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"RULES AND REQUIREMENTS? Getting from

Will biblical right and up some rules and requirements that must be met for a person is in the Church?

Continuing our series of reflections on the fascinating history of the church, we will focus on the acts followed the birth of it.

The church began in Jerusalem, and from what we read in the Acts of the Apostles was limited to that place. That is, never intended to expand the kingdom as Jesus djio, which would be witnesses to the ends of the earth. Such a passive attitude caused many who believed in Jesus did not join the church. Well, where were the crowds who heard him preach the kingdom of God?

Moreover, since all members of the Pentecostal church were Jews, none dreamed that the nations could join. Perhaps - according to Hurlbut, imagined that someday Gentiles become Jews and then accept Jesus as the Christ, but not before passing a rigorous set of rules and requirements. Grave error.

is important to emphasize here is that the Jews of that time were of three classes and all represented in the church (and we discuss at the next opportunity).

Now the time has passed but the church is falling into the same error. At present we do not care because people follow a series of steps to become Jewish and then members of the church. But we worry that not walk dressed in a manner we consider inappropriate to apply a misinterpretation of the Bible (especially Deuteronomy 22:5), we are also interested people all at once renounce the world, forgetting that we ourselves are lacking fruit the Spirit.

think that by imposing rules and requirements on people to come to Christ, the only thing we are doing is motivating to interest them less and less the gospel.

ponder the matter and instead of imposing human rule and hollow, better teach them the sinner does not need to change before being part of the body Christ, but we need to come to him first so that later changes. You do not need to be a saint to be forgiven, for Jesus came not to the saints but sinners, did not come to the healthy but who need a doctor.

To be part of the church does not need to comply with rules and requirements, there is only correspond to God's call do and believe in Jesus Christ. That's it ... No more!