Oh, what are you? Some kind of methiodest or something?

Well there's two factors here. First factor is, we see a lot of Church of Christ folks come through here that really do have the "our church is the only REAL church and all of you are sadly misguided, so I'm here to show you sinners the true way" attitude. If somebody reads your first post in this thread with that history in mind, it can be easy to misinterpret what you said.

Second factor, there are some people in this forum who are always eager to jump on anybody they think might be judgmental. Like they jumped on you.

Best thing to do is just ignore it. The alternative is to take the bait and start a big argument, and that never ends well.

why would you be interested in partaking in a 'worldly-quiz'>?
and, how could you possibly 'believe' in them?

just curious...

She's emphasizing words for a reason.
Lol.
Yes?

It seems to that your first two comments, especially the first, connotes your church as thee church.
Exclusivity is also common with The Church of Christ.

we see a lot of Church of Christ folks come through here that really do have the "our church is the only REAL church and all of you are sadly misguided, so I'm here to show you sinners the true way" attitude.

Really? I've been here a while, and I've only seen one or two that seem to fit that "pigeon-hole"..

Actually, I see WAY more "charismatic" types that want to tell everyone that if you don't speak in tongues, you are not a "true Christian"..... there are probably 10 or so of those types on here at this point in time.

We need to stop trying to put labels on people... they will usually do that themselves soon enough.

Oh shoot, that reminds me! Sorry Willie, I can't be seen talking to you. Nothing personal, it's just... well... you're not a Pentecostal.

My wife and I are both around 70, and we have extensive experience in the CoC. She was born into "The Church" and raised in six different congregations over thirty years. (Yes, "The Church" really is how they refer to themselves and their "denomination" while declaring it IS NOT a denomination..... because, almost to a man, they will state with all certainty they only members of THAT denomination are truly in "Christ's Church.)

As I understand it, some of the younger people see it more openly than that, (I sure hope they do) but even the younger churches seldom will have anything to do with any other denomination.... simply because they are not of the "True Church."

I spent the first almost 9 years of my with an atheistic background with a hint of Catholicism. The Catholicism only came into play when someone got married or died. Otherwise the best I got was there might be a God but only weak minded idiots would waste their time searching for Him. Sometime around 10 my mom found a strict Pentecostal church and I stayed there till I was 15. At this point I have no identity with a denomination. When we go to church it's to a Baptist church and while it's ok...it's not really a great fit. So this post is more or less me rambling and not answering the question because I'm incapable of doing so

Well, you should come to a CofC... because, you know, we're the "only true church".....

Seriously, though, you should find a reasonably contemporary CofC and try it out. You've never heard good worship singing until you've been in a large acapella worship service...

I spent the first almost 9 years of my with an atheistic background with a hint of Catholicism. The Catholicism only came into play when someone got married or died. Otherwise the best I got was there might be a God but only weak minded idiots would waste their time searching for Him. Sometime around 10 my mom found a strict Pentecostal church and I stayed there till I was 15. At this point I have no identity with a denomination. When we go to church it's to a Baptist church and while it's ok...it's not really a great fit. So this post is more or less me rambling and not answering the question because I'm incapable of doing so

Well, you should come to a CofC... because, you know, we're the "only true church".....

Seriously, though, you should find a reasonably contemporary CofC and try it out. You've never heard good worship singing until you've been in a large acapella worship service...

I don't recall ever being to one of those. But I'm also not much of a worship music fan lol

Yes... some of the CofC's do that, but many more do not... at least in my experiences in two different cities in Texas...

Just as some of the Baptist groups do that, and some of the Pentecostals, etc....

I know the history of "the church"... and there definitely was a tendency to think they were the "true" church of Christ... hence the name.

It is the reason quite a few churches have taken the name CofC off their building, because of the negative stereotyping.

I saw one in Lubbock that had on their building "A church of Christ meets here"... I thought that was pretty good.

There are different levels of "strictness" in CofC's... just as there are in any other denomination... There's one in Allen (where we live) that is an "anti" church... no Sunday School classes, no kitchen allowed in the building, no missionary support, dress codes, etc... Then there are some that are pretty liberal about most things, but acapella only, no intruments. Then there's us.... two services on Sunday morning, one instrumental, one acapella. Sometimes people come to worship in shorts and flipflops.

There are three churches in a row on our street... a Presby, a Methodist, and a CofC.... we have, on several occasions, gone together with the other denominations in community events and such.

There are plenty of arguments to be found in the Bible Discussion Forum without making one here. Never assume people are trying to start an argument with you until the evidence is incontrovertible that an argument is their goal.

Assuming her initial post was "My church is the REAL church" argument bait, what is benefited by taking the bait? And if your assumption is wrong, that's even worse. With all possible intentions and outcomes weighed together, it it usually better to assume a person meant better.

Well, you should come to a CofC... because, you know, we're the "only true church".....

Seriously, though, you should find a reasonably contemporary CofC and try it out. You've never heard good worship singing until you've been in a large acapella worship service...