Expert: Onaga Thomas - 11/15/2008

Question
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   Hello fellow brothers and sisters!  I was wondering if you're not apart of the Church of Christ are you going to hell?  I truly believe you are, but cannot find any scripture that directly supports my claim

Answer
Thankyou for your question Shaneda


 That is a good question to ponder about because it concerns the eternal resting place of our souls.  The church which Jesus built (Matt: 16:18) is the Church of Christ (Rom 16:16).  Now if scripture shows that Jesus is only the founder of one church, what of the other so called "churches" where you have members who no doubt love God, but there establishment and teaching are invalid because they don't follow the scriptures.  In Matthew 7:21-22 Jesus discussed such so called religious people as worshipping in vain and in reality doing the commandments of men.  In Luke 6:46 he says "why do they call me Lord, Lord, and do not what I say" basically those who worshipped him in vain acknowlege Him, but don't obey him.  Matt 7:22 also notes people doing all kinds of works in the Lord's name, but since they did not do it by his authority, he ends with "I never knew you".  The major point being that all those who don't obey the Lord's words will be judged by them in the last day.  And scripture gives no saying or mention of indication of God changing his mind for those who die in their sins, their state remains the same before him.  As the Church of Christ we need to teach the truth of everyone in love, and pray that the Holy Spirit will prick the hearts of the lost like He did on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2).  Have a blessed week

Onaga