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Distinguish between the Church of Christ and the Church of God in Christ
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If you are talking about the label of a certain four walled building called a church, then why not question the other 5000 religions in the world.
Latin root word for religion is bondage, which is different then that of Gods pure religion of James 1:27, but that of following tradition and the doctrine of a mans church, not Gods true church. Religion tells you what you can and cannot do and becomes socially acceptable by mans interpretations, traditions and doctrines. Religion is what nailed Christ to the cross because this Bible is not socially acceptable to society, if it were then Christ would have died in vain. God is not about mans religion, nor does he recognize religion. God is about a personal relationship with you and His son Jesus Christ.
John 1:1 in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 the same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3 all things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:4 in him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1:5 and the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Latin root word for religion is bondage, which is different then that of Gods pure religion of James 1:27, but that of following tradition and the doctrine of a mans church, not Gods true church. Religion tells you what you can and cannot do and becomes socially acceptable by mans interpretations, traditions and doctrines. Religion is what nailed Christ to the cross because this Bible is not socially acceptable to society, if it were then Christ would have died in vain. God is not about mans religion, nor does he recognize religion. God is about a personal relationship with you and His son Jesus Christ.
John 1:1 in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 the same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3 all things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:4 in him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1:5 and the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
D-D-W
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Sorry about people giving you a bunch of guff about that. The Church of Christ (and the related Christian Church and Disciples of Christ) denomination(s) is from the Stone-Campbell revival in the 1800s. Distinctive of CoC is they use a scriptural hermaneutic called CENI, which stands for Command, Example, and Necessary Inference. They are very closed off from worshiping with other Christians, whom they do not believe are actually saved. Their main beliefs are regenerative baptism, you can lose salvation, and if your worship service does not include all 4 of the elements from the end of Acts 2, it is invalid and you have lost salvation. There is no structure beyond the local congregation. The CoC has traditionally been opposed to the use of any instruments in their services, although that is changing in some parts, which makes them identical to the Christian Church faction.
The Church of God In Christ (COGIC) is a mostly African American pentecostal denomination. They actually were together with what is now the Assembly of God; but they broke in the early 20th century over race. Doctrinally, they are fairly consistent with conservative Methodist beliefs and practices, (as are most old line pentecostal groups) but they hung on to the Methodist structure of bishops and arch bishops.