My favorite handout slipped out of my scriptures tonight, and I fell in love with it all over again.
| 17 Points of the True Church | ||||
| 1 | Christ organized the Church. | Eph. 4:11-14 | ||
| 2 | Bears the name of Jesus Christ. | Eph. 5:23 | ||
| 3 | Has a foundation of Apostles and Prophets. | Eph. 2:19-20 | ||
| 4 | Has the same organization as Christ's Church. | Eph 4:11-14 | ||
| 5 | Claims divine authority. | Heb 5:4-10 | ||
| 6 | Has no paid ministry | Isa 45:13 | 1 Peter 5:2 | |
| 7 | Baptizes by immersion. | Matt 3:13-16 | ||
| 8 | Bestows the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. | Acts 8:14-17 | ||
| 9 | Practices divine healing. | Mark 3:14-15 | ||
| 10 | Teaches that God and Jesus Christ are separate and distinct individuals. | John 17:11 | John 20:17 | |
| 11 | Teaches that God and Jesus Christ have bodies of flesh and bone. | Luke 24:36-39 | Acts 1:9-11 | |
| 12 | The officers must be called by God. | Heb 5:4 | Exodus 28:1 | Exodus 40:13-16 |
| 13 | Claims revelation from God. | Amos 3:7 | ||
| 14 | Must be a missionary church. | Matt 28:19-20 | ||
| 15 | Must be a restored church. | Acts 3:19-20 | ||
| 16 | Practices baptism for the dead. | 1 Cor 15:16 | 1 Cor 15:29 | |
| 17 | By their fruits ye shall know them. | Matt 7:20 | ||
| Why are these things important? | Hebrews 13:8 | |||
