THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH VERSUS DENOMINATIONS

2. Believe - Acts 2:36

3. Repent - Acts 2:38

4. Baptized - Acts 2:38,41

1. Preaching 

2. Believe 

3. Repent 

4. Baptized

1. Experience Salvation 

2. Confess Experience 

3. Voted on by the Church 

4. Baptism IF required

1. Apostles Doctrine - Acts 2:42

2. Giving - Acts 2:45

3. Breaking of Bread - Acts 2:45

4. Prayer - Acts 2:45

5. Singing - Ephesians 5:19

1. Preaching 

2. Giving 

3. Breaking Bread - (Weekly) 

4. Prayer 

5. Singing

1. Preaching - (Doctrine of Men) 

2. Tithing, Selling, Begging 

3. Communion - (Irregular) 

4. Prayer 

5. Singing and Instrumental Music

1. Apostles Doctrine 

2. Gospel - Mark 16:16

"He that believeth .. not ..." 

3. Going Onward - 2 John 9

1. Apostles Doctrine: Book, Chapter, and Verse. 

2. "Speak as the Oracles of God" - 1 Peter 4:11

3. Gospel

1. Doesn't make any difference 

2. One faith is as good as another 

3. Denominational Doctrine -- i.e., Baptists, Presbyterian, etc.

1. Christ said "MY CHURCH" - Matthew 16:18. 

2. church of Christ - Rom. 16:16

1. Christ's Church - Matt 16:18

2. church of Christ - Rom 16:16

1. Denominational Names 

2. Human Names - Condemned in 1 Cor. 1:10-13

1. Members - Acts 2

2. Elders - Acts 14:23

3. Deacons - Acts 6

4. Evangelists - Acts 8:5; 21:8

1. Members 

2. Elders (Bishops, Pastors) 

3. Deacons 

4. Evangelists

1. Members 

2. Deacons 

3. One man Pastor System 

4. Evangelists?

1. Preaching 

Edify - Acts 2:42

Evangelism - Acts 8:4

2. Benevolence - Acts 6

1. Preaching 

Edify 

Evangelism 

2. Benevolence

1. Social Gospel 

Fellowship Halls 

Youth Rally 

2. Recreation

1. Righteous - Acts 2:47

2. Discipline - Acts 5

1. Righteous 

2. Discipline

1. Righteous 

2. Discipline?