Members Of The church of Christ?

Is there anyone out there that is a member of the church of Christ? If so, chime in.

Is there anyone out there that wonders about the church of Christ and what they do?

I wonder now.

Hello Newbie, What do you wonder about?

It sounded like you know something they do and wondered if anyone else knew. Just made me curious. I have never been to a Church of Christ so I have no idea what they do. :)

I'm not a member, but I visited one frequently as a teenager with my friends. The main thing I remember that is "different" is that they have no instruments in their worship service - no piano, no organ, nada.

Hello Annie, I am a member of the church of Christ.

You're correct we do not use instruments in worship. The reason we do not use them is that the word of God (the N.T) does not authorize instruments in worship (Col.3:16)(Eph.5:19).

Many people use the O.T. for the basis of using Instruments,but the O.T. also speaks of offering burned sacrifices to the Lord (Malachi 1:8). Are we going to pick and choose what we are going to use out of the O.T.?

Also (Gal.5:4) teaches us that going back to the O.T Law separates us from Grace (Christ).

The fact is that people today, living on this side of the cross, are under the N.T.Will of Christ, not the O.T.(Heb.9:15-17 ; 10:9,10)(2Cor.3)(Col.2:14-17)( Eph.2:14-17)

But many still go to a covenant which was only for the Jews for their authority (Ex.34:27,28). Notice the verse says -

"I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel."

That covenant was called -

"...And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments."

So according to the verses above the 10 commandments were for the Jews.

Even within that O.T Law the Lord said He was going to make another Law which would be different from the O.T. Law (Jer.31:31-34)(Heb.8:6-13).

We need to be going to the N.T. Will of Christ for our authority in all things, Not the O.T Law.

(Eph.5:19)- 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Thanks for posting.

Thank each of you for posting. Below you will find a few short lesson about instrumental music in worship and acceptable worship.

1. Landry Brewer: Simple New Testament Worship
Simple New Testament Worship Landry Brewer (Outline from Thiessen's Systematic Theology). Though most people think it doesn't matter how you worship...
URL: http://www.gospelpreceptor.com/BrewerL4.htm - 11k - 30 Aug 2005


2. Roelf L. Ruffner: "Where Is Your Piano?"
"Where Is Your Piano?" Roelf L. Ruffner Perhaps you have been a visitor to the assembly of the churches of Christ — those who still follow the New...
URL: http://www.gospelpreceptor.com/Ruffnr37.htm - 13k - 01 Feb 2006


3. W. Curtis Porter: "Instruments In The New Testament"
"Instruments In The New Testament" W. Curtis Porter A sermon was delivered near where I live by a Christian Church preacher who contended that...
URL: http://www.gospelpreceptor.com/PorterC3.htm - 10k - 01 Nov 2005


4. H. Leo Boles: Requisites Of Acceptable Worship
Requisites Of Acceptable Worship H. Leo Boles "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth." (John 4:24 ASV) Three...
URL: http://www.gospelpreceptor.com/BolesH12.htm - 7k - 31 Jul 2006

(Eph.4:15)- 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

A Matter Of Bible Authority


http://www.gospelpreceptor.com/Hardema2.htm

Ok, so I'm confused - Sidewinder, are you Church of Christ? I thought you were asking members a question, but now I gather you are a member looking to recruit/chat with other COCers?

Annie,I am so sorry for confusing you. I was hoping someone might have questions about the church of Christ.

I am not a church of Christ myself. I am a member of THE church of Christ (Rom.16:16). Saying I am a church of Christ is like saying one tree is a forest. That cannot be.

I do understand that most people who are in a denomination call themselves a Baptist,a Methodist,etc. Members of the church of Christ who understand the church will not say such a thing.

Instead they rather will say I am a member of the Lords church (church of Christ)(Acts 20:28). It was the blood of Christ that bought the church,it is His.

Notice what (Acts 4:12) says. I cannot find Baptist,Methodist,etc. in the word of God.

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.


The church of Christ is not a denomination.

Thanks for posting.

Billy Graham vs The Word Of God

http://www.gospelpreceptor.com/EdFile03.htm

Hello, I posted the article above to show the difference between truth and error.

I respect Billy Graham as a good moral man,but his doctrine is full of error. That error must be addressed by someone. This shows even a good man can be in error and oppose the word of God.

Faithful churches of Christ are the true body of Christ in the world today.

www.roysecitycoc.org

Heath wrote:

Faithful churches of Christ are the true body of Christ in the world today.
www.roysecitycoc.org

That is true Heath.

The church is not made up of many bodies (different churches)teaching differing doctrines (1Tim.1:3)(1Cor.1:10)(Phil.3:1 6,17).

This idea of "agreeing to disagree" did not come from the bible (1Peter 4:11). This opposes the word of God.

The Lord is the head of only one church and the body is the church according to (Eph.1:22,23)(Col.1:18,24).

Jesus is the saviour of only one church (Eph.5:23).

We best figure out which church the Lord is going to save and get in it (the church of Christ)(Eph.5:23-29). Notice the words "the church" "the body" "it" "her" "a glorious church". These words all are teaching us that the church is singular.

The Baptist church is not the Methodist church and the Lutheran church is not the Catholic church. It will do no good to try and claim they are all one,for they teach differing doctrines and oppose one another.

The church of Christ is neither Protestant nor Catholic.

Heath,

Your "church" started with Constantine, everything you do comes straight from the Roman Catholic Church and that's who rules you whether you know it or not....Do you celebrate Christ-Mas?
----------The December celebration that Constantine dubbed as "Christ" birthday is really the winter soltice celebration of Saturnella. A drunken pagan festival that lasted approx 2 weeks, the celebration of the Sun and the days becoming longer, after all, the Pagans were into Sun worship.
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All bible scholars know that Christ wsa born in the fall (actually during the Feast of Tabernacles) during the sign of the Virgin (Genesis 1:14).
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Christ-mas is celebrated by unbelievers and all nations, it crosses every barrier. Yahweh did not make mention of celebrating his Son's birth, in the bible there are only two mentions of birthdays being celebrated and they are both by the heathern pagans!
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Yahshua (Jesus) told us to remember the "Passover" which the "church" refers to as Easter and that's a whole other story: Ever wonder what Eggs and Bunnies have to do with Your Messiah?? Easter (Eastore) is the Goddess of Fertility!!! Another Roman Pagan practice.
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Passover, when Yahshua (Jesus) was crucified is always on Abib (Nisan) 14th, according to Yahweh (God). This year those two dates Easter and Passover fell about a month apart.
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Yahweh appointed 3 times a year a year for man to meet with Him:
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Passover/Unleavened Bread (When Yahshua was crucified, Feast of Weeks (know by the church as Pentecost) and Tabernacles, this is when Yahshua/Jesus was born.

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Jeremiah 10

10:1 HEAR the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
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Jer 10:2 Thus says the LORD:
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"Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
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Jer 10:3 For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
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Jer 10:4 They decorate it with silver and gold;
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
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The Way wrote:

Heath,
Your "church" started with Constantine, everything you do comes straight from the Roman Catholic Church and that's who rules you whether you know it or not....Do you celebrate Christ-Mas?
----------The December celebration that Constantine dubbed as "Christ" birthday is really the winter soltice celebration of Saturnella. A drunken pagan festival that lasted approx 2 weeks, the celebration of the Sun and the days becoming longer, after all, the Pagans were into Sun worship.
----------
All bible scholars know that Christ wsa born in the fall (actually during the Feast of Tabernacles) during the sign of the Virgin (Genesis 1:14).
----------
Christ-mas is celebrated by unbelievers and all nations, it crosses every barrier. Yahweh did not make mention of celebrating his Son's birth, in the bible there are only two mentions of birthdays being celebrated and they are both by the heathern pagans!
----------
Yahshua (Jesus) told us to remember the "Passover" which the "church" refers to as Easter and that's a whole other story: Ever wonder what Eggs and Bunnies have to do with Your Messiah?? Easter (Eastore) is the Goddess of Fertility!!! Another Roman Pagan practice.
----------
Passover, when Yahshua (Jesus) was crucified is always on Abib (Nisan) 14th, according to Yahweh (God). This year those two dates Easter and Passover fell about a month apart.
----------
Yahweh appointed 3 times a year a year for man to meet with Him:
----------
Passover/Unleavened Bread (When Yahshua was crucified, Feast of Weeks (know by the church as Pentecost) and Tabernacles, this is when Yahshua/Jesus was born.
----------
Jeremiah 10
10:1 HEAR the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
----------
Jer 10:2 Thus says the LORD:
----------
"Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
----------
Jer 10:3 For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
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Jer 10:4 They decorate it with silver and gold;
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
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I am not Heath. And I do not celebrate Christmas It is very clear to me that you do not know much about the church of Christ.

What is it that you think we (coC) got from the Catholic Church?

The church of Christ partakes of the Lord's supper each first day of the week (Acts 20:7)(1Cor.11:26). We are to do it OFTEN. If we only take the word of God it would teach us to partake of the Lord's Supper upon each first day of the week.

Do you think people today are governed by the O.T.Law? It was only given to the Jews (Ex.34:27,28).

Thanks for posting.

The Way wrote:

Your "church" started with Constantine, everything you do comes straight from the Roman Catholic Church and that's who rules you whether you know it or not----------

The information you have posted is not correct. According to (Isa.2:3)(Zech.13:1,2)(Joel 2:28)(Luke 24:49)(Acts 1:5,8)(Acts 2:1-4)(Acts 2:36-47) the church of Christ had its beginning -

1. In Jerusalem
2. On the day of Pentecost
3. In about 33 AD.
4. We get our commands from Christ. He built the church.(Mt.16:18.19)(Acts 20:28).

If what I just read is correct,Constantine was not even born till around (272 AD.).

The church of Christ had already be established and it commands from Christ had already been set in stone by the end of the first century. Note -(2Peter 1:3)

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us ALL THINGS that pertain unto life and godliness,...(2Peter 1:3)

ALL THOSE THINGS which are spoken of in the above verse were delivered ONCE and for all (Jude 3)(John 14:26 ; 16:13).

All the information was delivered once and we need not be waiting for more information to come at a later date.

Constantine could not add anything to the word of God with the Lord permission. So any addition or subtraction from anyone is condemned (Deut.4:2)(1Cor.4:6)(Rev.22:18 ,19).

And I have no church,it is the Lords (Acts 20:28)(Mt.16:18,19).

Sidewinder wrote:

Is there anyone out there that is a member of the church of Christ? If so, chime in.
Is there anyone out there that wonders about the church of Christ and what they do?

How are songs going to make you farther or closer to Christ? Everybody knows you are justified by His spirit. Songs accompanied with musical instruments serve as a means of exhortation or comfort in reminders of what Christ did or can do. He says to 'make s joyful noise unto the Lord in song and dance.' If they were not needed then why do you have a song minister? David was a prolific writer of Psalms and songs. He was a man after God's own heart. God didn't do away with the OT. The Bible states He came to fulfill the old law not do away with it. Instead of focusing on not having musical instruments in church one needs to focus on stopping your sinning. Also,one shouldn't listen to songs of the world outside of the church either with musical instruments. One should focus on keeping those 10 commandments that is still for today. This is a stupid thing to get hung up on and it amazes me just how gullible people can be and believe what old satan tells them is the way to heaven. You play a piano or guitar in church you are going to hell!! Stupid. Devil you are a lier.

Obedience to the Lords commands brings that obedient person closer the the Lord and frees them from sin (Rom.6:16-18)(1 John 3:7)(PSa 119:172)(John 3:19-21)(Heb.5:9)(John 9:31)(Acts 10:34,35)(John 6:44,45).

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.(Rom.6:18)

... 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,(John 3:21)(Light = Grace of God).

The word of God says to SING (Eph.5:19)(Col.3:16,17). There is not one place in the N.T Will of Christ which commands the saint to play an instrument.

Until someone shows me that verse that says PLAY an instrument I will follow the Lord (John 14:15,21 ; 15:10-14)(1John 2:4).

If the N.T. did say PLAY an instrument,each Christian would be obligated to play an instrument. Have you ever thought about that?

We are not under the O.T. System of Law (10 commandments) today according to (Ex.34:27,28)(2Cor.3)(Heb.8:6- 13 ; 9:15-17 ; 10:9,10)(Col.2:14-17)(Eph.2:14 -17).

The 10 commandments were only given to the Jews,not the Gentiles (Ex.34:27,28). The O.T Law was abolished,taken out of the way,dacayed.

People on this side of the cross are under the N.T Will of Christ according to (Jer.31:31-34)(Isa.2:1-5)(Joel 2:28)(Dan.2:44)(Zech.13:1,2)(J ames 1:25)(Gal.6:2)(Acts 2:16,17).



23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.(Jer.10:23)


12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.(Prov.14:12)

There was a man who wanted to be saved in the manner in which he thought best. His name was Naaman. His problem was that he did not want to follow the Lords command,he rather wanted to be healed in another way than the way the prophet told him. Naamans problem was that He Thought ("I Thought")(2Kings 5:11).

Today people want to be pleased by the instrument. It is will worship (Col.2:23). It is SIN (1John 3:4)

This is for you "Messedup".

Is The Law Of Moses (Torah) Still Binding?

http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1355...

What About Singing "Psalms"?

http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1057...

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