COMMON SENSE QUESTIONS A "CHURCH OF CHRIST" PREACHER CANNOT CLEARLY ANSWER by Pastor David Martin
The religious sect known as the "Church of Christ"
has many peculiar and aberrant doctrines that are contrary to the word
of God. It is a most deceptive and dangerous cult. Their
teaching of baptismal regeneration is an age-old heresy that has damned
millions to hell, and is still doing so today. The idea that they are
the one, true and restored church of Jesus Christ puts them in the same
league with the Mormon and Roman Catholic churches.
If you are a
member of this "church" or have been influenced by its teachings, we
challenge you to ask your preacher the questions that follow, then get
your King James Bible out, open it up, and ask the Holy Spirit to show you the TRUTH (John
16:13). If you have never been saved in the Bible sense, for heaven's
sake, do not mistake being "washed in the baptistry of the church" for
being washed in the blood of Christ.
If you ask
one of these "preachers" any of the questions in this tract, you won't
get a straight answer due to their "screwball" theology. You'll have
them in "hot water," "swimming in circles," trying to explain their
heretical positions. They'll be "hopping all over the pond" because they
can't stay too long in one spot without sinking in the mire of their
false doctrines.
Don't YOU wind up being
baptized in the "Lake of Fire" by accepting a "waterworks" based plan of
salvation and rejecting salvation by grace through faith in the
finished work of Christ. (Matt. 3:11; Rev. 20:15; Eph. 2:8,9; Rom. 5:9;
Rom. 11:6).
Here are Questions for Campbellites1. According
to the history of the "Church of Christ," God used certain men to
"restore" the New Testament Church in the early 1800's. Where was the true New Testament church before then? Jesus said that the gates of hell would not prevail against His church (Matthew 16:18). What happened to the church and where was the truth it was responsible for preaching before God restored it?
2. If a "Church of Christ" elder refuses to baptize me, will I be lost until I can find one who will? Do I need Jesus AND a Campebllite "preacher" in order to be saved? If
I do, then Jesus Christ is not the only Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5) and the
Holy Spirit is not the only Administrator (1 Cor. 12:13) of salvation -
the "Church of Christ" preacher is necessary to salvation for he is performing a saving act on me when he baptizes me! Is this not blasphemy against Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost?
3. If the water pipes broke and the baptistry was bone dry, would my salvation have to wait until the plumber showed up? If I were to die before then, would I go to hell? If obedience to water baptism is the means of forgiveness of sins, then I would.
4. If
my past sins are forgiven when I am baptized in water, and it is
possible for me to "lose my salvation" and go to hell after being
baptized, then wouldn't my best chance of going to heaven be todrown in the baptistry?!! - before
I had a chance to sin so as to be lost again? If I wanted to be
absolutely sure of heaven, isn't that my best opportunity?
5. If as a Christian I can sin so as to "lose my salvation," just what sin or sins will
place me in such danger? Is it possible to know at what point one has
committed such a sin, and become lost again? Please be specific and give
clear Bible references.
6. If as a Christian I can fall and "lose my salvation," is it possible to regain it? If so,how? If
God "takes away" my salvation, doesn't that make Him an "Indian giver"?
How could I ever know for sure that I was saved or lost?
7. After
becoming a Christian, are there any sins that will put me beyond the
"point of no return" so that I cannot regain salvation? What sin or sins will put me in such jeopardy, so that, after becoming a Christian, I would be doomed to hell without any recourse? Please be specific and give me clear Bible references.
8. If I committed some sin -whether in thought, word, or deed, one minute before a fatal car crash - would I go to hell if I did not have time to repent of it? And, please, don't just say that it's up to God without giving me a specific Bible reference.
9. Why does the "Church of Christ" insist thattheir name is scriptural when it cannot be found anywhere in the Bible? The church is referred to as the "church of God" eight (8) times in the Bible, but never is it called the "church of Christ." The verse they use is Romans 16:16, but it doesn't say "church of Christ." Where does theBible call the church the "church of Christ"?
10. If
the "Church of Christ" claims to worship God only as "authorized" by
scripture because they sing only (and do not use instrumental music),
then where do they get the "authority" to use hymnals, pitchpipes, pews, and indoor baptistries in their worship services? If the answer is that they are "aids to worship," where does the Bible allow for that? Where is your required authorization? If
a pitchpipe can be an "aid to worship" for the song service in the
"Church of Christ," then why can't a piano be an "aid to worship" for
Baptists who may need more help in singing?
11. The
"Church of Christ" teaches that a sinner is forgiven of sin when he is
baptized in water by a Campbellite elder. Where does the Bible teach
that water baptism is required in order to have one's sins forgiven?
Every time the phrase "for the remission of sins" occurs it is speaking ofthe fact that sins have been forgivenpreviously! The Bible plainly teaches that the forgiveness of sins is conditioned uponrepentance of sin and faith in Christ -
never upon water baptism! (Matthew 3:11; Luke 24:47; Acts 3:19; Acts
5:31; Acts 10:43; Acts 20:21; Romans 1:16; Romans 4:5; et.al.) Where
does the Bible teach that forgiveness of sin is linked with water
baptism? When Christ made the statement in Matthew 26:28, "for the
remission of sins," it had to be because they had been forgiven all
through the Old Testament! Christ shed His blood because God forgave
repentant and believing sinners for thousands of years before the Son of
God came to "take away" sins and to redeem us and pay the sin-debt with
His own precious blood. How can one say that "for the remission of
sins" means 'in order to obtain' in light of the fact that God never
uses the phrase in that sense? In the Old Testament God forgave sin on
the basis of a blood sacrifice (Heb. 9:22) - the Old Testament saints
had their sins remitted (i.e., forgiven) but they were not redeemed until Christ came and shed His blood at Calvary. Their sins werecovered (Romans 4:7; Psalm 32:1), but the sinner was not cleared of his guilt (Exodus 34:7) until the Cross (Heb.10:4). Before Calvary, the sins of believers were pardoned, but they were not paid for (i.e.,
redeemed) until the crucifixion (see Romans 3:25 and Heb. 9:12-15).
When Jesus said, "It is finished," (John 19:30), all sin - past, present
and future - was paid for, and the plan of salvation was completed, so
that 'whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins' (Acts
10:43). In Acts 2:38, the people were baptized because their sins were forgiven (at Calvary when Jesus said, "Father, forgive them,") and they received the blessing of forgivenesswhen they repented of their sin of rejecting Christ and accepted Him as their Saviour and Lord.Friend, heaven or hell depends on what you believe about this.
12. If salvation is not by works of righteousness which we have done, and baptism is a work of "righteousness," then how can water baptism be a part of salvation? (Titus 3:5; Matt. 3:16) In the Bible, we are SAVED BY GRACE, and grace does not involve human effort or merit - grace is grace andwork is work! (Just read Ephesians 2:8,9 andRomans 11:6.)
13. The
"Church of Christ" teaches that "obeying the Gospel" includes being
baptized in water in order to be saved. If this is true, then how is it
that the converts of Acts 10 were saved by faith before and without
water baptism? The Bible says inActs 5:32 that only those who obey God may receive the Holy Ghost - so what did those in Acts 10 do to obey and receive the Holy Ghost and be saved? In the light of Acts 10:34-48, Acts 11:14-18, and Acts 15:7-11, how
can anyone honestly believe that water baptism is necessary to
salvation? Simon Peter said their hearts were "purified by faith" (Acts 15:9) and that we are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ like they were (Acts 15:11); that is, before and without water baptism! We
know that unsaved people do not receive or have the Holy Spirit (John
14:17; Romans 8:9). We know that the Holy Spirit is given only to those
who have believed on Christ (John 7:39). We know that
the Holy Spirit seals the believing sinner the moment he puts his faith
and trust in Christ as Savior, before he is ever baptized in water
(Ephesians 1:12,13). How does the warped theolgy of Campbellism explain
away these clear passages of Scripture without "muddying the waters" of
truth and drowning its members in eternal damnation?
We
do not believe that any 'church of christ' preacher, elder, teacher,
or layman can CLEARLY answer any of these 13 questions with sane,
sensible and scriptural answers from the Bible.
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