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Church: Membership In Isaiah 44:5

One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

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Church: Membership In Ezekiel 44:6, 7, 9

Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel. / In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. / This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.

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Church: Membership In Matthew 12:50

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Church: Membership In Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

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Church: Membership In Mark 10:14

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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Church: Membership In Luke 18:16

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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Church: Membership In John 15:5, 6

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. / If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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Church: Membership In Acts 2:41, 47

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day. / praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

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Church: Membership In Acts 4:4

But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

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Church: Membership In Acts 5:14

Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

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Church: Membership In Acts 9:35, 42

and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. / This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

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Church: Membership In Acts 11:21

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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Church: Membership In Romans 12:4, 5

Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, / so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

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Church: Membership In 1 Corinthians 3:11–15

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. / If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, / his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

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Church: Membership In 1 Corinthians 12:12–28

The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. / For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. / For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

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Church: Membership In Ephesians 4:25

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

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Church: Membership In Ephesians 5:30

For we are members of His body.

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Church: Membership In Philippians 4:3

Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

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Church: Membership In Revelation 21:27

But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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