ABOUT CHURCHES OF CHRIST
We aspire to… 1. Have no creed but the Bible. We are committed to being Bible based, to let the word of God keep shaping and reshaping our beliefs and practices. 2. Be non-denominational Christians. We view the name “Church of Christ” as a descriptive term rather than a denominational title or affiliation. Thus our name simply means that we seek to be a fellowship that belongs only to Christ. 3. Be Christians only, but do not claim to be the only Christians. We never assume God’s job of judging the eternal destiny of others. To be sure, not everyone who claims to be a Christian is one. However, anyone who has entered into a saved relationship with God through Jesus Christ is a Christian and a member of Christ’s church. 4. We are an autonomous fellowship of Christians. This means that we have no organizational ties to any other local church. We are accountable to no one but God. We serve under a plurality of elders who provide spiritual leadership as we seek to follow no one but Christ. 5. Our worship is fairly simple and designed to keep the focus on God, not ourselves. One of the first things visitors sometimes notice is that we do not have musical instruments. We sing and do it with all our hearts. Those who have not heard unaccompanied singing before are usually quickly caught up in the beauty of the blended voices.
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God commands us in Acts 10:47-48 that we should be baptized.
Of course with most all of us it starts by realizing there is something missing in our life. We find a Bible or someone who wants to study the Bible with us and we begin the process of learning. Along the way we learn that the only way that we can be saved is to REPENT and BE BAPTIZED for the remission of our sins. Acts 2:38 and Acts 22:16. We must first believe in the Bible and believe that Jesus is the Son of God. So Belief + Baptism can equal Salvation. Mark 16:16 Once we have been baptized we should walk a new life and follow His commandments. It does not automatically happen, we have to work at doing the right thing and work following His will. Not everyone that says Lord Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven but because God allowed his Son (Jesus) to be crucified on the cross we are given the above opportunity to make a difference with our salvation. |