Items related to "Why can't I just believe in God" why do I have to belong to a church?", 161 total items found

I believe in God, and have confessed my sins, but do I NEED to be baptized to be saved? Can't I just become a member of the church?        

Romans 10:9 says 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." Baptism, footwashing, and Holy Communion are not mentioned; why are they necessary for salvation?        

After I am "saved" into the church, why do I still need to go to church?        

What do Jesus and God have in common?        

The Lord Jesus is the author of salvation, not the church, so if I don't go to church, as long as I believe in the Lord Jesus and follow the correct path to salvation, won't I be saved?        

Is anyone really so evil that he or she deserves the eternal punishment of hell? Can God not forgive those who don't believe in Him?        

The Lord Jesus instructed his disciples, "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet" (Jn 13:14). But why is it that during the sacrament of footwashing in your church, only the ministers wash the fe        

Isn't trying to do the right thing good enough? Won't God accept me if I try to be a good, sincere person?        

Aren't we saved the moment we believe and confess Christ (Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:13)? Sacraments are only symbolic of the salvation we have already received. They do not have any saving effect.        

What kind of peoples" prayers do God reject?