﻿{"id":21417,"date":"2010-01-01T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T04:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=21417"},"modified":"2020-04-09T22:22:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T03:22:59","slug":"im-amazed-that-a-church-of-such-conviction-still-exists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/im-amazed-that-a-church-of-such-conviction-still-exists\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m amazed that a church of such conviction still exists!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I found your site while looking up information on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-is-edom-today\/\">Edom<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I read your home page and was amazed that a church of such conviction to uphold the biblical teaching manner of the Bible still exists!<\/p>\n<p>I have been looking for a straight forward Christian, Bible-believing church for some time now. We have many churches that seem to cater to the song and short sermon scenario of teaching. Can you recommend any church that is&nbsp;like yours?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>It shouldn&#8217;t be surprising. If you plant the same seed, the same plant results. The Bible remains the same and when it alone is followed by congregations, they tend to be the same. &#8220;<em>Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment<\/em>&#8221; (I Corinthians 1:10).<\/p>\n<p>Lists of churches can be found from various sources. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/locating-congregations-of-the-churches-of-christ\/\">Locating Congregations of the Churches of Christ<\/a>&#8221; gives several listings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I found your site while looking up information on &#8220;Edom.&#8221; I read your home page and was amazed that a church of such conviction to uphold the biblical teaching manner of the Bible still exists! I have been looking for a straight forward Christian, Bible-believing church for some time now. We have many churches&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,448],"class_list":["post-21417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-church"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38151,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-am-simply-amazed-learning-about-the-churches-of-christ-and-their-strong-bible-teaching\/","url_meta":{"origin":21417,"position":0},"title":"I am simply amazed learning about the churches of Christ and their strong Bible teaching","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I\u00a0really appreciate your website! I have been reading so much on the Internet about the churches of Christ. I am simply amazed! The churches I grew up with, their way of doing things, are quickly being changed or given up on completely. Where have I been? 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I now believe as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18054,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/thank-you-i-found-information-for-a-bible-study-on-your-site\/","url_meta":{"origin":21417,"position":3},"title":"Thank you. I found information for a Bible study on your site.","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 1, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I really appreciate your home page. I was raised in north Alabama in a small church of Christ and now live in Florida. It is sometimes hard to find a congregation that teaches the Bible as you do on your home page. I still attend a Bible-teaching church of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19349,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-kind-of-church-i-should-attend-to-learn-the-truth\/","url_meta":{"origin":21417,"position":4},"title":"What kind of church I should attend to learn the truth?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 2, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I was wondering what kind of church I should attend to learn the truth. I used to go to the Salvation Army. I just want to make sure that when I start this path I take the right road. 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