Does your church have a ‘statement of faith’?<\/p>\n\t
You probably have a copy of our statement of faith in your home; it is usually titled “The Holy Bible.” No, I am not joking with you. Christians are made Christians by following the teachings of Christ. All denominations must add something to it, such as a statement of faith or creed, to create their particular brand of Christianity. Since Paul stated, “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>” (I Corinthians 1:10), we reject all methods of dividing the church of Christ, including the use of statements of faith. After all statements of faith are man-made documents. Why add a man-made document when we have the original inspired words of God?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Does your church have a ‘statement of faith’? Answer: You probably have a copy of our statement of faith in your home; it is usually titled “The Holy Bible.” No, I am not joking with you. Christians are made Christians by following the teachings of Christ. 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I\u2019m just wondering what type of Christian are you? If you don\u2019t mind me asking, because I\u2019m aware of all of the different Christianity out there, like Methodist, Liberal, Baptist, etc. By the way, I like your website. Answer: The Bible only speaks of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9463,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-you-a-part-of-the-church-of-christ-denomination\/","url_meta":{"origin":7875,"position":1},"title":"Are you a part of the “Church of Christ” denomination?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 13, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I just found your site on the web. Very interesting information you have compiled. I am curious, are you, in fact, affiliated with what we know as the denomination Church of Christ? 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Answer: The Christian and Missionary Alliance started in the late 1800s as two societies dedicated to spreading Christianity.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10050,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-wrong-with-lutheranism\/","url_meta":{"origin":7875,"position":5},"title":"What is wrong with Lutheranism?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 31, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: You addressed other denominations and contrasted their doctrines to the Church of Christ's teachings. Could you please address your differences with the Lutheran faith (I can see the issues of infant baptism and original sin in reading your articles). 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