[Church_of_Christ] Re: Denomination?
Greetings Bro. Clay,
you commented: Well we aren't apt to do that Bro Cole in the CoC/SOF until WE in the CoC/SOF understand that we are saved by faith in Christ.
Yes, it is liberating to realize and understand that we are "saved by grace through faith in Christ"(Eph. 2:8) and not by outward works of righteousness, nor by doing church according to the CoC pattern. And I do recall the moment that I realized this and the chains of legalism fell from me. I felt like shouting, "I am free. I am free indeed".
I suspect we aren't the only group that "thinks" that they too are the ONLY church and if we don't all fall in line with their church doctrines and what their church believes on every matter, we each are doomed, rather than doing what the scripture teach, that being united in Spirit through a bond of peace. That the only way we all will be of the "one mind" that Paul commands is to stop focusing on the physical church and focus on the Spiritual Kingdom.
AS you probably know, since I was liberated from this teaching, I"ve been associated with other groups of Christians and it has been very enlightening. And I've yet to find any other group who teach this exclusivity. I realize that there are some aberrant groups among Pentecostals and even Baptist, but they are a rarity. Honestly, most are not like the CoC, but leave doctrine up to individual freedom. And focus church on the community, love and Christ and their fellow man.
Kindly, Cole
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