No musical instruments. But out of place is difficult to say.
There is no such thing as the “teachings of the Church of Christ”. The only teaching comes straight from the Bible. The only doctrine is that of Jesus Christ. Denominations that have earthly heads (like the Roman Catholic Church) are adamant about instructing their flocks on the “teachings” of their respective denominations. For example, “the Teachings of the catholic Church” often conflicts with the God-Breathed Word in the Holy Bible. In the Church of Christ there isn’t any earthly head, Christ is the head of the church and Christians make up the body. I spent almost my entire life in the RCC and listened more to the RCC’s teachings than actual Bible doctrine. I left the RCC and became a Christian in the Church of Christ.
I outlasted you by about an hour. In the late 70s a young couple who were our friends, were CoC members who invited us to their church, and we went one Sunday. Our friend made a big deal out of the a capella music all day long, which didn’t really impress me very much since I was at the time a professional woodwind player. I wasn’t yet a Christian, but I knew that most Christians had no problems at all with musical instruments, and so I probably wasn’t cut out for CoC. The church was very small, the congregation fewer than maybe 50 people. In the San Francisco area. So that was my only exposure to CoC and I do not recall being informed as to which inflection of CoC it was.
That’s sad.
Is dancing prohibited in the Bible?
Yeah, remember when King David’s wife jumped all over him for making a fool out of himself?
Oh, also, her reward for being against dancing was being barren her whole life.
I’m in southern Ohio. I grew up attending a small town “anti” congregation: no instrumental music, no dancing, no drinking, no gambling, no organizational support of outside endeavors, services three times a week, crackers and Welch’s.
That’s fantastic!I’m in southern Ohio. I grew up attending a small town “anti” congregation: no instrumental music, no dancing, no drinking, no gambling, no organizational support of outside endeavors, services three times a week, crackers and Welch’s.
I was baptized at 12 (mainly because all my other cousins the same age were doing it–great reason, I know) on a Wednesday night during the Fall Gospel Meeting. The visiting preacher had done a great job with the fire and brimstone guilt sermon that night so I went forward. My aunt helped me dress in the “ceremonial” garments (white robes), one of my uncles put on the hip waders and we went into the baptistry (hidden behind the requisite white board and with the required stream mural in the background.)
I had to confess I believed Christ was my savior and that he died for my sins, etc. The preacher then put a folded up hankie over my nose and bent me backwards and made sure I went completely under the water. From the experience of watching others I know he said “I baptized you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen.”
That being said, I’m not sure I entirely grasped the meaning of what was happening. I think I did it more because I knew it was expected of me.
As of now, I will be recieved into full communion at Easter Vigil and things suddenly make much more sense
Tonight, I go for my first confession. The poor priest, I have almost 20 years to cover
None of the teachings of the Catholic Church conflict with the Bible. You just don’t understand it that is why you left.