http://www.christianforums.com The forum for members of the restoration movement including Disciples of Christ, Church of Christ, and Independent Christian Churches. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:12:13 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.christianforums.com/style/misc/rss.jpg http://www.christianforums.com http://www.christianforums.com/t7413426/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:54:49 GMT Hello, DL! Sorry to see that you had some bad experiences with the ICOC, but I'm very glad that you're willing to look into the RM. The one thing that takes a religion and turns it into a cult is control; whatever its intentions, the ICOC ultimately became a cult. RM churches are not, as a rule, cults, but since they are autonomous (self-ruling), I'm sure there are some individual exceptions.

The one RM offshoot you don't mention is the Christian church. Very similar to the churches of Christ, except that the majority of CoC denominations are non-instrumental while most Christian churches use instruments. You'll also find that the typical Christian church, while not exactly pentecostal, is more spirit-led than the CofC and has the stronger sense of worship. The CofC is very left-brained, and stronger in bible study. These are just my observations (opinions), of course. I know very little about the DoC so I won't comment there. ]]> No Creed But Christ - Restoration Movement crawfish http://www.christianforums.com/t7413426/