Christian Churches And Churches Of Christ

Christian churches consciously seek to imitate the worship practices of the New Testament church, and this thinking has shaped their practice of baptism and the Lord's Supper. In recent times, churches have introduced innovations to add new meaning to traditional Communion and baptism services. Christian churches (independent) and Churches of Christ (instrumental) consciously seek unadorned New Testament practices for their worship. Their general approach to sacred actions is more one of cool, deliberate logic than of mysterious, symbolic rite. And they carefully avoid anything that appears to be a later Catholic addition. Such an approach demonstrates itself in their use of sacraments, ordinances, and sacred actions. For example: If believers have the gift of the Holy Spirit already, there is no need to invoke the presence of the Holy Spirit or to enter the presence of God when believers assemble. Therefore, most of the churches have "opening prayer" in the "church building" (or a…