Non protestant baptists

[360watt]

????? Hmmmm.... Am I to understand that statement to say a person can be a member of the family of God and not be a member of Christ's body? Am I to read that sentence to say a "local" body of Christ" may not be a member of God's family?

Please come right out and answer those questions as directly as possible. Do not beat around the bush, delay, dodge, or obfuscate in any way.

I've been saying the same thing thru this thread. The body of Christ is a local body.. a NT church. The family and kingdom of God.. are the entities that have every believer.

So.. members of a local body of Christ are saved and baptised to start with. Members of the Kingdom and Family..before joining a local body of Christ.