Churches of Christ

(b) How does the death and resurrection of Christ save us from our sins? (c) Are Christians the only persons who can experience salvation? (d) Can animals and other living things in God’s creation be saved? February is “Black History Month, people all over our country and in some others, are given opportunities to learn about the struggles and accomplishments of African Americans. Who would have imagined that using chapter 13:” The Finality of Jesus Christ and Religious Pluralism” the assigned…

“Our Lord Jesus Christ founded one Church, in unity, undivided. So it stands there can only be one true Church, "which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth" (1 Tim 3:15). The announcement of the Kingdom of God by Our Lord was the beginning of the Christian Church, a new Heaven and a new Earth.” In the following paper I will explain factors that contributed to the split between the Eastern and Western church known as the Great Schism. I will also explain how as a…

have an important meaning. John Smith, the earliest colonial leader of Jamestown, New Jersey, described the first Christian church built in the colony as "a homely thing like a barn set on crachetts, covered with rafts, sedge and earth" (“Jamestown Churches”). The picture of this structure in the imagination seems like an ordinary house made of logs and a thatch roof; it was not a sophisticated design as a church. Of course, as many of historical records show, the earliest colonial period was…

under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Roman 12:8) As leaders, we are aware that Christ never called a leader; He only called people to “Follow Me”. Being a disciple requires knowing what discipleship…

God’s purpose has always been to form a people for his glory, and the way in which he does this is through gathering Christians into local churches so that they might display his character, grow into maturity, and live in the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17. The question that is often asked, however, is, “Who responsible for these churches?” In God’s wise purposes he gives leaders, called elders, to guide every local church to carry out her God-given mission. They are not “the Shepherd,”…

is a relative of Jesus Christ through his mother’s family line and was about six months older than Jesus. John the Baptist was a preacher in the wilderness and the last prophet in the New Testament. While living in the wilderness (desert), John’s diet consisted of locusts with honey. He is mentioned in the Book of John, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, and 1, 2, and 3 John. John the Baptist was sent from God to preach His word and be the messenger for the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. John the Baptist got…

the same message “Jesus saves”. For communion they eat the bread and blood of Christ weekly or monthly depending on the church. Their process of communion includes baked bread with grape juice, Catholics receive communion every Sunday, the host is different from the bread that Non-denominational churches take, Catholics also drink wine instead of grape juice. Baptism is also involved in the Non-Denominational churches. They use full immersion baptism and refer to the bible verse (Matt 28:19-20)…

strict control of the body. This reflects the practice of monks in the sense that it requires solitude. However, it does not go as far as to experience loneliness, as monks do (“About Eastern Orthodox Hesychasm”). For members of Eastern Orthodox churches, worship lasts two or more hours. Eschatology is the belief that when a person dies their soul is temporarily separated from the body. Eastern Orthodox does not agree with Purgatory in which the Roman Catholics believe. Purgatory is the belief…

The church was founded and instituted by Jesus Christ. As a whole, we are the body of Christ. Undoubtedly, Jesus Christ was the most just person to ever walk our Earth. He strived for equality and human dignity for all in everything he did. Therefore, because the church is the body of Christ, it makes us a just church. David Csinos, a well-known author and current professor at Emmanuel College of Victoria University,…

of hope and joy. In the New Testament, God sends his son to save us from evil and by the Lord’s death on the cross, believers are given salvation. Examples of the Lord choosing specific people to follow him is seen. While everybody can come to Christ, Christ also shows that it is through him that we are called and not through our good deeds or works. Feinberg points out a good example of this when he asks readers to recall (Matt 4:18-19.) This verse shows when Jesus called Andrew, Peter, and…