God’s Love Language: Loving My Church

John MacArthur said, “In Acts 2 verse 41 where the church is born it says,’So then, those who had received his words …the words of Peter …as he preached, were baptized.’ Of course, that was obvious, inevitable. Immediately, they would be baptized. ‘And there were added that day about 3,000 souls.’ Added to what? Added to the others. Who were the others? Well, at least 120 that gathered in the upper room would be on the list. And they must have had somebody who could take the names of these people who were baptized and they were all added to the list. And then, in verse 47, ’The Lord kept adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.’ And the church was meeting day in and day out, celebrating its life and its joy in the Messiah. And the Lord was, by the power of the Holy Spirit, converting many and they were being added to the church.” ²