Subject: need for a bible-anyone |
Bible Note: You wrote; There may have been no denominations in the first-century church, but we see the writings of the apostles battling false teaching left and right. This statement that you made pretty much sums up the answer that the church of Christ trys to live and grow by. The writings in the bible by the Apostles and prophets are our only guide. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church. To put it plainly if the church of Christ that I know to be the true church of God that we have today is not the true church, then just by the standards set forth in the bible then we have lost the church and the whole of humanity and all are going to Hell. To know a denomination you can go to the scriptures and see if what they practice is in accordance with the New Testament. For instance, claping hands, musical instruments, chiors, solo's sung, women preachers, a single pastor for a preacher and deacons for him to rule over, do not teach water baptism for salvation, do not observe the Lord's Supper as the Apostles did on the first day of the week and so on..... I hope this has help your understanding of the churches of Christ. Just as you stated we try to fight false teaching and doctrine today just as we did then. Your friend, Raven |