{"id":114437,"date":"2026-11-07T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114437"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:33:24","slug":"disciples-of-christ-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/disciples-of-christ-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Geloofsovertuigingen van de Disciples of Christ vergeleken met de Churches of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) asks the people who join it to say one thing, the words Peter said when Jesus asked his disciples who they thought he was: &quot;Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God&quot; (Matthew 16:16). The church&#039;s Design opens with that confession, &quot;We confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and proclaim him Lord and Savior of the world,&quot; and beyond it the Disciples&#039; more than 3,000 congregations\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What the Disciples of Christ teach on baptism, communion, salvation, Mary and authority, beside the a cappella Churches of Christ they parted from in 1906.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-114437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114436,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/united-church-of-christ-beliefs\/","url_meta":{"origin":114437,"position":0},"title":"United Church of Christ Beliefs vs the Church of Christ","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"What the United Church of Christ teaches on baptism, Communion, salvation, Mary and authority, and how it differs from the Churches of Christ.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Last Supper","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00029.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00029.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00029.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_00029.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58662,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/church-christ-vs-baptist-beliefs\/","url_meta":{"origin":114437,"position":1},"title":"Church of Christ vs Baptist: Baptism, Music and Salvation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Both immerse believers. 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