Baptism marks their entrance into this glorious status, for Gentiles need not become Jews in order to become Christians. The Gentiles, who were themselves a great multitude of nations, are united by faith along with the Jews so as to become one. Out of the many, one. One Lord, one faith, one baptism because one bride . Because of all this, the church, in her missionary enterprise, must not count as converts those who raised their hands at a meeting, but rather those who pass through the waters of identification with Christ, that is, those who are baptized.
Christians are a people of decency and order.
These he sovereignly picks up, cleanses, cares for, and, in his time, he casts his cloak around them and calls them his own, his beloved. In January, Messiah's Congregation welcomed into membership four precious souls. Joseph Williams, an American, was received by reaffirmation of faith, as was Ursula Matos, a Peruvian. Rejoice with us in this our common work, gathering, in Christ's Name and by his Spirit, souls from diverse nations so that they might be, out of the many, one Bride for him. E plurubus unum is true only in Christ.