Tag: NAMES

NAMES

Hundreds of religious names represent churches today. Most of these names are not in the Bible, not approved by God’s word. “Ye (should) all speak the same thing … no divisions among you … be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (I Cor 1:10). “Now this I mean, that each

WARNING!

When storms and hurricanes  are approaching, many warnings  of danger have gone out, but some  pay no attention or take a chance  and are killed. Jesus established His church.  He issued many warnings about  dangers of false teachers who  would lead, people astray: “Beware  of false prophets who come to you  in sheep’s clothing, but

RESTORATION

Churches of Christ throughout the  world are pleading for the restoration  of the original Christianity of the New  Testament. The word restore means  “to bring back to or put back into a  former or original state” (Webster).  We aim to put back into its original  state the church of Jesus Christ. Through the years there

LANGUAGE LIMITS

If you want to meet someone at  a certain time and place, would you  need to specify other times and places  NOT to meet? For example: If James  wants to meet Mark in Colleyville at  8 a.m., he need not add, “Don’t meet me  in Bedford, Richland Hills, Grapevine,  Euless or Irving; and don’t meet

PATTERN THEOLOGY

God wants certain things to be  done in certain ways. The church  was established in the first century  according to His eternal plan. The  “pattern” was perfect from the  mind of God, just as the pattern  for the tabernacle was perfect  (Hebrews 8:5) when given to  Moses. God also gave a pattern  to Noah to

UNITY OR UNION?

There are hundreds of sects and denominations in our world. We have become so accustomed to divisions between believers in Christ that we excuse and allow them as though God did not regard them as gross rebellion against Himself and His kingdom. There is a difference between unity and union. UNITY is being one, where

DOES THE BIBLE SAY “NOT TO”?

Do not wear the name Lutheran, Baptist,  Catholic, Episcopalian, Pentecostal, Gateway,  Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon or Presbyterian. Do not worship with bands. Do not pray  through Mary. Do not eat eggs in the Lord’s  Supper and do not observe it on Saturdays Do not have women pastors and do not  sprinkle or pour for baptism. If