2 Kings 10:1-36; Jeremiah 45:1-47:7; Hebrews 12:1-17
Receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. Romans 15:7
We might define “reception” as the welcoming of Christians into full fellowship, including both privileges and responsibilities within the local assembly. The Bible never uses the word “join” in referring to entrance into the universal or local church. This fellowship was never considered by New Testament writers to be “partial” or “Sunday morning only,” on the part of believers, but rather “steadfast” and “continual”. May all believers take up this New Testament pattern, striving to set forth reception as a hallmark of their position in Christ and their love for Christ and each other! —David A. Dunlap
Those who have received Christ by faith must receive all Christians by brotherly love…As Christ also received us, to the glory of God. —M. Henry