Welcome to the Centreville Church Of Christ

Who is the Church of Christ


Who is the Church of Christ, and what do we believe?

We are a group of some 9000 independent congregations in the United States, consisting of about 1,500,000 adherents, and around 27,000 churches of Christ around the world (to include the United States).  We are not bound together by acceptance of a common human creed or catechism or confession of faith or by any kind of ecclesiastical hierarchy, such as a convention or conference.
We share a common faith, we worship alike; and we preach the same gospel.  We are bound together as "Churches of Christ" by three important factors:
-    A common love for God and His Son Jesus Christ.  God is the Father of us all, and Jesus Christ who redeemed all of us is our only Savior.  He is also elder brother to all who are redeemed by His blood
-    Our love for one another
-    A strong commitment to being biblical in our faith and work and worship and teaching

What do Churches of Christ believe?

-    We believe in one God (1 Corinthians 8:4), the God of the Bible, manifested in three ways: God the Father (Matthew 6:9) , God the Son (John 1:1-14), and God the Holy Spirit: and these three are on 1 John 5:7
God knew the need and He planned the scheme for human redemption.  Christ procured it.  And the Holy Spirit revealed it.
-    We believe the Bible is the inspired, God-breathed word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17).  We believe the Bible is absolutely authoritative and that it completely supplies the child of God with everything he needs for the direction of his life with God in this world. We believe it directs him in his work for the Lord, in his worship, and in his relationships. As scripture says, it furnishes him to every good work.
-    We believe that any human creed, if it contains more than the Bible, contains too much.  If it contains less than the Bible, it contains too little, and if it contains the same as the Bible it is superfluous and useless.
-    We believe that some behavior is sinful.  That isn't being judgmental; that is just one of the facts of life.  And because God says it in His Bible Romans 5:12
-    We believe, because the Bible teaches it, that God requires the sinner to believe in His Son in order to be forgiven (John 3:16).  It isn't a request or a helpful suggestion; it is an absolute necessity, a requirement, a command.
-    We believe "if you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed" (John 8:31).

 
Bible references for the "Church of Christ"

It's Founder - Christ
He is the purchaser, Acts 20:28
His is the builder, Matthew 16:18
He is the law giver, Acts 2:36
He is savior, Ephesians 5:23

It's Foundation -- The Son of God
"This rock -- the Christ of God", Matthew 16:18
The "laid foundation," 1 Corinthians 3:11
The "tried" foundation, Isaiah 28:16
The apostolic foundation Ephesians 2:20

It's Origin -- A.D. 33 in Jerusalem
After hades tried but failed to hold its builder, Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:31
While apostles lived, Mark 9:1
When the Holy Spirit and power came, Mark 9:1; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-4
When the "word of the Lord" went "forth from Jerusalem," Isaiah 2:2; Luke 24:49
It's Designations -- By Apostolic Authority
Christ called it:
"My Church, "Matthew 16:18
"My Kingdom, "Luke 22:30; John 3:5
"The Kingdom of Heaven, "Matthew 16:19
"The Kingdom of God, "John 3:5; Luke 22:16
Apostles called it:
"The Church," Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 1:22; 3:10; 5:23-32
"The Church of the Lord," Colossians Acts 20:28
"Churches of Christ" Romans 16:16
"The House of God," I Timothy 3:15
"The Household of God," Ephesians 2:19
"The Household of Faith," Galatians 6:10, 31
"The Kingdom of God's dear son, "Colossians 1:13
"A Kingdom which cannot be shaken," Hebrews 12:28
It's Membership -- Persons who:
Hear the word of the gospel, Romans 10:17; Acts 18:8
Believe the gospel, Acts 18:8; I Corinthians 1:2
Repent of their sins, Acts 8:37; Romans 10:10
Are baptized:
Buried, Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12
In water, Acts 8:36-39; 10:47-48
To wash away sins, Acts 2:38
To be saved, I Peter 3:21
Into to Christ, Galatians 3:27
Into the body, the church, I Corinthians 12:13
It's Worship -- In Spirit and In Truth
Communion, I Corinthians 10:16; 11:20-30; Acts 20:7
Singing, Ephesians 5:18-19; Colossians 3:16
Praying, Acts 2:42; I Thessalonians, 5:17, 25
Giving, I Corinthians 16:1-1; II Corinthians 9:6-7
Teaching, Acts 2:42; I Timothy 3:15
It's works -- Saving Souls
Preaching the gospel, I Thessalonians 1:8; II Corinthians 11:8; Philippians 4:14-18
Providing for its poor, Acts 4:34-35; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Timothy 5:16
Edifying itself, Ephesians 4:11-16