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In AD 30 Jesus established His church upon this earth. He
had so promised, in Matthew 16:18. It is His body, Ephesians
1:22,23. Salvation is found therein, 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Timothy
2:10.
Paul warned that many would depart from the faith, 2 Timothy
4:1-4. This happened beginning with the second century. In the
late 1700's and early 1800's a restoration movement began in
America and Europe to restore New Testament Christianity.
We want to call Bible things by Bible names. We desire to
do Bible things in Bible ways. Why? Because, God will one day
judge us by His word, John 12:47,48; Revelation 20:12. We want
to be Biblical.
Therefore: we call ourselves the churches of Christ, Romans
16:16. We strive to always give book, chapter, and verse for
everything we believe and practice, 2 Peter 3:15.
We offer God's salvation to all: Faith comes by hearing, Romans
10:17; We must BELIEVE with all our heart that Jesus is the Son
of God, Mark 16:15,16; We must turn our back on sin--change--this
is called REPENTANCE, Acts 2:38; We must be willing to CONFESS
Jesus as God's son, Romans 10:9,10; We must be BAPTIZED to have
our sins washed away, Acts 2:38; 22:16; Then God will ADD us
to His church, Acts 2:41,47. This is just the beginning.
We must then live a committed, faithful life, and grow in
our knowledge of Christ Jesus, Luke 9:23, Revelation 2:10, 2
Peter 3:18.
We invite you to come and investigate, and compare what you
find to God's Holy Word. |
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