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With so
many different churches and religious
groups in today's world it's easy to
become confused. This is especially true
when different groups wear similar names
such as "churches of Christ," the
"United Church of Christ" or the "Church
of God in Christ." Perhaps you wonder
what distinguishes churches of Christ
from other religious groups. Hopefully,
a brief introduction will help to
clarify things. Those of us in churches
of Christ desire to be
non-denominational. In the later part of
the 1700's on the American frontier a
number of people began to ask similar
questions. "Why not go back beyond all
the denominational doctrines and simply
be like the church that we are told of
in the Bible? Why not use the Bible
alone as a guide and put away
depositional handbooks, creeds and laws?
Why not do simply what early believers
did so that we can be what they were;
simply Christians." These individuals
insisted that all a person had to do to
become a Christian is what people in
Bible times did. The name church of
Christ is taken from Romans 16:16 where
the apostle Paul said, "the churches of
Christ greet you." Rather than being a
denominational name it is merely a
description of who the church belongs
to.
We hold
the strong conviction that the Bible is
the inspired word of God and the only
authoritative source for religious
instruction. In Hebrews 1:1 we are told
that "In the past God spoke to the
fathers through the prophets, but in
these last days has spoken to us through
his son." Jesus, on one occasion told
his followers, "all authority has been
given me in heaven and on earth" - Mt.
28:20, and since the New Testament
contains Jesus' instructions to his
apostles, we believe that it alone is
sufficient to know the will of God
If you
have never visited a church of Christ
before you may have questions about what
to expect. We strive to make our worship
services friendly and caring. We never
do anything to make our guests feel
uncomfortable or out of place. We want
you to feel like you are home among
friends; because you are.
The Bible
tells us that God is spirit and those
that worship Him must worship in spirit
and in truth, John 4:24. From this
passage we learn three very specific
things. First, our worship must be
directed toward God. Second, worship
must be prompted by the right spirit,
and third, we must worship God in truth.
Since the Bible is the truth of God we
desire to worship according to the
directions of scripture. Since
Christians live under the New Testament
we seek to pattern our worship after
that of the New Testament church.
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Christian Chapel Church of Christ is located
at 60127 Vaughn Road in Amory, Mississippi.
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