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ChurchOrigins, Practices, & Destinies


Numerous churches in the nation Can they all be right? Does Jesus approve of all?


Where did all the churches come from? Not the Bible, 1 Cor. 1:10 Had to start somewhere, cf. Heb. 3:4


Where are they all headed? Cannot be the same place, Mt. 7:21-23 Must go somewhere


Church of Christ – the redeemed Bought by Christ, Acts 20:28 Built by Christ, Mt. 16:18 Began at Jerusalem, Acts 2:38-47 Year: 29/33 AD Expanded by the gospel, Acts 11:19-23


Roman Catholic church Developed over centuries

Head elder City elder VS. country elder Bishop VS. elder, cf. Titus 1:5, 7

1st law-making council, 325 AD 1st universally accepted pope in west 608 AD


Lutheran church Martin Luther 95 debate propositions to pope Wittenberg, Germany 1517


Presbyterian church John Calvin France Institutes of Christian Religion: 1536 Official church of Scotland: 1592


Church of England King Henry VIII self-declared head of church England 1534


Baptist church John Smyth London, England 1607 Name adopted in 1644


Methodist church John Wesley “Holy Club” at Oxford, 1729 1739 set of general rules


Pentecostal church Out of Methodist church in USA Fasted & prayed for outpouring of the Spirit 1899


Church of Christ Name, Rom. 16:16 Organization, Phil. 1:1 Worship, Acts 2:42; Col. 3:16 Work, Eph. 4:12-16; Mk. 16:15; 1 Cor. 16:1, 2 Doctrine, 1 Pt. 4:11; Jude 3; cf. Acts 2:38


Pentecostal church Name: Old Testament feast day Organization: one-man pastor, Council Worship: instruments Work: Entertainment, recreation Doctrine:

Spiritual gifts, 1 Cor. 13:8-10; Mk. 16:17-18 UPC, Oneness, Mt. 3:16, 17


Baptist church Name: Act of obedience Organization: one-man pastor, Convention Worship: instruments Work: Entertainment, recreation Doctrine:

Salvation by faith alone, Jas. 2:24 Once saved always saved, Gal. 5:4


Church of Christ, 1 Cor. 15:24

All others, Mt. 15:7-14