined by men or human organizations. The Greek word for "church" is ekklesia,
meaning "called-out ones." Simply put, God calls those He
chooses out of this society to be part of His spiritual Church.
Jesus said His disciples, or followers, would need to be taught (Matthew 28:19,20). In Ephesians 4:11-13 Paul also said, "And He Himself
gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some
pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to
the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect
man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ."
