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Lesson 3: Entrance to the Church

Key Passages: Acts 2:47; 1 Corinthians 12:13

Acts 2:47 — “Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”

1 Corinthians 12:13 — “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”

Introduction

In a world where church membership often means joining a group by signing a form or attending a service, the biblical truth about how one enters the church is often misunderstood—or ignored altogether. The New Testament teaches that no man joins the church—rather, the Lord adds the saved to it. This lesson explores the divine sequence of salvation and how it results in entrance into the one body, the church of Christ.

Historical Context

The events of Acts 2 took place on the day of Pentecost, shortly after Jesus’ ascension (Acts 1:9). Jews from “every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) were gathered in Jerusalem. After the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Peter preached the first full Gospel sermon, convicting the people of having crucified the Son of God.

In response to the heart-piercing sermon, the people asked, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37). Peter gave Heaven’s answer: Repent and be baptized (Acts 2:38). About three thousand obeyed that day (Acts 2:41)—and the Lord added them to the church (Acts 2:47). There was no denomination to join. No membership vote. Only God's response to obedience.

Biblical Context

The Scriptures consistently reveal the process of salvation and how it places one into Christ and His church:

The Plan of Salvation (Heaven’s Sequence):

  1. Hearing the Word — Romans 10:17
  2. Believing in Christ — John 8:24
  3. Repentance of sins — Acts 2:38
  4. Confession of Christ — Romans 10:9–10
  5. Baptism for the remission of sins — Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16
  6. Faithful living — Revelation 2:10

This plan is not human tradition—it is the New Testament pattern, and it culminates in being added by the Lord to His church.

Salvation and the Body (the Church):

  • Ephesians 1:22–23 — The church is the body.
  • Colossians 1:18 — Christ is the head of the body, the church.
  • 1 Corinthians 12:13 — All are baptized into one body.
  • Ephesians 5:23 — “even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”

Thus, to be saved is to be in Christ, and to be in Christ is to be in His body, which is the church.

Greek Exegesis: "added" (Acts 2:47)

Greek: ฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฮตฯ„ฮฏฮธฮตฮน (prosetithei) — imperfect active indicative of ฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฯ„ฮฏฮธฮทฮผฮน

  • Means: to add, to place alongside, to join to something already existing.
  • Imperfect tense implies continuous action — “was adding daily…”

Commentary:
It is God who adds, not man who joins. And He adds only those who are saved through obedience to the Gospel. The church is not a social club, it is the spiritual body of the redeemed.

Full Scripture Cross-Referencing

  1. Galatians 3:27 — “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
  2. Romans 6:3–4 — Baptism is the point of burial into Christ's death.
  3. Titus 3:5 — “According to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration…”
  4. Colossians 2:12 — “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God,…”

Doctrinal Note:

Baptism is the moment of entrance—not symbolic, but transformative. It is at baptism that one enters into Christ, receives remission of sins, and is added to the church.

Doctrinal Significance & Application

  • One cannot be saved and yet be outside the church—because the church is the body of the saved.
  • Biblical baptism is immersion, for remission of sins, preceded by faith and repentance—not an outward symbol, nor infant sprinkling.
  • Those who claim salvation apart from baptism or outside the church reject Heaven’s own sequence.

Application Today:

Let us reject the man-made shortcuts of the “sinner’s prayer,” altar calls, or faith-only doctrines. Let us preach the same Gospel the apostles preached—and accept only the entrance the Lord Himself grants.

Refutation of False Doctrines

✘False View #1: Just believe in Jesus and you’re saved; no need for baptism.

๐Ÿ“– Refuted by: Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16

☛ Truth: Belief alone is not enough. Baptism is where sins are washed away and one enters Christ.

✘False View #2: Join the church of your choice after salvation.

๐Ÿ“– Refuted by: Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 12:13

☛ Truth: The saved are not free to choose a denomination—the Lord adds the obedient to His church.

✘False View #3: Baptism is just a symbol; it doesn’t actually save.

๐Ÿ“– Refuted by: 1 Peter 3:21; Romans 6:3–4

☛ Truth: Baptism now saves us, not by water only, but by obedience through faith.

✍ Conclusion and Exhortation

Entrance into the church is not left to human decision, denominational acceptance, or symbolic gestures. It is God’s act of placing the obedient into the body of Christ. To preach otherwise is to nullify the Gospel.

✞Exhortation:
If you have not obeyed the Gospel as the Bible teaches—believing, repenting, confessing Christ, and being baptized for the remission of sins—then you have not yet been added by the Lord to His church. Delay no longer. Obey while it is still called “today.”

“And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”

— Acts 2:47 (KJV)

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Aralin 3: Pagpasok sa Iglesia

Pangunahing mga Talata: Gawa 2:47; 1 Corinto 12:13

Gawa 2:47 — “Na nangagpupuri sa Dios, at nangagtatamo ng paglingap ng buong bayan. At idinaragdag ng Panginoon sa iglesia araw-araw yaong nangaliligtas.”

1 Corinto 12:13 — “Sapagka't sa isang Espiritu ay binabautismuhan tayong lahat sa isang katawan, maging Judio o maging Griego, maging mga alipin o laya; at tayong lahat ay pinainom sa isang Espiritu.”

Panimula

Sa panahong ito, ang pagiging kaanib ng isang iglesia ay madalas nangangahulugan lamang ng pagdalo sa isang pagtitipon o pagpirma sa isang talaan. Ngunit iba ang isinasaad ng Bagong Tipan. Itinuturo ng Biblia na hindi ang tao ang nagdadagdag sa iglesia—kundi ang Panginoon ang nagdadagdag ng mga ligtas sa Kanyang iglesia. Sa araling ito, tatalakayin natin ang mga banal na hakbang na ginawa at kung paano ito humahantong sa pagpasok o pagkadaragdag sa katawan ni Cristo—ang iglesia.

Konteksto Ayon sa Kasaysayan NIto

Ang mga kaganapan sa Gawa 2 ay naganap sa Araw ng Pentecostes, matapos pumaroon muli ni Jesus sa langit (Gawa 1:9). Ang mga Judio mula sa “bawat bansa sa silong ng langit” (Gawa 2:5) ay nasa Jerusalem. Pagkatapos ng pagkabuhos ng Espiritu Santo, si Pedro ay nangaral ng unang pagkakataon ng buong ebanghelyo, at pinatunayang ipinako nila sa krus ang Anak ng Dios.

Nang marinig nga nila ito at nasaktan, tinanong nila ang mga apostol, “Mga kapatid, anong gagawin namin?” (Gawa 2:37). Ang sagot ni Pedro: “Magsisi kayo, at mangagbautismo…” (Gawa 2:38). Mahigit tatlong libo ang tumugon at tumalima (Gawa 2:41)—at ang Panginoon ang nagdagdag sa kanila sa iglesia (Gawa 2:47). Walang pagbubuo ng denominasyon. Walang botohang ginanap sa mga tao. Tanging tugon ng Dios sa matalimahing mananampalataya.

Kontekstong Biblikal

Sa Kasulatan, may palagiang (consistency) makadiyos na proseso ng kaligtasan na naglalagay sa tao kay Cristo at sa Kanyang iglesia:

Plano ng Kaligtasan (Kaayusan ng Langit):

  1. Pakikinig ng Salita — Roma 10:17
  2. Paniniwala kay Cristo — Juan 8:24
  3. Pagsisisi ng kasalanan — Gawa 2:38
  4. Pagpapahayag kay Cristo — Roma 10:9–10; Gawa 8:37
  5. Bautismo sa ikapagpapatawad ng mga kasalanan — Gawa 2:38; Marcos 16:16
  6. Matapat na pamumuhay — Apocalipsis 2:10

Ito’y hindi gawa-gawa ng tao—ito ang inihayag ng Bagong Tipan, at humahantong sa pagdaragdag ng Panginoon sa Kanyang iglesia.

Ang Kaligtasan at Ang Katawan (ang Iglesia):

  • Efeso 1:22–23 — Ang iglesia ay ang katawan.
  • Colosas 1:18 — Si Cristo ang ulo ng katawan, ang iglesia.
  • 1 Corinto 12:13 — Tayong lahat ay binabautismuhan sa isang katawan (cf.: Gawa 2:47)
  • Efeso 5:23 — si "Cristo na pangulo ng iglesia, na siya rin ang tagapagligtas ng katawan."

Kaya’t ang maligtas ay nangangahulugang nasa kay Cristo, at ang mapasa-kay Cristo ay nasa Kanyang katawan, ang iglesia, na Siya rin naman ang tagapagligtas nito.

Pag-aaral ng salitang Griyego na ginamit: "idinaragdag" (Gawa 2:47)

Griyego: ฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฮตฯ„ฮฏฮธฮตฮน (prosetithei) — anyong imperfect active indicative ng ฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฯ„ฮฏฮธฮทฮผฮน

  • Kahulugan: idagdag, isama, ipaloob sa isang umiiral na bagay.
  • Imperfect tense ay nagpapakita ng patuloy na kilos — “idinadagdag araw-araw…”

Tandaan:

Ang Dios ang nagdadagdag, hindi ang tao ang makakagawa nito. At ang idinaragdag lamang ay yaong naliligtas sa pagsunod sa Ebanghelyo. Ang iglesia ay hindi samahang panlipunan kundi espirituwal na katawan ng mga tinubos.

Buong Pagpapatibay mula sa Kasulatan

  1. Galacia 3:27 — “Sapagka't ang lahat na sa inyo ay binautismuhan kay Cristo ay ibinihis si Cristo.”
  2. Roma 6:3–4 — Sinabi ni Pablo, “tayong lahat na mga nabautismuhan kay Cristo Jesus ay nangabautismuhan sa kaniyang kamatayan,” samakatuwid, “na kung paanong si Cristo ay nabuhay na maguli sa mga patay sa pamamagitan ng kaluwalhatian ng Ama, ay gayon din naman tayo'y makalalakad sa panibagong buhay.”
  3. Tito 3:5 — “Ayon sa kaniyang kaawaan ay iniligtas niya tayo, sa pamamagitan ng paghuhugas ng muling kapanganakan…”
  4. Colossas 2:12 —  “Na nangalibing na kalakip niya sa bautismo, na kayo nama'y muling binuhay na kalakip niya, sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya sa pagawa ng Dios,…”

Doktrina na Dapat Unawain:

Ang bautismo ang sandali kung saan nangyayari ang pagkaragdag sa iglesia (1Corinto 12:13)—hindi simbolo kundi makapangyarihang pagbabago “sa pagawa ng Dios” (Roma 6:3-8; Colosas 2:11-13). Sa bautismo, ang isang tao ay napapasa-kay Cristo (Gal. 3:27), pinatatawad (Gawa 2:38), at idinaragdag sa iglesia (Gawa 2:47).

Mahalagang Aral at Aplikasyon na Dapat Tandaan

  • Ang isang tao ay hindi maaaring maligtas at manatili sa labas ng iglesia—sapagka’t ang iglesia ay ang katawan ng mga ligtas.
  • Ang biblikal na bautismo ay lubos na paglulubog sa tubig, para sa kapatawaran ng kasalanan, matapos ang pagpapahayag ng pananampalataya at pagsisisi—hindi panlabas na simboliko, at hindi para sa mga sanggol.
  • Ang sinumang nagtuturo ng kaligtasan na walang bautismo o labas sa iglesia ay sumasalungat sa ipinapahayag ng Bagong Tipan.

Talikuran natin ang gawa-gawang “sinner’s prayer,” altar calls, at faith-only doctrines. Ituro natin ang parehong Ebanghelyo na ipinangaral ng mga apostol noong unang siglo—oo, ayon din sa gayong anyo na nababasa natin sa Bagong Tipan—at tanggapin lamang ang paraan ng pagpasok o pagkadaragdag na ang Panginoon lamang ang makakagawa.

Pagpapabulaan sa mga Maling Aral

✘Maling Aral #1: Manampalataya lamang kay Jesus at ikaw ay maliligtas—hindi na kailangan ng bautismo.

๐Ÿ“– Pinabubulaanan ng: Marcos 16:16; Gawa 2:38; Gawa 22:16

☛ Katotohanan: Hindi sapat ang paniniwala lamang. Sa bautismo ay hinuhugasan ang mga kasalanan at mapapasa-kay Cristo ang tunay na mananampalataya.

✘Maling Aral #2: Umanib ka sa iglesiang gusto mo pagkatapos ng kaligtasan.

๐Ÿ“– Pinabubulaanan ng: Gawa 2:47; 1 Cor. 12:13

☛ Katotohanan: Hindi tayo pinahihintulutang pumili ng denominasyon—kung tama o ayon sa Kasulatan ang iyong pagtalima ang Panginoon ang magdaragdag sa iyo sa Kanyang iglesia.

✘Maling Aral #3: Ang bautismo ay simbolo lamang; hindi ito talaga nakapagliligtas.

๐Ÿ“– Pinabulaanan ng: 1 Pedro 3:21; Roma 6:3–4; Galacia 3:27

☛ Katotohanan: Ang tunay na mananampalataya ay may pagtalima at nagpapabautismo sa pangalan ni Jesucristo, sapagkat “sa isang Espiritu ay binabautismuhan tayong lahat sa isang katawan.” Oo, patungo sa “katawan” ni Cristo, ang iglesia, “na siya rin ang tagapagligtas ng katawan” (Efeso 5:23).

✍ Konklusyon at Panawagan

Ang pagpasok sa iglesia ay nakasalalay sa desisyon ng Panginoon, hindi resulta ng denominasyonal na pagtanggap, ni simbolikong gawain lamang. Ito’y gawang banal ng Dios—ang pagdaragdag sa masunuring kaluluwa sa katawan ni Cristo. Ang anumang ibang pagtuturo ay tahasang lumalabag sa Ebanghelyo.

Kung hindi mo pa nasusunod ang Ebanghelyo gaya ng itinuro sa Bagong Tipan—pananampalataya, pagsisisi, pagpapahayag, at bautismo sa ikapagpapatawad ng kasalanan—hindi ka pa naidaragdag ng Panginoon sa Kanyang iglesia. Huwag ka nang mag-antala. Tumalima ka na habang may pagkakataon.

“At idinaragdag sa kanila ng Panginoon araw-araw yaong nangaliligtas.”

— Gawa 2:47

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