We believe that the kingdom and the church are one and the same, and that the borders of the kingdom do not extend beyond the Church of Christ. (Mat 16:18-19; 1 Cor 15:24; Col 1:12-13).

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Matt. 16:18, 19).

The popular thinking of the religious world today is that the terms “church” and “kingdom” are not necessarily the same thing. Most of the denominational world is still looking for the kingdom to come.
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Statement number two on the doctrinal statement for the Bawcomville Church of Christ states:

We believe that all faithful Christians are in the Church of Christ, and that none are found in denominations.  (John 10:1-14; Acts 2:47).

John 10:¹ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. ² But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³ To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. ⁴ And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. ⁵ And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. ⁶ This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. ⁷ Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. ⁸ All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. ⁹ I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. ¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. ¹¹ I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. ¹² But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. ¹³ The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. ¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
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We believe that the Bible is the verbally inspired word of God, and is the final authority in all spiritual matters (2 Tim. 3:16-17).

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works (2 Tim. 3:16, 17).

This statement affirms two biblical facts. One, that the Bible, all of it, is verbally, in its very words, inspired of God. The passage provided states this very clearly. “All scripture,” we cannot pick and choose what parts of the Bible we are going to believe or accept as being from God and which parts we deny to be from God. We must accept that all of it, “all Scripture,” is from God. The term, “given by inspiration of God” comes from a single Greek word meaning “breathed out by God.” So, according to 2 Timothy 3:16, 17,  every word of the Bible was “breathed out by God.”
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