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That the Day of Pentecost does NOT mark the beginning of the Church the Body of Christ, since Paul says HE was given that ministry from Christ, and he wasn't saved until Acts 9, so the Body of Christ could not have begun before then.

So, where exactly do you put the beginning of the Gospel of Grace and the beginning of the Church? Acts 9? Acts 10? Acts 15? or Acts 28? Or after any historical events of Acts? I am curious.

Shouldn't we take Jesus's word for His Church? He stated in Matthew 16:16 what He would build His Church upon, and then told His disciples later to await the 'comforter' who would instruct them in all things. As soon as Peter began his sermon the day of Pentecost, the evidence of God's Spirit working IN those believing evidences the start of His Church on Earth in the Age/Dispensation of Grace and indwelling of His Spirit. Jesus told the Scribes and Pharisees what is the 'work' God requires, and the filling with Holy Spirit guidance at Pentecost is evidence that what Jesus told the leadership is precisely what God is looking for in this dispensation. Those hearing Peter's sermon believed in their hearts and the Holy Spirit zapped them into His eternity from that moment on in spirit.