Church Affiliation Has Nothing To Do With Salvation
The very reason why the number of Christian sects today grow faster is the belief of many Christians especially those in the protestant sects, that Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation. For them, salvation will be obtained as long as man has faith in Christ even if he is a Catholic or Protestant or Born Again... whatsoever group he is with.
On this article, we will use the Holy Bible to examine whether the belief that "Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation" is true or not. But before that, we should understand first "what is Church".
The Holy Bible teaches that the Church is the body of Christ and Christ is the head of it:
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18, NKJV)
The membesr of this body are Apostle Paul and His brethren. In other words, men are the members of it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. (I Corinthians 12:27, ibid)
Each members has his own functions;
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, (Romans 12:4, ibid)
And among the members, some are Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, Workers of Miracles, those who have gifts of healing, Administrators, Translators, and others.
28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. (I Corinthians 12:28, ibid)
Can we call a group which is not organized, a body? No! The term itself, "BODY" means an organization. Remember that a body is an organizatino of body-parts, in which the body-parts are joined and knit together by joints:
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. (Ephesians 4:16, ibid)
Can we call a group of men with their own belief which is different and contradictory to each other, a body? No! We should not forget that a body has only one head. And the head of the body of Christ is Christ Himself:
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18, ibid)
Since there is only one head, then a body should receive one kind of signal or instructions which is the signal coming from its head. In other words, this one body has only one spirit just like what Apostle Paul said:
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; (Ephesians 4:4, ibid)
And is it true that Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation? No! In fact Christ told us that those who will enter by Him are only those who will be saved:
9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. (John 10:9, ibid)
Entering Christ means joining his body as members of it.
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. (Romans 12:4-5, ibid)
And we already know that the body of Christ where man should enter is His Church.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18, ibid)
But why is it that we should first become members of the Church of Christ for us to receive salvation through Christ? It is because Christ is the savior of His own body or Church:
23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. (Ephesians 5:23, ibid)
Therefore, those who said that Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation do not understand how Christ save man. It might be true that a man couldn't attain salvation if he is affiliated to the false church or those churches who are not of Christ. But those who are members of the true Church of Christ will surely attain salvation because Christ saves them and will save them on the day of judgment.
Sustines E. Laplana (SELaplana: http://www.selaplana.com) is the first Pinoy Blogger and EMarketer in Southern Leyte, Philippines who blogs on Technology, Society and Reviews/Promotions of products and owns the Cellphones For Sale blog ( http://cellphones-for-sale.blogspot.com ). Writing articles is his passion. And writing religious articles is his love, so that everyone will learn the truth taught by the Bible.3 Birmingham Day Diet
On this article, we will use the Holy Bible to examine whether the belief that "Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation" is true or not. But before that, we should understand first "what is Church".
The Holy Bible teaches that the Church is the body of Christ and Christ is the head of it:
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18, NKJV)
The membesr of this body are Apostle Paul and His brethren. In other words, men are the members of it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. (I Corinthians 12:27, ibid)
Each members has his own functions;
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, (Romans 12:4, ibid)
And among the members, some are Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, Workers of Miracles, those who have gifts of healing, Administrators, Translators, and others.
28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. (I Corinthians 12:28, ibid)
Can we call a group which is not organized, a body? No! The term itself, "BODY" means an organization. Remember that a body is an organizatino of body-parts, in which the body-parts are joined and knit together by joints:
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. (Ephesians 4:16, ibid)
Can we call a group of men with their own belief which is different and contradictory to each other, a body? No! We should not forget that a body has only one head. And the head of the body of Christ is Christ Himself:
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18, ibid)
Since there is only one head, then a body should receive one kind of signal or instructions which is the signal coming from its head. In other words, this one body has only one spirit just like what Apostle Paul said:
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; (Ephesians 4:4, ibid)
And is it true that Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation? No! In fact Christ told us that those who will enter by Him are only those who will be saved:
9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. (John 10:9, ibid)
Entering Christ means joining his body as members of it.
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. (Romans 12:4-5, ibid)
And we already know that the body of Christ where man should enter is His Church.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18, ibid)
But why is it that we should first become members of the Church of Christ for us to receive salvation through Christ? It is because Christ is the savior of His own body or Church:
23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. (Ephesians 5:23, ibid)
Therefore, those who said that Church affiliation has nothing to do with Salvation do not understand how Christ save man. It might be true that a man couldn't attain salvation if he is affiliated to the false church or those churches who are not of Christ. But those who are members of the true Church of Christ will surely attain salvation because Christ saves them and will save them on the day of judgment.
Sustines E. Laplana (SELaplana: http://www.selaplana.com) is the first Pinoy Blogger and EMarketer in Southern Leyte, Philippines who blogs on Technology, Society and Reviews/Promotions of products and owns the Cellphones For Sale blog ( http://cellphones-for-sale.blogspot.com ). Writing articles is his passion. And writing religious articles is his love, so that everyone will learn the truth taught by the Bible.3 Birmingham Day Diet
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