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This forum is for members of churches of Christ to fellowship and have discussions specific to their religious movement.

[coCTruth]

The cofC is not a "religious movement"..

[Livelysword]

The cofC is not a "religious movement"..

Lively:  Technically speaking right... what the church of Christ actually is is the body of believers in Christ...

[James.]

Really?

re·li·gious   adj. 
1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.


–noun
1.   the act, process, or result of moving.
2.   a particular manner or style of moving.
3.   Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.
4.   Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships.
5.   abundance of events or incidents.
6.   rapid progress of events.
7.   the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.
8.   Fine Arts. the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.
9.   a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought.
10.   a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage.
11.   the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.
12.   a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal: the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art.
13.   the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter.
14.    bowel movement.
15.   the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.
16.   Music.
a.   a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
b.   motion; rhythm; time; tempo.
17.   Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.



So I'm to understand that the CofC is shows unbelief and irreverence toward God, is unscrupulous, has no sense of duty, and is not gathered around a common goal(s)?  Why would one say that?  

[Livelysword]

Really?

re·li·gious   adj. 
1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.


–noun
1.   the act, process, or result of moving.
2.   a particular manner or style of moving.
3.   Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.
4.   Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships.
5.   abundance of events or incidents.
6.   rapid progress of events.
7.   the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.
8.   Fine Arts. the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.
9.   a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought.
10.   a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage.
11.   the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.
12.   a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal: the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art.
13.   the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter.
14.    bowel movement.
15.   the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.
16.   Music.
a.   a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
b.   motion; rhythm; time; tempo.
17.   Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.



So I'm to understand that the CofC is shows unbelief and irreverence toward God, is unscrupulous, has no sense of duty, and is not gathered around a common goal(s)?  Why would one say that?  

Lively:  Hey.. I was in the navy when I was young and they did not seem to concerned on the items of this list...



re·li·gious   adj.
1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.

[Debdasc]

Hey, I am Deb.  I am a member of the church of Christ.  Sorta don't know what I am doing yet on this board.   
The church of Christ tries to be what God wants.  We believe the Bible is His word. 

[DCR]

Welcome, Deb!

[Debdasc]

Thanks!!   

[Quenee]

Hey, I am Deb.  I am a member of the church of Christ.  Sorta don't know what I am doing yet on this board.   
The church of Christ tries to be what God wants.  We believe the Bible is His word. 

  Hello, and nice to have a place where His saints can gather!

[Livelysword]

Hey, I am Deb.  I am a member of the church of Christ.  Sorta don't know what I am doing yet on this board.   
The church of Christ tries to be what God wants.  We believe the Bible is His word. 

  Hello, and nice to have a place where His saints can gather!

Lively:  It is indeed nice to have a place where the saints can gather and post...  +1 manna...  even newbies on the board need manna...  

[janine]

Yes, indeed, the body of Christ is His church, all the blood-washed believers.

But when you talk about a religious movement in connection with the churches of Christ, you might mean the Stones and Campbells, the American Restoration Movement, the Last Will & Testament of the Springfield Presbytery, the single group that moved to two and three and more over musical instruments, gospel meetings, brotherhood publications and and orphanages and schools...

You know.  A religious movement.

[Livelysword]

Yes, indeed, the body of Christ is His church, all the blood-washed believers.

But when you talk about a religious movement in connection with the churches of Christ, you might mean the Stones and Campbells, the American Restoration Movement, the Last Will & Testament of the Springfield Presbytery, the single group that moved to two and three and more over musical instruments, gospel meetings, brotherhood publications and and orphanages and schools...

You know.  A religious movement.

Lively: and somewhere along the line, the bible teaches the truth on all that...

[zoonance]

Yes, indeed, the body of Christ is His church, all the blood-washed believers.

But when you talk about a religious movement in connection with the churches of Christ, you might mean the Stones and Campbells, the American Restoration Movement, the Last Will & Testament of the Springfield Presbytery, the single group that moved to two and three and more over musical instruments, gospel meetings, brotherhood publications and and orphanages and schools...

You know.  A religious movement.

Lively: and somewhere along the line, the bible teaches the truth on all that...

Not always.   The more I read it, the less I agree with the party line on some things.  And cling even harder on others.   I wish all believers would try reading it, instead of proof texting.

[The Mighty Sword]

The cofC is not a "religious movement"..

Are we taliking about the ICOC???

[DCR]

The cofC is not a "religious movement"..

Are we taliking about the ICOC???

Nope.  That's a separate split-off movement/group from the "Churches of Christ" we're discussing in this forum.