What are the doctrines of the Church of Christ?
Since those who form what are called the “Churches of Christ” repudiate creeds, it is not possible to state their doctrines very clearly. They say at least that people must be Christians, but they will not state what Christians must believe. They demand, of course, that the Bible be accepted as God’s Word, but no exact statement of what the Bible means can be imposed on anybody by those who maintain the right of private interpretation. Probably the members of the “Churches of Christ” would like to be described simply as “Bible Christians,” and nothing more. 1296. On what grounds do you reject the claim of the “Churches of Christ” to be the true form of Christianity? On the score that they ignore or reject the faith, worship, and discipline Christ intended to prevail in His Church. Also their basic principle, held together with other Protestants, that the Bible only is the one rule of faith is false. Moreover, a Church which cannot trace back its history beyond 1827 is 1827 years too la
