“According to the history of the ‘Church of Christ,’ God used certain men to ‘restore’ the New Testament Church in the early 1800’s. Where was the true New Testament church before then? Jesus said that the gates of hell would not prevail against His church (Matthew 16:18). What happened to the church and where was the truth it was responsible for preaching before God restored it?”

According to Matthew 16:18–19 the church that Jesus built in the first century will never cease to exist even against the gates of hell. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give…

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IS SEXUAL SELF-STIMULATION A SIN?

Over the years, Christians have pondered the best way to handle the massive amount of sexual temptation that overruns the modern culture. Living in a country where so many songs, television shows, movies, books, social media outlets are consumed with visual displays of sex, immodesty, and the normalization of fornication Christians must fight an uphill…

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CHURCH ORGANIZATION (Part 4) Men the Leaders

Christ is the head of the church (Col. 1:18). He has all authority and power (Matt. 28:18). Christ ordained that elders were to oversee and shepherd churches (Acts 20:28). Each congregation is responsible for appointing the men that meet the Lord’s qualifications, and those elders rule over the church where they reside; each church has…

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CHURCH ORGANIZATION (Part 3) Deacons the Servants

Christ possesses the sole authority in the church, being the head of the kingdom (Matt. 16:18,19; Eph. 1:20-23). Christ appointed elders to be overseers of the local congregations that make up the universal church (Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:7, 17). Every church in the Lord’s kingdom should be organized with elders to shepherd and protect the…

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CHURCH ORGANIZATION (Part 2) Elders The Overseers

As established previously, Christ has sole authority in the church, which is His kingdom (Matt. 16:18-19; Eph. 1:20-23). As head over all things to the church, Christ alone dictates the operation and organization (John 15:1-2). We should not go to anyone other than Jesus and the inspired writers of the New Testament to learn the…

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CHURCH ORGANIZATION (Part 1) Christ The Head

Christ is the head of the church There should be no question as to who is really in the greatest position of authority. Christ proclaimed in His return from the dead, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). Likewise, God testified in the Scriptures to the authority of Christ,…

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