Church Affiliation

Church Affiliation Has Nothing To Do With Salvation
By Sustines Laplana

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)