Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!topaz!christian From: hays@apcisea.UUCP (JOHN HAYS) Newsgroups: mod.religion.christian Subject: Can you identify this group? Message-ID: <7188@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Thu, 20-Nov-86 02:46:54 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.7188 Posted: Thu Nov 20 02:46:54 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Nov-86 08:33:21 EST Sender: hedrick@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Apollo Computer, Inc, Bellevue, WA Lines: 40 Approved: christian@topaz.UUCP The following is from a little card that was brought to my attention: ============================Begin============================================ 17 Points of the True Church 1. Christ organized the Church. Eph. 4:11-14 2. The true church must bear the name of Jesus Christ. Eph. 5:23 3. The true church must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets. Eph. 2:19-20 4. The true church must have the same organization as Christ's Church. Eph. 4:11-14 5. The true church must claim divine authority. Heb 5:4-10 6. The true church must have no paid ministry. Isa. 45:13, 1 Peter 5:2 7. The true church must baptize by immersion. Matt. 3:13-16 8. The true church must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hans. Acts 8:14-17 9. The true church must practice divine healing. Mark 3:14-15 10. The true church must teach that God and Jesus Christ are separate and distinct individuals. John 17:11 and John 20:17 11. The true church must teach that God and Jesus Christ have bodies of flesh and bone. Luke 24:36-39 and Acts 1:9-11 12. The officers must be called by God. Heb. 5:4, Exodus 28:1, Exodus 40:13-16 13. The true church must claim revelation from God. Amos 3:7 14. The true church must be a missionary church. Matt 28:19-20 15. The true church must be a restored church. Acts 3:19-20 16. The true church must practice baptism for the dead. 1 Cor. 15-16 and 29 17. By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. 7:20 Why are these things important? Hebrews 13:8 ============================End============================================== Question: Do you know of a church that meets these qualifications? John ...!uw-beaver!apcisea!hays ...!decvax!wanginst!apollo!apcisea!hays - ------ Standard Disclaimer [I can't verify all points, but a number of these are distinctive interpretations of the Mormons, so one assumes both that they were the source of the card and consider that they meet all of the criteria. --clh]