Catholicism verses Church Of Christ

[Seeking12]

Inasmuch as this is a Catholic forum, you are a guest if you are not Catholic. Ultimately, some are reminded of that by the Moderators.

Well, let’s look at the “cups” thing. I took you for a member of the Church of Christ. As you have listed yourself as “Christian” and non-denominations generally use that term for themselves, and since the Church of Christ claims to be non-denominational, I thought you were. If you do not know about the “cups” dispute within the Churches of Christ, I am obliged to assume you are not a member. It’s simple, really. Some congregations maintain that the communion cup must be a communal cup; one cup only for the whole congregation. Some maintain that individual cups may be used. Each group has its own scriptural reasons for maintaining its position. As I thought perhaps you were C of C, I really was interested in knowing how that argument is constructed. Long ago, I had occasion to examine a deed for church purposes, in which the donor of land set out the whole argument right in the deed. He also set out his position relative to instrumental music in church; another division point among the Churches of Christ. His purpose was to cause the land to revert back to his heirs if a Church of Christ congregation located there ever went to the other side of those issues.

But as I said, I no longer recall the scriptural references the man used to support his position and, of course, he did not state the scriptural bases for the opposite positions. I thought perhaps you could supply those. If you can’t, that’s fine.

And no, it’s not that I “can’t” answer the question. I do not wish to get into a scripture sourcebook argument at this time. Perhaps another time. I was much more interested in re-learning how the C of C congregations supported their “cups” dispute positions from scripture. Perhaps someone else will address that.

And it might help if you did identify your denomination or non-denomination, so no one else makes the assumption that you know anything about the beliefs of the C of C which is, after all, the topic of the thread.

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The “cup” thing sounds like a legalistic argument to me. Never heard of that, but it wouldn’t surprise me. I attend a Baptist church, not because they are Baptist, but because my particular church is Christ centered.**

 

[Ridgerunner]

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The “cup” thing sounds like a legalistic argument to me. Never heard of that, but it wouldn’t surprise me. I attend a Baptist church, not because they are Baptist, but because my particular church is Christ centered.**

What kind of Baptist?

 

[baddog]

Hi Tracie? What happened that made you decide to leave Church of Christ? What gets me confused and frustrated is that everyone is always searching for the truth. My question is Why so many denominations. why did the True Church that Christ built get divided?

All I want is to feel the Holy Spirit when I go to Church and I am not feeling it here lately.

I was a member of the churches of Christ for 17 years. Served as a deacon, missionary, and did some preaching.
The churches of Christ began in the early 19th century with Thomas and Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone.
The original purpose of the so-called “Restoration Movement” was to get back to early Christianity by rejecting creeds that were considered divisive within Christianity, and to get back to the “Bible alone”. It began as a unity movement.
However, problems arose immediately over what the Bible teaches. One of the first divisive disagreements was over instrumental music. Some congregations saw no problem with it and others did so. Therefore disagreements and divisions began. Congregations be began to disfellowship other congregations over the practice.
From the very beginning the Restoration Movement had the same problem as other Protestant churches; no final authority on doctrine and practice. Each congregations “elders” became “Popes” so to speak, in determining faith and practice for the congregation, often in disagreement with other congregations that called themselves “churches of Christ”.
Today, the churches of Christ are one of the most divisive sects within Protestantism, beign divided over issues such as instrumental music, Sunday school, millenialism, orphan homes, how money is to be used from the church treasury, how many cups to be used in communion, and other issues. Mainly because none can agree on what the Bible teaches, if anything, on these issues. There is no final authority except the Bible according to them, and they can’t agree on what it teaches.

 

[scooter469]

I was a member of the churches of Christ for 17 years. Served as a deacon, missionary, and did some preaching.
The churches of Christ began in the early 19th century with Thomas and Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone.
The original purpose of the so-called “Restoration Movement” was to get back to early Christianity by rejecting creeds that were considered divisive within Christianity, and to get back to the “Bible alone”. It began as a unity movement.
However, problems arose immediately over what the Bible teaches. One of the first divisive disagreements was over instrumental music. Some congregations saw no problem with it and others did so. Therefore disagreements and divisions began. Congregations be began to disfellowship other congregations over the practice.
From the very beginning the Restoration Movement had the same problem as other Protestant churches; no final authority on doctrine and practice. Each congregations “elders” became “Popes” so to speak, in determining faith and practice for the congregation, often in disagreement with other congregations that called themselves “churches of Christ”.
Today, the churches of Christ are one of the most divisive sects within Protestantism, beign divided over issues such as instrumental music, Sunday school, millenialism, orphan homes, how money is to be used from the church treasury, how many cups to be used in communion, and other issues. Mainly because none can agree on what the Bible teaches, if anything, on these issues. There is no final authority except the Bible according to them, and they can’t agree on what it teaches.

Thanks so much for explaining this to me. It truly explains why I have felt uneasy going to one. I even told them one time that I felt like I was amongst Wolves in Sheep Clothing.

God Bless You
Lura