The nine articles in this category read and studied can produce a clear understanding of what the true church consists of, its make up and workings. From the following nine articles we can find out: The Early NT Church There’s only one church which is the Body of Christ The make up of the Church The scriptural name of the church What day the early church … [Read more...]
The Early NT Church
The New Testament Church in 33 AD at Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago became a reality. Christ ascended to heaven Acts 1:9 and the doors were opened in Acts 2:38. The early Church was formed with special gifs given by God to certain men, But these were to be temporary because the New Testament hadn't been written yet. In Ephesians 4:11-12 (KJV) we note: 11 And he gave some, … [Read more...]
One Church One Body
One Church One Body means there's only one church and only one body which will be explained further as we get down into the article. The New Testament church had it beginning in AD 32 Acts 2:38, that's when the doors of the church was first penned and in Acts 2:41 "and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls" The church grew daily and spread to other towns and cities … [Read more...]
The Church
The church is where Christians come together to worship. During the worship service a sermon is given by a preacher which is designed to teach and admonish the those in attendants, and to help support the members and inspire guests to obey the gospel. During the worship service these commandments are preformed. Partake of the Lords Supper. Singing, all the members sing. … [Read more...]
Scriptural Name Of The Church
In todays world there is a great number of christian oriented churchs. The question is how dou you find a church that you would like to belong to. You might start out by going to different church groups, seeing what is done there. If you’re not familiar with reading a bible like I was with the King James bible years ago you may find it hard to follow it at first unless you had someone to … [Read more...]
Why Do Christians Assemble for Worship on Sunday?
When we read the New Testament we're looking through a window into the past almost 2,000 years ago. The four gospels don’t mention the church as it hadn’t been established yet. We see in Acts 2:38 the church is first established. There is no list of instructions giving in acts or the Epistles when to come together for a church service, what to do in the service, etc. What we find is … [Read more...]
Salvation: Part 1
In this article salvation will be referred to as the Plan of Salvation, six steps. The New Testament gives us salvation through the obeying of the gospel. When oneself has the desire to be saved he must believe, repent, and be baptized. Believe in Christ and his teachings, repent of his last ways of directing his life, and be baptized into the church, then follow the teachings of the New … [Read more...]
Salvation: Part 2
Confess In the baptism process when being baptized and asked, do you believe that Jesus is the son of God and answer yes, your confessing that Jesus is the son of God. Some Verses on Confess: Matthew 10:32-33 (KJV) 32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him … [Read more...]