Is the church of Christ denomination?
Posted on April 14, 2007
Filed Under Matt Clifton, The Church
by Matt Clifton
It is the desire of the church of Christ to practice only what is found in scripture, and nothing that is absent. One idea that is conspicuously absent from scripture is denominationalism.
We read of one body (Eph. 4:4), the body of Christ, which is the church (Col. 1:18). We do not read of any groups with names like “baptist” or “methodist.” Instead, followers of Christ are only called Christians (Acts 11:26), and the church is called the church of Christ (Rom. 16:16) or the church of God (Acts 20:28).
Since Jesus Himself prayed that all followers would be one (John 17:20-21), all Christians should strive to be united.
Additionally, Paul taught that the following of different teachers to the extent that we wear their names is wrong (1 Cor. 1:10-13; 1 Cor. 3:1-4). Therefore, so is wearing of a denominational name, in that such names represent the differing teachings of the man who started the denomination.
For these reasons, the church of Christ is not a denomination.
For more information, please read Is There A Pattern For The Church?
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