What is the Church of Christ? Is it Morman?

Question

Just wondering b/c there is one around the corner from me.
I'm Catholic.

Answer 1

I am a member of the church of Christ.

We have nothing to do with the Mormans, we are undenominational and have no central headquarters or president. The head of the church is none other than Jesus Christ himself (Ephesians 1:22-23). Each congregation of the churches of Christ is autonomous, and it is the Word of God that unites us into One Faith (Ephesians 4:3-6). We follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and his holy Apostles, and not the teachings of man. We are Christians only!

Lord's Supper: We have the Lord's Supper (or communion) every Sunday.

Acts 20:7
(KJ21, 21st Century King James Version)
7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speech until midnight.
(ESV, English Standard Version)
Eutychus Raised from the Dead
7On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.

Baptism: The word baptize comes from the Greek word "baptizo" and literally means, "to dip, to immerse, to plunge." In addition to the literal meaning of the word, immersion is practiced because it was the practice of the church in apostolic times. Still further, only immersion conforms to the description of baptisms as given by the apostle Paul in Romans 6:3-5 where he speaks of it as a burial and resurrection.

Infant Baptism: We do not practice infant baptism. Only those who have reached the "age of accountability" are accepted for baptisms. It is pointed out that the examples given in the New Testament are always of those who have heard the gospel preached and have believed it. Faith must always precede baptism, so only those old enough to understand and believe the gospel are considered fit subjects for baptism.

Singing: In our worship, we do not use mechanical instruments of music with our singing.

Ephesians 5:19
(KJ21, 21st Century King James Version)
19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
(ESV, English Standard Version)
19addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart,

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Answer 2

Before the official founding of the LDS Church it was called the Church of Christ. But because of revelation from the Lord, the church's official name became the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Since that time, and after the death of Joseph Smith, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came into being. But through the years this church had squabbled so much among themselves they decided not to use the Book of Mormon any longer as fundamental doctrine and eventually renamed themselves as the Church of Christ or the Community of Christ. They are headquartered in Independence, Missouri.

Because they chose not to use the Book of Mormon they are no longer termed a splinter group from the main body located in Salt Lake City.

Yet there are other denominations calling themselves the Church of Christ having no affiliation with the Reorganized Church that split because of original problems having to do with the president's successor.

Answer 3

No, The mormon church is the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or LDS for short.

The Churches of Christ are non-denominational autonomous Christian congregations. These churches comprise about 2,000,000 members in over 15,000 individual congregations worldwide. Those who self-identify as members of Churches of Christ generally emphasize their belief that the modern Churches of Christ represent the intent of the original, primitive Christian church established by Jesus Christ and the Apostles on the Day of Pentecost as described in the New Testament in Acts

In other words its NOT Mormon

Answer 4

As a Catholic, you are obviously not aware of the various 'cult groups' out there. Be careful. There are several versions of the Church of Christ. One of them is called the International Church of Christ originating in Boston MA. Here is the basics of what they believe:
Also known as . . .
The Boston Church of Christ, The Crossroads Movement, Multiplying Ministries,
The Discipling Movement, The International Church of Christ,
The London Church of Christ, The San Diego Church of Christ, etc.

Doctrines:
Believe in the Bible as the inerrant and infallible word of God. ..OK
Trinitarian, believe in the resurrection of Jesus, and the sacrificial atonement. ...OK
The Boston Church of Christ is the only true church. Not OK
Baptismal Regeneration ...not OK
Baptism is necessary for salvation ...not OK
Baptism in their church with a proper understanding that baptism saves.
Heavy discipleship ...not OK
Unquestioned submission to authority ..not OK and dangerous

That last doctrine is the most dangerous one. It is sometimes referred to as 'shepherding' in which a leader so strongly controls a congregation and individuals that they need his permission to do the decision making of their life. That makes it a cult. No man, and no denomination is to be our ultimate authority. Jesus Christ, is our authority.

Sometimes people confuse the names because they are similiar. It appears that the Church of Christ is similiar to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints....which is what is often referred to as Mormons. They too are a cult group that holds their teachings by Joseph Smith and his writings as higher than the Bible. They believe that Joseph Smith is equal to Jesus and Elohim (God). Yet Joseph was just an ordinary man, who sinned and died.That is just one of the Mormon odd beliefs. Jesus never sinned, died and came back to life. There are many more. So be careful. Read you Bible and study it carefully. I hope this helps.

Answer 5

not at all,

they tend to emphasize the necessity of immersion baptism after believing, sometimes as a condition of salvation... I think salvation is by grace alone through faith and imersion baptism not essential for salvation... that would leave off Augustine, Luther, Wycliffe, Calvin, Jonathan Edwards..... but am sure many fine Christians were Church of Christ

Answer 6

NO!

Mormons (not mormans) is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

No abbreviations of shortenings.
If it doesn't have the full title in front, its not a Mormon church.

Answer 7

if you're a Catholic and you know how the Catholic Church has been founded, then you should know better.

Answer 8

no.. another denominatin that does not believe in eternal security