Ten Facts About the Church of Christ

1. We read of it in the New Testament (Romans 16:16). 

2. It exalts Christ as the only head of the church (Ephesians 1:22). 

3. It has no creed but Christ and binds no name on its members but the divine name, Christian (Acts 11:26). 

4. It speaks where the Bible speaks and is silent where the Bible is silent (1 Peter 4:11).

5. It pleads for the unity of all believers in Christ (John 17:20–21; 1 Corinthians 1:10). 

6. It is not a denomination, nor a group of denominations, but simply the body of Christ (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18). 

7. Its founder is Christ Himself (Matthew 16:18). 

8. Its aim is to save souls by preaching the gospel (Romans 1:16). 

9. Its worship is patterned after the New Testament (John 4:24). 

10. It teaches that scriptural unity can be attained on all disputed doctrinal questions (1 Corinthians 1:10). 

[Originally posted on House to House Heart to Heart]