Bible Verses About Church Membership

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Direct household/body-of-God language.

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Direct same-body passage.

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Direct passage for communion of body and blood.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Defines fellowship with the apostles and the Father/Son.

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Shows the earliest believers devoted themselves to fellowship and breaking bread.

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

One bread, one body language.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Unity of brethren language.

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

passage for sanctifier and sanctified being of one family.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

Direct body-members wording.

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Fellowship of the Spirit language.

All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

Direct greeting text showing church fellowship.

Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

States that the Lord added people to the church.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

Pauline body image that supports the church-as-one-body theme.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Clear assembly text, but New Testament passage only.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Believers of one heart and soul.

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Direct passage warning about unworthy reception.

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Clear Bible line about one body in Christ.

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

Gathered together to eat and wait for one another.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Communal Eucharistic proclamation.

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Church of the firstborn gathered assembly.

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Shows baptism into one body by one Spirit.

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Direct passage about unworthy eating and discerning the Lord's body.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Another body-members passage.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.