Tradition and History of the Early Churches of Christ in Central Europe, Reprint

by Dr. Hans Grimm (Author), Dr. H. L. Schugg (Translator)

"It has always been a real church of Christ in this world since Pentecost, and this means: a church believing in faith, repentance, confession, and immersion for the remission of sins—a church which worshiped at least the first day of the week with hymns, prayers, the Lord’s Supper, Bible study and contributions for the saints—a church which worked under the oversight of bishops, deacons, evangelists and pastors—a church—not some isolated seekers, but an organized church, which trusted in the Lord’s promise that 'the powers of death will never prevail against it.'”

Let it be emphasized that this brochure is not the “official dogma” of churches of Christ but represents purely and only the personal and individual interpretation of the writer who in the seventeenth year of his life was added in baptism to the Lord’s church by God’s grace. The churches of Christ have no official system of doctrine, for the Bible alone is their standard of faith and practice. Therefore, they have neither central offices nor seminaries for preachers; neither an official catechism nor official songbooks; neither their official journal nor their own authorized literature. And so, this brochure is approved by members of churches of Christ only insofar as it conforms with the teachings of the Holy Spirit.

Reprint March 2025