Posted on 08/07/2005 9:24:34 PM PDT by SmithL
I can't imagine a Church of Christ (Non-instrumental) that is Not part of this historical lineage. There are, on the other hand, totally different groups that call themselves "Church of Christ".
You continue to show your ingnorance regarding the current teachings of the Church of Christ. Campbell, Stone and others did indeed advocate the return to simple New Testament Christianity but the others that you group with the Church of Christ deviated from this course a number of years back and now have no affiliation with the current Churches of Christ.
Odds are a survey of DoC, independent Christian, and Church of Christ (non-instrumental) congregations will find a surprising commonality of beliefs across a quite predictable spectrum.
I can't say for those other Church of Christ operations that are not "non-instrumental". I've always thought of most of them as pretty much the same as independent Methodist operations ~ we have one in the area with infant baptism, and that's definitely outside what the Christian church does.
That are a number of differences between the Church of Christ and the group that you continue to want to associate them with. You need to learn these differences is you are going to expound on the subject.
The independent Christian Church congregations that were formerly part of the DoC may have their own conference, but there were always independent Christian Church congregations that regularly swapped members with the DoC (for any variety of reasons).
It is true that the Church of Christ does not use instrumental music in the worship service but that is not the only distinguishing characteristic. Thenchurch of Christ does not practice infant baptism. Again, you need to learn more about the Church of Christ if you are going to claim a knowledge of it and its beliefs.
"Mr. President, tear down that wall."
If only Reagan could be here.
One wall goes down, another one goes up.
This apartheid wall, too, won't last long. Mark my words.
You guys do not have a monopoly on the title.
BTW, the independent Christian Church I belonged to as a child always had a pot-luck dinner EACH AND EVERY FRIDAY EVENING. Their theological standard was that this was required because Christ fed the multitude. Your branch probably thinks buildings are prohibited because they are not specifically mentioned, which would require, of course, that the potluck supper beheld lakeside. Right?
More recently I've attended a DoC that came about as a result of a Church of Christ (non-instrumental) congregation merging with a Southern Baptist church whose members were first relocated to New England (on defense work) and then to this area (again on defense work). The church is laid out like a typical Church of Christ.
Sure be confusing to someone who "didn't know".
Odds are that ANY congregation EVER affiliated in any way with Stone or Campbell is going to give you answers pretty typical of the others.
Still, unlike many other affiliations, denominations and groups, odds are none would say the other guys are "going to Hell". If anything, that's a unifying belief that fairly well defines all the movement churches.
The Campbell, stone movement took place in the mid 1800's. The Church of Christ predates that by about 1800 years. Check it out in Romans 16:16. I don't know what movements you may be familiar with, but they are evidently not the Church of Christ that I am affiliated with. Please do not attempt to assign us to a particular denominational theology.
You know there are folks in the independent Christian Church as well as the Disciples of Christ who also hold to the position that they do not constitute a denomination ~ 's a fact!
I've got an old pre-Civil War Baptist church history for a congregation in Southern Indiana (which was filled to the brim with Abolitionists) and they refered to your brand, my brand, and the other Christian church brands all as "an alleged Christian church".
The Baptists knew who they were dealing with, Fur Shur.
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