Posted on 09/28/2015 11:55:25 AM PDT by damonw
It is divided.
I got a headache just reading that.
I’m surprised they’re not arguing over whether Adam and Eve had bellybuttons.
What’s next? Dividing over the color of the carpet?
Jesus made salvation easy enough for a child to understand. These men are too religious to receive Christ as little children.
Interesting. You can add the loosey goosey teaching in some C of C Bible Colleges and have big issues on other end of spectrum. Trying to emulate liberal churches.
It’s sad but I have heard of churches splitting over the color of the carpet,, not CoC’s though. It was a baptist church in the 80’s
How infinite is the number of Baptist churches?? Free Will, Missionary, Southern, Northern, and on and on.
For some “Christians”...you’re only saved by a building.
I’m saved by Christ’s finished work on the cross and his promises to never forsake those who believe in Him and His redemption plan for all.
Just about every denomination has it’s kooks that would rather rely on feelings, man’s rules, and membership.
Interestingly, the Charismatics and WOF’s are probably the worst offenders.
What’s the purpose of all these threads you’ve posted about the church of Christ?
Isn’t it obvious?
There is at least one cult version.
The International Church of Christ (ICOC) http://www.icoc.org/
http://www.cultwatch.com/icc.html
As soon as you let humans into anything, you are going to have divisions, disagreements, pulling and tugging.
Its a human thing. Even something as relatively straightforward as the Bible, whoever reads it, someone else will quibble about some minor issue. Humans are just that way.
But just as God gives us grace, we need to extend grace to each other. And we need to keep a sense of proportion. Some disagreements are important; some are not. Some are worth separating over as the Holy Spirit leads and some simply are not. If you can forgive your brother’s doctrinal shortcomings in areas that are not make-or-break you also trust that God will overlook yours, which you surely will have. The body of Christ is a big noisy family; we are going to be arguing with one another all the way to the grave and, who knows, right on through eternity. God made us this way, I suspect he is used to us.
the Christian Church of Christ is non denominational
Paul rebuked Peter a few times.
Salvation should be straight forward and agreed to by all Christians though.
We attended CoC when we first moved to Houston.
They were so liberal my wife told the minister flat out we could not attend a church that liberal.
Minister, who had a flavor saver goatee and kinda looked like the guy from the band Everclear, said no problemo and directed us to a slightly less leftist church.
Now the newer church we go to does odd things too, like giving a “shout out” to the new pope.
I had to leave, both of them. Small town SE of Dallas.
Most of the COC denoms are liberal as is the DOC.
Denominations are usually separated by how they are governed, not doctrine.
In my experience, I have never been controlled or brain washed, although, there have been times that my mind needs a good washing. Over the years, the ICOC has grown and changed as needed, and has seen some bad times, but also some very good times.
The amount of lives that have been changed for the better, through the ICOC or through its benevolent arm, HOPE Worldwide, across the country and around the world has far outweighed the criticism that some give.
So...in my opinion and experience...not a cult. Although, first century Christians were also called a cult, so maybe it's not so bad.
not from my experience.....ive seen split after split first hand over doctrine...all ‘using the clear word of God’ from the bible.
perhaps your experience was different....
and i bet if you spoke to the C of C folks, they will tell you it is biblically based.......as the holy spirit has guided them thru their study of His word.
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