So Now You Know

Have you ever said, “But I don’t know what to say to my neighbor, friend, coworker, family member about the church.” Well you do now, so go do it!

The Church...

The church of Christ (Rom. 16:16) has no official doctrine or creed except the Bible. We believe the Bible to be God’s inspired word (2 Tim. 3:16-17). It is our desire to “speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where the Bible is silent.”

Concerning Jesus Christ…

“The Christ, the Son of the living God” (Mt. 16:16).

That He…

“Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross” (Phil. 2:6-8).

And That He…

“Was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:4).

Concerning Sin

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23).

“Your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear” (Isa. 59:2).

“The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:23).

Concerning Salvation

1. Hear the Word, because “faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” (Rom. 10:17).
2. “Believe in the Lord Jesus” (Acts 16:31).
3. “Repent and turn to God” (Acts 26:20).
4. “Confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord” (Rom. 10:9).
5. “Be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name” (Acts 22:16).
6. “Walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 Jn. 1:7).

Concerning Worship

John 4:24 “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

Hebrews 13:15 “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”

Concerning Women’s Role in Worship

First Timothy 2:11-12 “Let a woman quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.”

Concerning Leadership of the Church - Elders and Deacons

First Timothy 3:1-10 “This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.”