What We Are NOT
We are not:
- A denomination. We are not associated or affiliated with denominationalism. The creeds of denominations are foreign to the Bible teaching on Christ's church. The only church founded by God is the one mentioned in the Bible. (Matt. 16:18)
- Catholic or Protestant. We are not a Catholic Church. We honor and revere no man or human authority such as the Pope. (Matt. 28:18) We are not a "Protestant" church in the popular sense. We "protest" sin, false doctrine, ungodliness, and immortality, but we are not allied with Protestant denominationalism. Catholics and Protestants are not referred to in the scriptures; Christians are. (Acts 11:26)
- A social club. The church was purchased with the blood of Christ. (Acts 20:28) The Son of God did not die for a social organization, but for a "spiritual house" (1 Peter 2:5). We are not a glorified social center. We are the church. We worship God "in spirit and truth" (John 4:24), not by fun, food, and frolic. (Romans 14:17)
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