Frequently Asked Questions
"And it came about that after three days they
found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both
listening to them, and asking them questions."
-- Jesus at
age 12.
- What is the church of Christ?
- The church of Christ is the church that belongs to Jesus Christ
and that was established by him. Everyone who meets Jesus'
membership criteria is a member of Jesus' church. Jesus'
membership criteria are simple and can be found in the Bible. Read
from the account called "Acts", chapter 2 verses 37-38
and verse 47, and chapter 8 verses 26-39.
- What does "Non-Denominational" mean?
- The idea of a 'denomination' seems to be that of a named
organisation that makes up a part of Christ's church where people
believe the same thing as each other but something different from
other 'denominations'. But Jesus established only one church, so
where do all these groups come from? Denominations were never part
of God's plan for the church. Read from the letter called "1
Corinthians" chapter 1, verses 10-13.
- In fact, the term "Church of Christ" is not really
intended to be a name in this sense at all. Rather it is intended
to be a description of who we are and what we are striving to
be. There are several other descriptions that we could use to
describe ourselves such as "Church of God",
"Saints", etc. These are all terms that can be found in
the Bible to refer to the body of believers. "Church of
Christ" is just the description that seems to be most
commonly used today.
- What does the church of Christ believe about ...
- The simple answer is that Christ's true church believes in the
teachings of Christ. So for any issue, the question is not
"What does the church of Christ believe," but "What
does Christ teach?" I could tell you what I believe to be
true on something, but I might be wrong. In the end the
responsibility is on each individual to seek the truth for
themselves. "Ask, and it shall be given
to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to
you."
- We're happy to discuss what we understand the teaching of Christ
to be on various matters, and show from the scriptures why we
believe it, but this really needs to be done on an individual
basis rather than trying to set out any kind of short-form creed
here. Feel free to e-mail us,
or see our other contact details.
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18 January 2005, 23:52