Seventeen Points of the True Church

1. Christ organized the Church (Ephesians 4:11-14)

2. The true church must bear the name of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:23)

3. The true church must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets (Ephesians 2:19-20)

4. The true church must have the same organization as Christ's Church (Ephesians 4:11-14)

5. The true church must claim divine authority (Hebrews 4:4-10)

6. The true church must have no paid ministry (Acts 20:33-34; John 10:11-13)

7. The true church must baptize by immersion (Matthew 3:13-16)

8. The true church must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands (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 are separate and distinct individuals (John 17:11; 20:17)

11. The true church must teach that God and Jesus have bodies of flesh and bone (Luke 23:36-39; Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 1:1-3)

12. The officers must be called by God (Hebrews 4:4; Exodus 28:1; 40:13-16)

13. The true church must claim revelation from God (Amos 3:7)

14. The true church must be a missionary church (Matthew 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 (Corinthians 15:16&29)

17. "By their fruits ye shall know them." (Matthews 7:20)