Incorporated

“God does not save groups; He saves individual people. Each of us must respond
individually in repentance and faith to the gospel invitation. But though God
saves us as individuals, He immediately incorporates us into the Body of Christ
(Romans 12:5; I Corinthians 12:13). Every believer of every nation, race, or
station in life is a member of that Body. From all over the world, God has drawn
together a spiritual community whose members share a common life in Christ”
( Jerry Bridges inThe Crisis of Caring, p.63).