10 Facts About The Church of Christ
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We read of it in the New Testament (Romans 16:16)
We read of it in the New Testament (Romans 16:16)
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.
It exalts Christ as the only head of the church (Ephesians 1:22)
It exalts Christ as the only head of the church (Ephesians 1:22)
22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
It has no creed but Christ and binds no name on its members but the divine name, Christian (Acts 11:26)
It has no creed but Christ and binds no name on its members but the divine name, Christian (Acts 11:26)
26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.
It speaks where the Bible speaks and is silent where the Bible is silent (1 Peter 4:11)
It speaks where the Bible speaks and is silent where the Bible is silent (1 Peter 4:11)
11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
6 If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
It pleads for the unity of all believers in Christ (John 17:20-21)
It pleads for the unity of all believers in Christ (John 17:20-21)
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
It is not a denomination, nor a group of denominations, but simply the body of Christ (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18)
It is not a denomination, nor a group of denominations, but simply the body of Christ (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18)
23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Its founder is Christ Himself (Matthew 16:18)
Its founder is Christ Himself (Matthew 16:18)
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Its aim is to save souls by Gospel preaching (Romans 1:16)
Its aim is to save souls by Gospel preaching (Romans 1:16)
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
Its worship is patterned after the New Testament (John 4:24)
Its worship is patterned after the New Testament (John 4:24)
24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
It teaches that scriptural unity can be attained on all disputed doctrinal questions (1 Corinthians 1:10)
It teaches that scriptural unity can be attained on all disputed doctrinal questions (1 Corinthians 1:10)
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.