Subject: need for a bible-anyone |
Bible Note: Greetings Mouse2! 3) The Lord's Supper: Again, an argument from silence. Not one verse you listed says, "Celebrate the Lord's Supper every Sunday". Notice though that Acts 2:46 says that they met daily. Should we celebrate communion daily. Notice also that 2:46 also specifically says that they broke bread in their homes. So, is the Church of Christ violating Scripture by celebrating the Lord's Supper in a church building? 4) See my many posts on this issue! :-) 5) Quote for me the verse which prescribes the name a Church should use! Concerning your first syllogism: It is false. 1 Cor. 1:12 does not condemn human names, it condemns division caused by following a man rather than Christ. The Church was not saved by Paul, or Peter, or Apollos, but by Christ. On that we agree! :-) My friend, it seems to me that most of what the Church of Christ identifies as being the distinctives of the 'true' Church are simply the opinions of men. They are simply not prescribed in Scripture. They are arguments from silence, not Scripture. The most upsetting part of this whole discussion is that you and your church do not consider someone like me a brother in Christ, simply because I don't belong to your group. It doesn't matter that I have been obedient to Rom. 10:9. It doesn't matter that I have been baptized. It doesn't matter that I have been following Christ for 32 years. All that matters is I'm not part of your group. That fact saddens me greatly. But, you will be very surprised when you meet me in Heaven! :-) Your Brother in Christ, (Whether you know it or not)! Tim Moran |