Common Misunderstandings of

Churches of Christ

Setting the Record Straight

That We Teach “Water Salvation”

Salvation in the water, not the blood of Christ? Fact: Blood applied when baptized –Acts

2:38; 22:16; Col.2:12 Faith only: Salvation in the faith, not the

blood of Christ? Just as faith is a CONDITION for

obtaining salvation… Baptism is part of the faith CONDITION.

1 Pet. 3:21; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mk.16:16

Don’t Believe In The Old Testament

Believe all the stories and prophecies.

Believe the Jews had to obey Moses’ law.

Where are the critics’ animal sacrifices? Sabbaths? Do they not believe the OT?

We are no longer under the rules and regulations of the OT.

We are now under Christ. Col.2:11ff; Gal.3:24f; 2 Cor.3:4ff

Don’t Believe In Holy Spirit Conversion

Spirit through the word. Jno.16:13; 17:17; Acts 2

The gospel is the Spirit’s “POWER” to convict and convert us. Rom.1:16

Does not the Spirit reach our hearts through His “sword”? Eph.6:18

Rejecting claims of direct HS encounters is not a rejection of the Holy Spirit

David Had Music; They Don’t David also had animal sacrifices,

kept Sabbath, and all other Jewish feasts. Why don’t our critics?

What law was David under? What law are we under today?

Matt.28:18 Shadows of Old Law not imposed

today. Col.2:16f

Think They Are The Only One’s Saved

Clarify. What mean? Only members at Gardendale?

Only those who do the will of God. Matt.7:21f

Who all is also saved? Mormons? Catholics? Episcopalians?

Isn’t it better to judge WHAT is right, than to try to judge who all is possibly right?

Started By Alexander Campbell Did not start the universal church. Jesus

did. Matt.16:18 Did not start the 1st century “churches of

Christ”. Rom.16:16 Did not start the Gardendale church of

Christ. I’m not a part of anything else, and refuse

to be a part of anything started by Alexander Campbell.

How can a person be just a Christian today?

Teach Salvation By Works What mean? Works = EARNINGS?

Or Works = Obedient Faith? In first case, we cannot earn

salvation. Rom.4 and Eph.2:8 In the second case, we must

demonstrate obedient faith. Phil2:12; Jas.2:14,17,24

Do they teach salvation by disobedient faith?

Condemn Everybody Else All are condemned already by sin. We can only help by teaching truth. Truth condemns wrong behavior,

whether we teach it or they teach it. People condemn themselves by

refusing to listen and obey. If denominationalism is wrong,

shouldn’t we say so? Must we keep the truth quiet?

Prejudice is Self-Imposed Blindness.

False Accusations Are Designed To Promote Prejudice

Only the Truth Will Set Us Free