Church Membership—Optional? / god is not Great

In the April 1 issue of the Standard Bearer a reader tells us that he "…can't find a passage of Scripture that states we must do anything other (or additional) than believe on Jesus Christ for salvation." He need not look any further than the book of Ephesians, where we read, "…Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it" (Eph. 5:25). Now if Christ loves the church and gave Himself for it, does He also love those outside the church? Did He give Himself for them as well? The answer...