I've been thinking about this post for a while... and I think you should move me into the Acts 2 category ( if I am understanding the intent of your question correctly).
TECHNICALLY (and according to how "
I " would be defining the "body of Christ") I should be in the first category
because I would be including Jesus' physical body in my definition"... Kind of like I include the Holy Ghost itself/himself when I get technical about "spiritual gifts" (as opposed to the looser definition most people use, which only includes the ancillary spiritual gifts like diversities of tongues, prophecy, etc).
BUT, I'm guessing you mean "When do the
disciples, followers, and believers get to be included in the phrase 'the body of Christ?'" (using a definition that excludes Jesus himself from the definition). And with that definition, I would/should be moved into the Acts 2 category
because it is the Acts 2 (Pentecostal) event that puts the Holy Ghost into the body of the believer, making the believer become the BODY [the physical container] OF [containing] CHRIST [the anointed and his anointing]. <-- I hope you read everything after the "
because" again a few times... first only with the
underlined, and then only with the [
bracketed].
Until that point each believer, follower, wonderer, seeker, person or disciple is simply just a believer, follower, wonderer, seeker, person or disciple that ought to be being taught and encouraged to wait, tarry, seek & pray until they too receive the promise of the Holy Ghost, which is a promise to ALL that God calls (per Acts 2:38,39) as well as them being taught to "Arise and be baptized, washing away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord".
That particular doctrine passes all the tests presented by the examples given in the book of Acts without needing to say "Well, the book of Acts (the word of God) was just a transitionary phase and doesn't apply today".
NOTE: That was kind of a heavy post and you are welcome to think about it a while before responding. You'll notice I sometimes take
days before answering. That isn't to be considered weakness. It's part of "Be swift to hear, SLOW to speak".
It gives more time for prayer and pondering.
Love in Jesus,
Kelby