Undenominational   Acts 2:41-47

This post concerns the meaning of undenominational Christianity.

This writing discusses the character of the Church of Christ.

The word denomination means one of many similar entities. Ten dollar, Five dollar and similar bills names some denominations of money. All around us, churches claim denominational status or a part of the whole. But not the Church of Christ. It claims identity as the New Testament church formed in the first century.

In addition, the word church means those called out. When Peter preached the gospel of Jesus Christ, he cited the actions God required of His people, Acts 2:38. “Repent and … baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins,”

Thus, these actions created a unique called-out group of obedient believers, Acts 2:41- “So those who received his word… baptized, and there …added that day about three thousand souls.”

Immediately, these special called-out people functioned as the first New Testament church, Acts 2:42; 46-47. “… they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. …  day by day, attending the temple together… praising God and having favor with all the people…the Lord added to their number day by day those who… saved.” Therefore, God adds the saved to His church.

Note two key points:

1.No earthly organization stood between these saved people and God.

2.God formed this group—not as a denomination or a part of any earthly group.

So, obeying the instructions of Peter today still provides the same results…the forgiveness of sins and addition to this exclusive group of saved people by God.

When the Church of Christ proclaims the same gospel as that of Peter, then, repentant and baptized believers become part of those added to the New Testament church today. Undenominational Christianity results.

So, what did we learn?

1.The gospel includes a call for baptism of repentant believers to gain the remission of sins.

2.God then adds the obedient to His church.

3.No organization stands between the baptized believer and God.

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