• The Bible teaches about one church/body.
    • Ephesians 4:1-6; 1:22-23; 5:23-27 – There is only one Savior: There is therefore, only one church that He has saved.
    • I Corinthians 1:10-13; 12:12-19, 27-30 – Members of the one body are individual Christians – not denominations.
    • John 15:5 (John 13:1, 5-6, 23, 26; 14:8, 22; 15:16; 17:12; 18:1)
      • Jesus is talking to His apostles. They are the branches. The branches are not denominations.
    • Romans 12:5
  • “But denominationalism is Scriptural because Christ is the head of each division of His church.”
    • There are no divisions of Christ’s church in the denominational sense.
    • I Corinthians 4:17; Matthew 7:21-23; John 17:17-23; Ephesians 4:5, 11-15; Mark 16:15-16; Galatians 3:27; II Corinthians 13:5
  • Practical points:
    • Be a member of Christ’s one church. Matthew 16:18; Acts 20:28
    • Study and learn Christ’s one truth. Ephesians 4:5
    • It’s not enough for a local church to be non-denominational. We must learn and practice the truth. John 12:48.