We Strive To Be The Same Church
Described In The New Testament
It is our purpose to be identified with
the Christians of the first century. We
believe this to be possible to all who
will learn, believe and be guided by the
plain teaching of God's word. When
Jesus declared such to be "the seed of
the kingdom" (Luke 8:11), He was
emphasizing a known fact of nature that
specific kinds of seed, when planted,
will always produce after their kind.
For example, wheat will produce wheat.
In like manner the word of God, when
planted in the hearts of honest people,
and obeyed, will produce Christians just
as it did in the first century - nothing
more and nothing less.
We Have No Human Head
We answer to no one except Christ
our Lord. He is the head of the
church (Colossians 1:18). There is
no human head and as was true in the
first century, there is no
inter-congregational organization.
The Bible Is Our Only Guide
We hold to no man-made creed.
We are directed in word and deed
by the Word of God and it alone.
We have been given all things
pertaining to life and godliness
and have no need of anything
else. (2 Peter 1:3) The bible is
divinely inspired and
infallible. (1 Corinthians
2:11-16).
Our Plea For Unity
We make a plea for unity among
all who obey the gospel of Jesus
Christ and it alone.
Jesus prayed for unity among His
Disciples. (John 17:20-21) Paul
rebuked the brethren in Corinth
for the divisions that were
beginning to appear among them.
He even went as far to say that
he was thankful that he had not
baptized many of them showing he
wanted no part of it. (1 Cor.
1:10-15) In writing to the
brethren in Ephesus, Paul
admonishes them to keep the
unity of the spirit. (Ephesians
4:1-6). If unity were not
possible Jesus would not have
prayed for it nor would Paul
have condemned the divisions
created by man. Division has and
always will be the result of
departing from the divine will
of God. The cure is simple;
return to the will of All-Mighty
God and unity will be achieved.
