The church of Christ is the only church one must be in to be saved.

My opponent states I plagiarized some of the information I used, although I do humbly admit and apologize I did forget to add the site, which was a church of Christ site. http://truthfortheworld.org....... My opponent used one of the two sites which I used in the above argument which were inaccurate sites, that being, https://youtu.be.......... and http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org.......... . I gave him the correct sites in the comment area a day in advance for him to use before he made his argument, instead he used one of them knowing it was an incorrect site which had no basis on this argument. Here is the proof I corrected my mistake for his benefit in the hope he would have all the facts before making his argument, (Quote. Posted by WFTL 1 day ago WFTL I apologize for my sites not working WalkingTarget. I will add this to my next argument to correct it, but I posted them here just in case you like to look at them before making your argument, In Christian love. end of quote.) http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org...... https://www.youtube.com...... =================================================================================================== Regarding baptism my opponent interjects his own ideas on how baptism other than immersion "could be done" by stating Jesus could've knelt and had water poured over him , but cannot back it up with, book, chapter and verse, again, he gives nothing more than his assumption , which he uses throughout his arguments.. I have already proven in my above argument that baptism represented the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, now I ask my opponent how he can prove by pouring water over someone's head as being the same as immersion when there is no scripture that backs it up, I submit, he can't. God knows what he wants, which is obviously proven by scripture, and it's not pouring water over one's head. My opponent states I said that you had to be baptized by a believer, which I never said. If he had paid attention to what was being said he would've known that I mentioned one has to be of an age of accountability, meaning understanding why one needs to be baptized for, and what it does for the person being baptized. This is what my opponent accused me of saying, and I quote, (: WFTL failed to produce a verse saying one must be baptized by believers of accountability. Knowing he can"t do this, he shifts to the method of baptism which is not part of this criteria he named in round 2.) end of quote, again false accusations towards me in an hope to make his premise seem more credible, but he fails miserably in attempting to do so. It's clear he doesn't comprehend basic scripture because this is where he made his mistake in not understanding what was being said, as it says nothing about one needing to be a believer to baptize, as it's simply stating one must believe and be baptized as the conjunction of "and is" must be used to validate one being saved. Mark 16:16King James Version (KJV) 16 He that believeth "and is" baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Again my opponent simply fails to be attentive on what's being said. =================================================================================================== Paul was referring to all the churches of Christ that I listed above that were mentioned in the bible, not one specific congregation, as the verse is clear, and again my opponent simply states his own personal opinion for us to believe without offering any verifiable proof from scripture. Romans 16:16King James Version (KJV) 16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. { Plural }. =================================================================================================== Regarding the use of not using instruments in worship my opponent makes a grave error by stating,and I quote,( if they are, then so is singing. Observe the conjunction and "singing and making melody in your heart." If singing is to take place in the heart, then there should be no singing.) end of quote. The New Testament mentions singing everywhere, but not " one " time does it mention the use of instruments in worship, and why would it if Jesus already gave us commands to sing, like Ephesians 5;19 and Colossians 3;16. Would you expect Jesus simply to state no instruments allowed after he gives commands to sing only, and the fact there's not one time instruments are mentioned to be used in worship in the New Testament, in which my opponent seems not to understand, that we are to go according to the New Testament pattern of worship. Once again he gives no proof by book, chapter and verse to back up anything he says. =================================================================================================== Once again, my opponent makes false accusations stating the churches of Christ, and I quote, ( One example of inconsistency in pattern is that the CoC forbids what Saint Paul does in asking others to pray for him because, according to the CoC, Paul should only pray to Jesus and not pray to others to pray for him. ) end of quote. I ask my opponent to prove this with book, chapter and verse, and not merely give us his opinion again without backing it up. We are to pray for one another in the name of Jesus, who is our intercessor. John 14:6, Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. Over and over again in Scripture we read, "In my name," "In Jesus' name," or "In his name." The devils were powerless because of his name (Luke 10:17). The demons were cast out in his name (Mark 16:17-18). Healing occurred in his name (Acts 3:6, 3:16, 4:10). Salvation comes in his name (Acts 4:12, Rom. 10:13). We are to baptize in his name (Matt. 28:19). We are justified in his name (1 Cor. 6:11). Everything we do and say is done in his name (Col. 3:17). But, it is praying in Jesus' name that I want to bring to the forefront. Jesus has invited, urged, and commanded us to pray in his name and has promised incredible results. John 14:13-14 and John 16:23-24 are some of the most powerful verses in all of scripture related to prayer. In fact, when most of us pray we conclude with the phrase, "in Jesus' name." http://www.lifeway.com... =================================================================================================== http://www.lifeway.com... The Old Covenant made with Israel which required paying a tithe has been abrogated. God prophesied that He would make a new covenant with them (Jeremiah 31:31-34). Christ fulfilled the law and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross (Galatians 4:4-5; Colossians 2:14). Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant, which is a better covenant with better promises (Hebrews 8:6-13; cf. Malachi 3:10-11 with II Corinthians 9:6-8). Christians have been delivered from the law of the Old Testament (Romans 7:4-7; Galatians 3:24-26; 4:4-5, 9). To seek justification in worshiping God by the law is to insult the Spirit of grace, and thus be severed from Christ (Galatians 5:1-3; Hebrews 10:29). Christ has set us free from the yoke of the law. God has given His children freedom to decide what they will give to him, as He has said nothing about Christians paying a tithe in the New Testament, but says, "Each one should give as he has purposes in his heart." If He wants us to pay tithe today, He would have given the order through one of His apostles, just as He did through Moses in the Old Testament and He did through Paul, concerning collection for the saints, in the New Testament. Anyone tithing today despises the death of Christ on the cross "to redeem those who were under the law" (Galatians 4:4, 5; Hebrews 9:15-17). Anyone who collects tithes today does so without biblical authority and so disrespects the authority of Christ. =================================================================================================== http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org..., This isn't a copy and paste below, I simply give this to my opponent to assist him in understanding more in detail, if he chooses to use it. We are to follow the example that the Apostles left for us to follow, which is contained in the bible. No man could meet the requirements of being an Apostle as this verse proves beyond a doubt, There was no break in the succession of Apostles as the one that replaced Judas was an eyewitness from the beginning, and that was the requirement that one have to have to be an Apostle as stated by Acts 1;12-21-26, ,21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John"s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection." 23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone"s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs." 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles. No Pope ever met the qualifications of being an successor, as the Pope was not an eyewitness nor did he receive the Holy Spirit given to the Apostles to raise the dead, to prophesize or anything else, and the fact that Matthias was with them from the beginning proves there was no break in the Apostle succession. =================================================================================================== I thank my opponent for debating me. I pray that what I have given as proof will change my opponent and all others to the true church, that being the churches of Christ, Romans 16;16. SOURCES: KJV.