The thing about Church of Christ is that they get a bit too fixated on what is and isn't mentioned in the Bible and can't just relax on some things. They say that musical instruments are mentioned in the OT but not the NT, so therefore instruments are forbidden in their church. I had some Church of Christ doorknockers come to my door once and I was like, "It's alright, I'm Christian." "Well, how do you know that you're saved? Did you ask Christ into your heart?" "Yeah, sure." "Well did you know that the Bible does not specifically say so, and that is just the Campus Crusade for Christ's narrative?" I wasn't going to entertain their pointless legalism and politely closed the door on them.
The Church of Christ is like the Farm to Market version of Christianity. The benefits are there are no additives, no sugar, no process. On the other hand, it's bland, raw, and its buyers are intolerant of everything else.
So the acapella singing is nice. The lack of rituals and embellishment is nice. But the whole "Everyone but us is going to Hell" is very isolating and fosters ignorance.
But their disdain for the United Churches of Christ is totally justified.
This is the United Church, after all. A good majority of them seem to be very pro-Alphabet, and anti-Christian. Are we really surprised here?
The thing about Church of Christ is that they get a bit too fixated on what is and isn't mentioned in the Bible and can't just relax on some things. They say that musical instruments are mentioned in the OT but not the NT, so therefore instruments are forbidden in their church. I had some Church of Christ doorknockers come to my door once and I was like, "It's alright, I'm Christian." "Well, how do you know that you're saved? Did you ask Christ into your heart?" "Yeah, sure." "Well did you know that the Bible does not specifically say so, and that is just the Campus Crusade for Christ's narrative?" I wasn't going to entertain their pointless legalism and politely closed the door on them.
The Church of Christ is like the Farm to Market version of Christianity. The benefits are there are no additives, no sugar, no process. On the other hand, it's bland, raw, and its buyers are intolerant of everything else.
So the acapella singing is nice. The lack of rituals and embellishment is nice. But the whole "Everyone but us is going to Hell" is very isolating and fosters ignorance.
But their disdain for the United Churches of Christ is totally justified.