Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I think that one of the main motives that drives this kind of behavior is the desire of the CoC denomination to deliberately try to be 'different' and 'holier' and more 'set-apart' than other religious groups. The thinking sort of goes like "If the Baptists are going to walk in through the fron...

I used to attend a conservative mainline CoC congregation. Most of the older members held on to their KJV bibles because, after all, KJV was the AUTHORIZED translation! Several of the younger members tended toward the NIV. One Sunday morning I was asked to read a few verses before the sermon, and di...

Blue Skies and Rainbows really grates on my nerves.

Some would say that the idea of heaven is another concept that the CoC denomination (along with some other denoms) has gotten wrong. If you would like a better understanding, I would recommend getting a copy of N.T. Wright's book "Surprised By Hope". His insights and opinions are actually ...

Exactly right --- the Church of Christ denomination stumbles over grace, and in reality is a religion of works. Even though some say that they preach grace, the bottom line of their message implies that human effort is extremely important because somehow Jesus didn't really do all that was needed fo...

Hi Rachel, glad you're here. I am also new here. I have been reading a lot of posts on this board, and realizing that we all seem to have many hurts and scars that we've received from this legalistic denomination. Best wishes to you.

I've also seen the same phrase on the church sign in front of a Baptist church. Seems they studied the same book, but somehow arrived at a different definition of exactly what "settles it" means!