does anyone know the belief system of churches of christ. and any other info about this relgion.?

Answer 1

I am a member of the Church of Christ.

The “church of Christ” is neither Catholic, nor Protestant. The church of Christ is not a denomination. The church of Christ identifies itself by name as a church that is trying to follow the “doctrine of Christ” (2 John 9). The “church of Christ” identifies itself by name as a church that belongs to Christ. The name points to the owner and builder. The name points to the one who purchased the church. (Matthew 16:18, Acts 20: 28)

In contrast to this the name of many denominations point to the name of a man, a particular practice, or the way they are organized. A member of a denomination identifies himself by name as one who submits to the authority of that denomination and tries to follow the doctrine (teaching) of that denomination. Why not just follow the doctrine and authority of Christ?

The church of the Bible is compared to a bride, with Christ being the groom. A bride honors the groom when she agrees to wear his name. But many churches today wear man made names.

Suppose, for example, Mr. Smith asks his girlfriend to marry him. She agrees, but says, “Our friend Mr. Jones is a good man, so when we get married, instead of being called Mrs. Smith, I want to be called Mrs. Jones.” Would Mr. Smith have a reason to question her loyalty to him? Would he feel honored? Why would a bride wear another man’s name? Why would a church want to wear a man-made name? The “church of Christ” wears a name found in scripture (Romans 16: 16).


The church of Christ wishes to restore the church to the teaching that was established and authorized by Christ and his apostles. We wish to have Biblical authority for everything we practice and teach. (Col. 3:17) In our doctrine, we try to speak where the Bible speaks, be silent where the Bible is silent, do Bible things in Bible ways, and call Bible things by Bible names.

The Bible teaches that Jesus is the head of the church and the church is his body. (Eph. 1:22-23) The church of Christ recognizes this, and therefore there is no “headquarters” on earth. Each congregation is independent and goes directly to the Bible to learn what should be taught and how we should worship. We believe the Bible is sufficient and we need no other authority or creed books. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:3) Christ has “all authority” and we wish to follow this authority by following the things He taught. (Matt 28:18-20) We don’t want to add any man-made doctrine. (If we follow the authority or teaching of men, then Christ does not have “all authority” in our spiritual lives.) If we teach as doctrine the commandments of men, this makes our worship vain! (Matthew 15:9)

Please do not confuse the church of Christ with the “United Church of Christ”, the “International Church of Christ”, the “Church of Christ Scientists”, or the “Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints (Mormons)”. These groups are not the same and they teach drastically different things!

If you wish to know more about those who simply want to be New Testament Christians (nothing more, nothing less, nothing else), I invite you to investigate the church of Christ by comparison to the Scriptures! I have included a few web sites below that you might wish to visit, or you can e-mail me with any additional questions.

Thank you for your good question and interest in the church.

Answer 2

The Church of Christ considers itself to be the Church established in the New Testament and patterns its worship service after that. The Congregation that I grew up in was very legalistic and while the people were very good people, I felt it "had a form of godliness but denied the power thereof" as said in the Bible. I have since learned that not all congregations are that legalistic and many do have the Spirit of Christ.
Churches of Christ are self-governing. There is no central authority. They do not use instruments in worship services, and they consider it a sin not to sing, which was a problem for me because I can't carry a note. They don't care tho. Usually the singing is quite beautiful and harmonious.
They take communion every Sunday. They really know a lot about the Bible.


Sending you a smile to help pick up your day.

Answer 3

This article should help:

The church of Christ dates back to the days of the New Testament (Romans 16:16). It was founded by Christ on the Day of Pentecost, a.d. 33 (Acts 2), not long after His ascension back to heaven. In the years that followed, it rapidly grew to fill Jerusalem, then Judea, Samaria, and finally the whole Roman Empire (Acts 1:8; Colossians 1:23). In America, the first churches of Christ were planted in the late 1700s as the result a movement begun to go back to the Bible and do Bible things in Bible ways and call Bible things by Bible names (cf. 1 Peter 4:11).

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God (John 20:30–31), that the Bible is inspired of God (2 Timothy 3:16–17), and that Christ will return to take His kingdom home to God (1 Corinthians 15:24). We emphasize sincere worship (John 4:24), every-member evangelism (Acts 8:4), godly living (Titus 2:11–12), love for each other (John 13:34–35), and helping those in need (James 1:27). We believe the Bible teaches that sinners are saved by learning of Jesus, faith in Jesus, repentance of sin because of Jesus, confession of Jesus, and baptism into Jesus (John 6:44–45; 3:16; Mark 16:15–16; Romans 10:9–10; Acts 2:38). The church of Christ is organized with elders, deacons, preachers, and members, as in New Testament times (Philippians 1:1). It has no governing body on earth higher than the local congregation.

The church of Christ is noted for its emphasis upon returning to New Testament Christianity and for its desire to unite all Christians into one body (1 Corinthians 1:10). We believe that the New Testament is the only rule for faith and practice in religious matters (2 Timothy 3:17; 2 Peter 1:3), and that God’s Word must authorize all that is done in Christian worship (Colossians 3:17; Revelation 22:18–19). Thus we try to strictly follow the New Testament. We believe that it is possible to have religious unity in a day of division by simply following the New Testament pattern and putting aside human traditions.

To put it simply, the church of Christ is seeking to be the same church one reads about in the New Testament. We aim to restore its doctrine, its practice, its lifestyle, and its zeal. —Allen Webster

Answer 4

The Church of Christ is an arminianistic religion which believes in salvation by works. They do not have musical instruments or dancing. They do not believe anyone can absolutely know if they are saved or not until they are judged by God. They believe that you absolutely must be water baptized or you cannot go to heaven.
I once told a Church of Christ member that they should change their hymm "When we all get to Heaven" to "If we all get to Heaven" to better fit their faith. The Bible specifically mentions praise to God with harp and string, and David danced before the Lord and the Lord was pleased. Also the thief on the cross was not baptized but was yet saved.
It is a religion which emphasizes man and his efforts instead of God and His accomplishments in Christ.

Answer 5

:-))) I was raised in the Church of Christ. They are very nice people, but I left the church due to the fact that I'm gay and they very much against that. They have no instrumental music, no dancing and some Churches of Christ have kitchens and meals in the church building. This last point has caused some of the churches to break off and form their own church. God Bless.:-)))

Answer 6

Jesus Christ led me to the church He ordinary, the Catholic Church. for some years i replaced right into a protestant yet ought to under no circumstances sense the presence of the Lord in any protestant church that I attended(there have been many)interior the Catholic Church I even have not basically stumbled on the presence of Christ I even have stumbled on the great fullness of Christ.

Answer 7

"Churches"???? Why, how many churches does Christ have anyway?

At first blush, it appears that the name alone is a dead giveaway already.

Peace be with you.

Answer 8

What is "relgion" ?

Answer 9

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