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What are Christian Churches anyway?
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They are congregationally governed bodies with no official organization controlling them. They desire to reproduce in doctrine, life, and practice the church founded by Christ.
Our Plea
What do we preach? We plead for the unity of all followers of Christ. This was the ideal of Christ for His church. He prayed, "that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee" (John 17:21). This unity should not only be in spirit but in reality. It is to be like that between the Father and the Son-a unity in purpose, spirit, and practice, in which all "speak the same thing" (1 Corinthians 1:10).
Our Purpose
The reason that this unity is necessary is stated in the prayer of Jesus, "that the world may believe that thou hast sent me" (John 17:21). The salvation of the world by the preaching of the gospel is the task of Christ and His church. The accomplishing of this goal has been hindered by division into many denominations and sects. Such division wastes time, energy, money and confuses those who seek for truth. The world cannot be won till the followers of Christ are one.
Our Plan
Yes, we have a plan by which this unity can be attained. It is not by an organizational union of existing denominations nor by human speculation. The only course is to return to New Testament Christianity. For this we plead! The only basis for any Christian faith is the inspired Word of God. Why not then restore the church revealed there just as it was without human additions, subtractions, theologies, or practices? This is the only logical plan for Christian unity.
Our Program
Here is the way this plan works. We wear no name but the one in the Bible for the followers of Christ- Christian (Acts 11:26). We accept no creed but belief in Christ (Matthew 16:16). We adopt no rule of faith and practice but the Bible.
The Purpose of the Christian Church in Lindsay
[1] Evangelism: to lead others to a commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
[2] To Edify the Saved: through strong education in the Scriptures, intimate fellowship with other believers, and the use of our God-given gifts for the upbuilding of others.
[3] To Minister to Those in Need.
[4] To be the Conscience of the Community: speaking out for Truth in a secular society.
What We Believe - Christian Church in Lindsay
We Believe the Bible to be the only inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God.
We Believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We Believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, atoning death on the cross, bodily resurrection, bodily ascension into heaven, and His personal return once again in power and glory.
We Believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. That salvation cannot be gained by human effort, but only through God's grace in the redemption He provided in Jesus Christ, a redemption which is responded to by faith and which leads to a life devoted to obeying God.
We Believe that repentant believers in Christ should be baptized in water, by immersion (the Biblical form of baptism), in obedience to Christ.
We Believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We Believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We Believe that, because all believers are spiritually united in the Lord Jesus Christ, we should cooperate in all possible ways in God's work with our fellow believers, both those among us and elsewhere, loving and being patient with one another in our differences. | |
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