We do not subscribe to any kind of denomination. Jesus never told us to go be a Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Baptist, etc. No!!! He told us to deny ourselves, take up our crosses daily, and follow HIM (Luke 9:23). He did not tell us to follow any denomination or man. Paul condemns this sort of sectarianism or division in his 1st letter to the Corinthians:

“For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? – 1 Cor. 3:3-4 KJV

“Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?” – 1 Corinthians 1:12-13 KJV

In the Bible they were called Christians (Acts 11:28, 1 Peter 4:16). Likewise, we are to call ourselves only what the Bible permits us – Christians, followers of Christ, disciples, followers of the Way, etc. 

To be a follower of Christ means you hear the words of God (John 8:47). This includes the word of Jesus (John 10:27, 12:47-49, Acts 3:22-23) and the words of the apostles (John 17:20, 2 Tim. 3:16). A true believer believes all of the word of God, not just parts of it. You must believe ALL of the verses in the Bible as they are all true. But its not enough to hear them and even believe them, you must DO them as well and put them into practice (Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 8:21, 11:28, John 8:51, 12:47, 14:24, James 1:22). This is how we can know if someone is a child of God – they hear the word of God (both written and spoken) and DO it!

“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.” – 1 John 2:3-6 KJV

“In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” – 1 John 3:10 KJV

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