Subject: need for a bible-anyone |
Bible Note: Greetings Mouse2! Some of the points you raise could be said of every denomination - or at the very least would be said by their supporters. Now, on to your specifics. 1) Correct structure: There are verses which mention certain elements of structure, but none that prescribe a certain structure as being the 'only' way. 2) Acapella Singing: No matter how one interprets Eph. 5:19, there isn't a single verse anywhere in the Bible which forbids the use of musical instruments. 3) Lord's Supper: Passages describe occurances of the Lord's Supper, but no passage defines how often one must observe the Lord's Supper or on what day. 4) Baptism for the remission of sins: As the numerous posts on this issue illustrate, there is not a unanimous understanding of what the Bible teaches on this issue. 5) Scriptural name: This almost doesn't even deserve a response. :-) But, notice that 1 Cor. 11:16 refers to the Churches of God. And, Gal. 1:22 refers to the Churches of Judea. These phrases are descriptive, not commands about what we are to call ourselves. The only church which can truly claim to be non-denomination is a single local church with no other connections to any other church. What facet of the Church of Christ is of human origin? 1) Their start in the 1800 under Alexander Campbell and whoever else. 2) Their unique interpretation of what it means to be a church. 3) Their unique view that they, and only they, are the correct denomination - Just to name a few. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |