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Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies. www.HebronChurchOfChrist.com. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies. Numerous churches in the nation Can they all be right? Does Jesus approve of all?. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies. Where did all the churches come from?

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  1. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies www.HebronChurchOfChrist.com

  2. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Numerous churches in the nation • Can they all be right? • Does Jesus approve of all?

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

  4. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Where are they all headed? • Cannot be the same place, Mt. 7:21-23 • Must go somewhere

  5. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • 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

  6. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • 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

  7. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Lutheran church • Martin Luther • 95 debate propositions to pope • Wittenberg, Germany • 1517

  8. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Presbyterian church • John Calvin • France • Institutes of Christian Religion: 1536 • Official church of Scotland: 1592

  9. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Church of England • King Henry VIII self-declared head of church • England • 1534

  10. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Baptist church • John Smyth • London, England • 1607 • Name adopted in 1644

  11. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Methodist church • John Wesley • “Holy Club” at Oxford, 1729 • 1739 set of general rules

  12. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • Pentecostal church • Out of Methodist church in USA • Fasted & prayed for outpouring of the Spirit • 1899

  13. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • 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

  14. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • 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

  15. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies • 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

  16. Church Origins, Practices, & Destinies Church of Christ, 1 Cor. 15:24 All others, Mt. 15:7-14

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