1. Christ wants all of his followers to be united in one church as they were the first three centuries (John 17:20, 21; 1 Cor. 1:10-13; Eph. 4:1-6; Rom. 15:5-7). 2. Sects and divisions among Christians are wasteful, carnal and sinful and result from exalting human leaders and their opinions above Christ and his opinions revealed through his Apostles (1 Cor. 3:1-4; Rom. 16:17, 18; Gal. 5:20). 3. As soon as we drop human names, creeds and customs and build churches after the divine model, by teaching and practising as the Apostles did, the unity of the primitive church will be restored (Heb. 8:5; 1 Cor. 11:16; Jude 3). 4. Churches on an average are about the same in piety and consecration, but so long as they teach contradictory doctrines they cannot all be right, but may be wrong. _Therefore you should examine for yourself and be sure you are guided by God's Word rather than by inherited traditions which perpetuate sects_ (Mark 7:6-13). The following _guide to salvation,_ which I take from one of my circulars used in gospel work, has the merit of being taken entirely from the Word of God, except the word "warning" and the few words in parentheses. If it is in harmony with the context, and we sincerely believe it is, then it is an infallible guide, and those who follow it cannot be mistaken. "These men are the servants of the most high God which show unto us THE WAY OF SALVATION" (Acts 16:17). "WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?" (Acts 16:30; 2:37; 9:6). "_Believe_ (unbeliever) on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31). (See also Acts 8: 12, 37; Mark 16:16; Rom. 10:9-11, 17; John 3:18; 20:31; 1 John 5:1.) WARNING.--"He that believeth not shall be damned" (Mark 16:16). "_Repent_ (believers) and be baptized for the remission of sins and ye shall receive _the gift of the Holy Ghost_" (Acts 2:38). (See also Acts 8:22; 26: 20; Luke 24:47; 2 Cor. 7:9, 10.) WARNING.--"Except ye repent, ye shall all perish" (Luke 13:5). "_Confess_ (penitent believer) with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved" (Rom. 10:9, 10). (See also Matt. 10:32; 16:16; 26:63; 1 Tim. 6:13; 1 John 4:15.) WARNING.--"Whosoever shall deny me, him will I also deny" (Matt. 10:33). "_Be baptized_ (confessor) and wash away thy sins" (Acts 22:16). (See also Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16; Gal. 3:26, 27; 1 Pet. 3:21.) WARNING.--"Rejected the counsel of God, being not baptized" (Luke 7:30). _"Walk in newness of life"_ (those buried with Christ in baptism) (Rom. 6:4). WARNING.--"Walk not after the flesh," "For to be carnally minded is death" (Rom. 8:1, 6). "Then they that _gladly received_ his _word were baptized;_ and the _same day_ there were _added unto them_ (joined church) about three thousand souls. And they CONTINUED STEADFASTLY in the _apostles' doctrine_ (no human creed) and _fellowship _(weekly collections, 1 Cor. 16:1, 2), and in _breaking of bread_ (weekly communion, Acts 20:7), and in _prayers"_ (attending prayer-meetings, Acts 2:41, 42).