How one becomes a member of the church of our Lord and Savior…
On the day of Pentecost following Jesus’ resurrection, people who repented and were baptized were saved. Acts 2:38-39 tells us:
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins’ and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as the Lord our God will call.” NKJV
The saved were added to the church (Acts 2:46-47): So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. NKJV
Those saved people were members of the body, or church (Colossians 1:18):
And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. NKJV
To become a Christian, one must:
Hear the gospel
Romans 10:17
So, then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. NKJV
Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
John 8: 24, 58
“Therefore, I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” NKJV
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” NKJV
Acts 4: 11-12
“This is the stone which was rejected by you builders which has become the chief cornerstone, nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Repent of past sins
Luke 13: 3, 5
“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” NKJV
Confess Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
Matthew 10:32
“Therefore, whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.” NKJV
Romans 10:9-10
“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” NKJV
Be baptized for the remission of sins
Acts 2:38
“Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” NKJV
Live faithfully until the end
Revelation 2:10
“…Be faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life.” NKJV
Matthew 24:13
“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” NKJV