Is the church of Christ the only church that is right among all the churches

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THE church of Christ
Founded 33 A.D. in Jerusalem

• Is the church of Christ the only church that is
  right among all the churches?
• Must we be in the church of Christ in order to be
  saved?

Matthew 1613-20 1513-14
is right because....
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The church of Christ is right because....
It Was Built By The Right Person

• Christ Stated on this rock I will build My
  church.
• Did Christ fulfill the promise of Matt 1618?
• Acts 247 2028
• Gave His lifes blood to build His church
• Wearing the name Christ or others such as
• Luther Lutheran 15th century (1530)
• Smythe Baptist 16th century (1607)
• The church of Christ was built by Christ
• Others were built by men!

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The church of Christ is right because....
It Was In The Right Place

• God made the choice of the building place
• Isaiah 21-3
• The Psalmist wrote
• Does the New Testament say that the church was
  established in Jerusalem?
• Acts 19-12 21-5, 47

Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in
vain who build it Unless the LORD guards the
city, The watchman stays awake in vain. Psalms
1271
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The church of Christ is right because....
It Was Built At The Right Time

• Any church that had its beginning BEFORE, or
  AFTER the first Pentecost after the resurrection
  of Christ CANNOT be the church that Christ built
• Acts 1115

Pentecost
Pente 50 --- cost day (50 days)
50 days after Christ rose from the dead the
church of Christ was built as Jesus stated in
Matthew 1618
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The church of Christ is right because....
It Was Built On The Right Foundation
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I lay
in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
Whoever believes will not act hastily. Isa 2816

• Some today believe Peter was the foundation of
  the church but the scriptures teach.
• 1 Corinthians 310-11
• 1 Peter 24-6

"no other foundation can NO MAN lay"
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The church of Christ is right because....
It Wears The Right Name

• Matthew 1618 My denotes personal possession
• The church belongs to Christ
• John speaks of seven congregations of the body,
  or church all wearing Christs name
• Revelation 197-9 219

The church of Christ the church which belongs to
Christ
Can you picture the bride of Christ, the
church, wearing Luthers or Smythes name?
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The church of Christ is right because....
It Has The Right Head

• Those in the Catholic church are taught that the
  Pope is the head of the church
• Popes die the Catholic church has a head that
  dies
• Jesus Christ is NOT dead
• He is living and is the living head of the
  church in which He built by His own blood
• Jesus is the living foundation of the living body
• Ephesians 120-23 522-23
• Revelation 117-18

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The church of Christ is right because....
It Teaches The Right Doctrine

• From the time of its establishment, the church of
  Christ teaches the only correct doctrine
• Acts 242 2 Timothy 316-17 1 Timothy 416
• In regard to the worship of the church God has
  specified certain things that He EXPECTS His
  church to do

Sing (Eph 519 Col 316) Pray (1 Tim 21-5) Give
(1 Cor 161-2 2 Cor 96-7) Observe the Lords
Supper (Acts 207 1 Cor 1123f)
Observed EVERY first day of the week
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The church of Christ is right because....
It Observes The Right Baptism

• Doctrine of Christ teaches one MUST be baptized
  to be saved
• Mark 1616 1 Peter 321
• On Pentecost those who wanted forgiveness of
  sins were told to be baptized Acts 236-41
• Baptism is from the Greek word Baptizo
• Means to dip, plunge, immerse
• Acts 836-40
• Colossians 211-12

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CONCLUSION

• The church of Christ always has an open door for
  ANYONE who would desire to come to Christ to be
  part of His body, the church
• John 109
• Jesus invites all to come to Him
• Matthew 1128-30
• Jesus is the savior of the body the church
• Come and enter His body through baptism so that
  you can be saved as He has directed
• Ephesians 523

Only ONE true church
Christs church the church of Christ