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Where in the Bible Will I Find:
That
By Gary Colley
Newspapers and billboards often advertise "Attend the church of your
choice." These suggest and many tell us, that one church is as good as another.
To those who are moving into new communities and searching for churches to
attend, it may be an impressive building that attracts their attention or a
friend might invite them, but most seem to believe that one church is as good as
another. If one church is as good as another, then to attend the church of one's
choice would be correct, BUT WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURES (Romans 4:3)? The Lord
said he would build His church (Matthew 16:18).
Could a man-built church be as good as the church Christ built? Christ is
the foundation of His church (I Corinthians 3:11). Could any other foundation be
as good as this foundation? Christ established His teaching in His church
(Matthew 28:18-20). Could the division and confusion of denominationalism made
by the creeds of men be as good as the "unity of the Spirit" (Ephesians 4:1-6,
Matthew 15:13)? Christ shed His blood to save man and purchase His church
(Hebrews 2:9, Acts 20:28). Can any man claim that his blood could purchase his
church and cleanse as Christ's blood does? Christ proclaims that He is the Head
of His church (Ephesians 1:22-23, Colossians 1:18).
Now, men claim to be the head of their churches and one even claims to be
the pope of his, but who would claim that a human head is as good as the Divine
Head Jesus Christ of His church? The Lord commanded His apostles to teach people
who obeyed the Gospel by faith, repentance, confession, and baptism, "to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen." (Matthew 28:20). This included the commands
for His worship. The five items He commanded in worship were singing, preaching,
giving, partaking of the Lord's Supper each Lord's Day, and praying (Acts 2:42,
Acts 20:7). There are many different kinds of worship in the many man-made
churches. Would any be foolish enough to contend that what man has commanded in
worship equals what Christ commanded in worship (John 4:24, Matthew 15:9)? No,
one church is not as good as another! Let us choose the
Via Standing In The Gap, Nesbit church of Christ…