Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

B.H. wrote: ↑Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:06 am Ivy,

Have you gone on a viking rampage lately?

Not today, but I feel one coming on.

B.H. wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:32 am somebody say they use instruments in church so we can argue about it

One thing about your religion, BH...I have never seen a musical instrument in one of their buildings. Do they ever use them?

Texans have been gaslighting each other since the beginning.

Wow. That hypothesis would certainly raise the hackles of many a cofc. Paul's supposed writings were revered and seen as foundational to the whole cofc brand. But...who would have created Paul, and why?

B.H. wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:33 am the torture of listening to a 24 hour Church of Christ prayer marathon?

Hadn't heard that view, but I've been long out of cofc. I do remember Acts 2:38 being kind of elevated. So as Agri said, maybe that piece was just unspoken because they didn't dare. Sounds like some heresy right there.

agricola wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:21 pm It certainly stops people from going nuts over signs of the end times and making theories about Armageddon out of Revelation.

Right. They didn't believe in a "rapture" as it's being taught today by a lot of churches.

Preterism is the belief that many of the prophecies of the NT have already happened, like Revelation has already happened. I have heard that some CoC's are leaning in this direction. Does anyone else here have knowledge of this, it is quite interesting. Yes, I believe the cofcs of my early life did...

I have never seen a CoC have a prayer service or vigil of any kind. My experience of the CoC was that prayer was the most minimal part of the service. Shane, I'm not sure they really believed in prayer, or thought it did any good. TBH, I'm not even sure they believed anything supernaturally oriente...

Ascensionist, that's great!! I'd also suggest The Tao of Physics by Capra as a good read for helping one deconstruct from cofc-ness, although I bet you've already read it.

I'd be interested in hearing about how you see Taoism melding with cofc dogma.