Define the only church in the New Testament.

Thanks again, WFTL, for instigating a debate that I hope we can both learn from. I really have no dispute with anything that you have posted, other than if what happened in Acts 2:38-47, is expected to be the grounds for partaking in the Church today. My intention in this debate is to show that while there was a body of believers who gathered in early Christian times, Christ never stated that only those who belong to a specific body of believers can be saved. “44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.” If this were a prerequisite for enjoining believers today, organizers could use this practice to guilt believers into departing with their possessions. The quoted event was a one time thing that happened shortly after Christ’s resurrection, after which the original church was intentionally disassembled in order for the Romans to continue to be credible within their boundaries. Believers may have had been baptized and continued to gather together in a like manner during early Christian times, but with everything that has happened since the founding of the Christian RELIGION, any element of original Christian gatherings has been polluted by the religious aspect of what it has become. The TRUE Church of Christ doesn’t exist in any building, or body of believers; it only exists in the Spirits and Souls of those who do his will. True worship isn’t about the adoration of Christ as the Son of God, True Worship is the repentance and remittance of sins and the renewal of the Spirit because of the conviction of the Holy Spirit and the promptings thereof, resulting in a change in the way we treat other humans no matter what their religion is. True Worship is the way we live our lives. I noticed that you quoted about the eunuch who was baptized by Philip who was returning to his home in Ethiopia. There was no rift in the body of believers in this time. Not only that, but this Ethiopian, wasn’t given any instruction in how he ought worship, he was saved through humility (that he didn’t understand Esaias) “27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. What I gain from this scripture is that the Ethiopian continued on his way REJOICING, and no longer felt the need to have Phillip reveal to him the meaning of Esaisas, for he had been redeemed from WITHIN his being and understood. Luke 17:21 “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” The next few passages describe the conditions that will be present in this world before his return. It specifically says NOT to follow after anyone who claims to represent Christ. Luke 17:20 - 25 “20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.” This leads me to believe that unless we know Jesus Christ from within our own being, then we are in danger of being deceived by any religion. It isn’t my intention during this debate, to disprove the intentions or motivations of the Church of Christ. It is my intention to show that Christ’s True Church is made up of a body of believers who are one in Spirit, and that they don’t necessarily gather together to partake in worship or fellowship or traditions. They could be enjoined to a body of believers, or they could be independent believers. What matters is that they have received Christ and his teaching through faith, and live according to his teachings about loving themselves and others. You mentioned baptism often, but it wasn’t a prerequisite for many people whom Christ redeemed when he was walking this earth. Luke 7:47-51 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. If her faith had saved her than was baptism necessary? As I was reading Luke Chapter 17, I found a passage that relates to the saving of a Samaritan leper and his salvation. Luke:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. If his faith is what made him whole, was baptism necessary? Christ saved many during his ministry and never mentioned their need to be baptized. He sought out those who felt the need to be made whole, or those who were chastised as unholy by religious leaders to Bless with New Life. By faith we must come to the need for repentance, and understand Christ’s nature in order to receive his Spiritual Blessings of redemption. Your quote, John 4:24, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth,” beautifully sums up how we ought to worship. Thank you for the opportunity to present some of the treasures that I have found in the Gospel. I hope we can learn from each other more about our purpose in Christ.