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The
church
of
Christ
dates back to the
days of the New Testament (Romans
16:16). It was founded by Christ on the Day of Pentecost, A.D. 33
(Acts 2), just ten days after His ascension back to heaven. In the years
that followed it rapidly grew to fill
Jerusalem
, then
Judea
,
Samaria
, and finally the
whole
Roman Empire
(Acts
1:8; Colossians
1:23). It was first established in
America
in the late 1700s,
up in the
New England
states.
BELIEFS. We
believe the Bible teaches that sinners are saved by faith, repentance,
confession, and baptism (John
3:16; Mark
16:16; Acts
2:38; Romans
10:9,10). The
church
of
Christ
is organized with
elders, deacons, preachers, and members as in New Testament times (Philippians
1:1). We believe that Jesus is the Son of God (John
20:30, 31), that the Bible is inspired of God (2
Timothy 3:16, 17), and that Jesus will return to take His kingdom
(church) home to God (1
Corinthians 15:24). We emphasize sincere worship (John
4:24), every-member evangelism (Acts
8:4), godly living (Titus
2:11,12), love for each other (John
13:33,34), and helping those in need (James
1:27). We believe that it is possible to have religious unity in a
day of division by simply following the New Testament pattern and
putting aside human traditions.
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