The ICOC is not related. Various groups use the name in different ways. For example: The Church of God in Christ; Some Christian Churches use the name Church of Christ; The Church of Jesus Christ of theLatter Day Saints; The United Church of Christ. None of those are related to the church of Christ. I have even seen a church building with the sign "Baptist Church of Christ". None of the above are of the churches of Christ I am familiar with.
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Is Church of Christ A Cult?
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The ICOC is not related. Various groups use the name in different ways. For example: The Church of God in Christ; Some Christian Churches use the name Church of Christ; The Church of Jesus Christ of theLatter Day Saints; The United Church of Christ. None of those are related to the church of Christ. I have even seen a church building with the sign "Baptist Church of Christ". None of the above are of the churches of Christ I am familiar with.
jeff77
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That's probably why people get confused and think that any church with the words Church of Christ in it could associated with ICOC.
Did you click on the link and look at the Website? It is clearly The Church of Christ.
Please comment on the actual contents of the site and your findings of it.
The website I posted is none of those. http://www.churchofchrist-tl.org/index.cfm
Welcome to the Church of Christ
The Church of Christ is the true Church restored in the last days by Christ himself to prepare the world for His final return.
Organized by His divine revelation and patterned after the primitive New Testament Christian Church, the Church of Christ possesses true priesthood authority and spiritual gifts given by Christ for the purpose of spreading His Gospel to all "kindreds, nations, tongues and people."
- To promote Jesus Christ as our only Saviour;
- To promote His Teachings and His Church, the Church of Christ;
JLB--Please do your homework. Read the website. It states its origin with Joseph Smith. Do you know who Joseph Smith was? The founder of the Mormon church. The website is the Mormon church masquerading under the name "Church of Christ". They are not the same as churches of Christ. Remember II Tim.2:15?
Why would the Mormon Church "masquerade" as any other church?
They don't need to do that they are established.
It does seem this Church of Christ does recognize the teaching's of Joseph Smith.
Maybe there are some things about the Church of Christ you don't know about.
JLB
Matt 24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Right, and that's the way it appears in the scripture.
YogiD2
Member
Years ago for 4 months I was a part of the church of christ.
Then I moved around some and there were no COC's close. And now go to a different christian church. My one "older" friend is a baptist "minister", some differences but imo the COC church I went to was a christian church that taught the bible and the trinity, baptisim, normal things. don't recall being told to fast or do any "funky things". That coc was not a cult but it was some 12 years ago or so. Things may have changed. And I've been to several other churches since then.
Then I moved around some and there were no COC's close. And now go to a different christian church. My one "older" friend is a baptist "minister", some differences but imo the COC church I went to was a christian church that taught the bible and the trinity, baptisim, normal things. don't recall being told to fast or do any "funky things". That coc was not a cult but it was some 12 years ago or so. Things may have changed. And I've been to several other churches since then.
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His_nee (Jeff)
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here's answers from church of christ (christian, NOT mormon), and from lds (mormons, NOT christian)>>>>
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100227093827AAkB0UL
" The Mormon church was called the “Church of Christ” very early in its history, but they soon changed the name to the “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”. While there may be a very few Mormon churches that still use the name "Church of Christ", this would be an exception to the norm and it is usually associated with a group in the Missouri area instead of the LDS church out of Utah. These Mormon churches are sometimes called "Church of Christ - Mormon". (They usually use the word "Mormon" in their name.)
Those who simply call themselves the “Church of Christ” today, are not associated with the Mormon church and never have been. The Church of Christ is not the same church as the Mormons!
I am a member of the Church of Christ, and we do not believe the Book of Mormon, nor do any of the other churches of Christ that I have ever visited.
We believe the Bible is the word of God, and we need nothing else! The Bible is useful for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction. Using it in these ways, the man of God can be thoroughly furnished with everything needed to follow God! (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:3) "
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100227093827AAkB0UL
" The Mormon church was called the “Church of Christ” very early in its history, but they soon changed the name to the “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”. While there may be a very few Mormon churches that still use the name "Church of Christ", this would be an exception to the norm and it is usually associated with a group in the Missouri area instead of the LDS church out of Utah. These Mormon churches are sometimes called "Church of Christ - Mormon". (They usually use the word "Mormon" in their name.)
Those who simply call themselves the “Church of Christ” today, are not associated with the Mormon church and never have been. The Church of Christ is not the same church as the Mormons!
I am a member of the Church of Christ, and we do not believe the Book of Mormon, nor do any of the other churches of Christ that I have ever visited.
We believe the Bible is the word of God, and we need nothing else! The Bible is useful for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction. Using it in these ways, the man of God can be thoroughly furnished with everything needed to follow God! (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:3) "
You will have to ask them that question as to why. They have a number on their site, call them. There are two major branches among the Mormons (although many splinters). The largest is the Salt Lake which was I understand the original and the Missouri group in Independence. The two have difficult times getting along.
turnorburn
Member
As with any cult if you don't belong to said cult you become a cultist.. i could name the big daddy/mother of them all but its against the Tos
tob
tob
One church or a group of churches or people does not necessarily define an entire denomination or mean they're all that way.There were two members that joined about the same time both claiming to be "really born again" and it was over a book name "Muscle and A Shovel" the author of the book was/is Church of Christ, that thread ended up being closed if i remember correctly.. maybe a moderator could dig it out..
Thanks
tob
As an example of what I'm trying to say:
I've been attending baptist churches most of my life. (Two for a good length of actual attendance, others I've visited, and plenty of baptists I know both on social media and in real life.) There's quite a lot of variety in this denomination. I've seen some lines of thinking and doctrinal views that I'm honestly not particularly on board with, among certain places or people within the denomination.
I'm on a baptist forum, and on the site calvinism vs arminianism (free will vs predestination?) is a huge and very heated subject of debate. Contrast to the church I grew up in and the one I know attend, which so far as I'm aware fall into neither category and believes that God grants free will and that salvation cannot be lost. (As I understand it, neither calvinism nor arminianism teach the latter.)
Calvinistic baptists do not represent all baptists.
Calvinistic baptists that talk badly about arminianistic baptists do not represent all baptists.
Arminian baptists do not represent all baptists.
Arminianistic baptists that talk badly about calvinisitic baptists do not represent all baptists.
Baptists that simply believe OSAS do not represent all baptists.
Baptists that call OSAS a false gospel do not represent all baptists.
Independent baptists do not represent all baptists.
Primitive baptists do not represent all baptists.
Southern baptists do not represent all baptists. (Though they actually have a board that offers some form of doctrinal unity. But there is a lot of variety within that sphere, too.)
People are hugely varied in their opinions and philosophies, even in their understanding of Scripture, and this shows up even in groups where you'd think they'd be more united in their thinking.
Granted I really know very little about the CoC as a whole. I'm just saying I wouldn't broad brush them over a bad individual experience.
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I won't call out names in case they don't want to be called out, but I know someone else on this forum whom I'm pretty sure was part of the CoC and he's been around for a long time contributing in a positive and overall helpful manner to fruitful discussion. He's been part of the site staff in the past, too.
BigSodaExposer
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I went to one a few weeks ago. I heard no music but simple hyms from the congregation. No amplified speakers or band during this visit. I think if its a simple song in praise to the father then it promotes the lowly heart. Shades of Paul and Silas in prison singing praises to the lord. Acts 16:25 "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them." Using only the human body to make music. We are alive lifeforms and God made life. Using what God gave us to vocalize harmonize positive music of a low spirit. Luke 20:38"For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him."