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Seventeen Points to the True Church:

1.  Christ organized the Church.  Ephesians 4:11-14
2.  The true church must bear the name of Jesus Christ.  Ephesians 5:23
3.  The true church must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets.
Ephesians 2:19-20
4.  The true church must have the same organization as Christ's Church.
Ephesians 4:11-14
5.  The true church must claim divine authority.  Hebrews 5:4-10
6.  The true church must have no paid ministry.  Isaiah 45:13, 1 Peter 5:2
7.  The true church must baptize by immersion.  Matthew 3:13-16
8.  The true church must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on
of hands.  Acts 8:14-17
9.  The true church must practice divine healing.  Mark 3:14-15
10.  The true church must teach that God and Jesus Christ are separate and
distinct individuals.  John 17:11, John 20:17
11.  The true church must teach that God and Jesus Christ have bodies of
flesh and bone.  Luke 24:36-39,  Acts 1:9-11
12.  The officers must be called of God.  Hebrews 5:4, Exodus 28:1, Exodus
40:13-16
13.  The true church must claim revelation from God.  Amos 3:7
14.  The true church must be a missionary church.  Matthew 28:19-20
15.  The true church must be a restored church.  Acts 3:19-20
16.  The true church must practice baptism for the dead.  1 Corinthians
15:16, 1 Corinthians 15:29
17.  "By their fruits ye shall know them."  Matthew 7:20

Why are these things important?  Hebrews 13:8

Lyle McAllister