2007-01-31 09:49:10 · 9 answers · asked by Jo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sure, they have their set of beliefs just like all the others. they just want to pretend that they "trancend" denominations because they and only they have the TRUTH about the message of our Lord Jesus. Good marketing strategy actually.
2007-01-31 09:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes and no. They claim non denominational because they do not follow any of the regularly organized denominations. So people who go to a non denominational church would not be known as Baptist or Catholic, for example, but they become their own denomination which I guess has no other name.
2007-01-31 09:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Non-denominational usually refers to a Bible based Christian church. Not being labeled, Catholic, Mormon, Lutheran, Protestant, Baptist, 7th Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witness, etc. all of which are churches that claim to believe in Jesus Christ & what He was put on earth for...
The Bible is taken as the actual Word of God in a non-denominational Christian church, and is the main topic of discussion & place of reference for teaching & understanding.
The word Church actually just means a gathering of people. When Jesus referred to the Church, he meant His true followers & believers, of Him & the Word of God. That is what non-denomination Christians teach, the True Word of God, straight from the Bible.
When a Christian uses the term non-denominational in reference to themselves or their church, it just means that they are trying to explain that they are not affiliated with any of the above mentioned groups, or any other for that matter. They are simply followers of God & His Word, and to them it is not a religion but a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ!
2007-01-31 10:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by Boppysgirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Such churches have no unifying structure. By definition, they are non-affiliated. There is no necessary common thread tying them together. They have no need to follow common theological underpinnings. They could have a flavor of pentacostal, presbyterian, methodist or other philosophies.
Mostly, Non-denominational Christianity is much like Eclectic Wicca ... they follow the basics of the Bible, but have no traditional affiliation.
2007-01-31 09:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could say so. Non-denominational churches are derived from evangelical Protestantism, and share all its basic doctrinal convictions.
2007-01-31 10:02:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no longer possibly because of the fact all and sundry might have self belief something distinctive. some nondenominational church homes are area of unfastened networks that have someone-friendly set of ideals. Others are thoroughly autonomous without affiliations. i'm a member of a nondenominational church, and that i might say we maximum heavily resemble a Baptist Church, yet we are no longer affiliated with any Baptist team. i think of maximum (yet cetainly no longer all) nondenominational church homes resemble the two a Baptist or a Prntecostal Church, counting on their place on non secular presents like talking in tongues.
2016-11-02 00:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Church mentioned in the Bible is non Denominational read below to see what defines that Church (did not have enough room to talk about how we should worship in that Church see links for that) also check out the links too.
All man made religions are not authorized by God.
(2Co 6:17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
(1Pe 4:11) If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
(1Co 3:11) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
(Mat 15:13) But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Denominations causes division.
Co 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1Co 1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
1Co 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
(1Co 1:13) Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
Jesus says to Peter that he will build his Church in Mat. 16:18.
Notice that Christ did not say that he would build churches. So we are not authorized to name a church after and act of grace or a mans name or anything else, but only Christ.
(Col 3:17) And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
(Rom 16:16) Salute one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
Christ purchased the Church with his own blood according to Acts 20:28.
Does he not deserve to have his name as owning the Church?
In Eph. 1:22-23 that the body is the Church.
(Col 1:18) And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
(Eph 4:4) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
(Eph 4:5) One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
(Eph 4:6) One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
(Eph 5:23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
The only way to be saved is to be a member of his body or Church. Also it says that Christ is the husband of the Church. What husband does not want his wife to take on his name?
How do we become part of the body or Church?
(1Co 12:13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Act's 2 is when the Church was first started.
(Act 2:38) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
(Act 2:41) Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
(Act 2:47) Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
We are added to the Church and our sins are forgiven when we obey the Gospel, which is defined in 1 Cor 15:1-4 which consists of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.
(Act 22:16) And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
(1Pe 3:20) Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
(1Pe 3:21) The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
(Joh 3:5) Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
For those that say pray the sinner's prayer:
(1Pe 3:12) For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
If you are unrighteous he will not hear you till you obey the Gospel Romans 1:16.
(Jam 2:14) What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Gal 3:26-27 We put on Christ when we are baptized.
Romans 6:4 Buried with Christ in baptism.
Leave the shackles of man made religion and be only a Christian.
(Joh 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
http://www.gbntv.org
http://www.searchingfortruth.org
http://www.apologeticspress.org
This is an excellent book on-line of how we got the Bible http://www.apologeticspress.org/pdfs/e-books_pdf/hdyk.pdf
2007-01-31 10:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think they call it Unitarianism. So, yeah.
2007-01-31 09:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2007-01-31 09:51:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋