East Laurel Church of Christ

The church is the people - Christ’s people. It is the total of all the people who obey Christ, who unreservedly commit themselves to Him, who find peace and joy in His Service.nnChrist and the church are inseparable. Christ gave Himself for the church, purchasing it with His blood.nnWhat is the church like? It is like a human body. The head supplies the body with its life, directs the body, saves the body from harm, unifies and coordinates the different organs of the body, but at the same time, the head depends upon the body to carry out its functions.nnIn like manner, Christ is the head of the church, which is His body. Christ gives life to the church, guides and controls the church, and is the Savior of the church. In Christ, the church — composed of people who differ in race, background, culture, status, and talent — is one. Yet, Christ , the head, depends upon the church, the body, to accomplish Hia purposes.nnThe church is the hands, feet, and mouth by which Christ works and speaks within the world.nnIt is therefore impossible to understand the church without affirming that the church as the body, and Christ, as the head, are inseparable. This understanding of the church as the body of Christ points out the necessity of being a member of that body.nnAny individual who is not a member of the church is not in the body of Christ. This is the doctrine of the New Testament.nn(The church of Christ is the only church which the Bible mentions - Romans 16:16.)

Great congregation, attended a Ladies Lectureship

Great praise