What We Believe
1. The Bible – both Old and New Covenants – is given by inspiration of God, providing wisdom for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ (2 Tim.3:15-16).
The doctrines of men must agree with the Word of God (Matt.15:8-9, Acts 17:10-11).
2. God created the heavens and earth through the Word (John 1:1-3). Man was created in their image (Gen.1:26-27) – not however composed of holy spirit, the essence and power of God (Luke 4:1,14) – but was formed from the dust of the ground, and became a living creature (Gen.2:7).
The Word was made flesh (John 1:14), being born of Mary and the spirit of God, becoming Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Luke 1:35).
God is not a Trinity. 1 John 5:7 was added to the Bible in the Middle Ages to provide scriptural support for this false doctrine.
3. The Ten Commandments constitute the basic law of God for His people. These concepts were understood and obeyed by the godly before the giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai (Gen.26:5). Moses wrote down all the words of Jehovah (Ex.24:4). He was not given any oral law.
Jesus Christ taught that, in order to attain eternal life, we must keep the ten commandments (Matt.19:16-19), as did his apostles (1 John 3:4; 5:2-3; James 2:10-12). Christ did not ‘nail God's law to the cross’ (Matt.5:17-19).
4. Following repentance of our sins (sin is the transgression of the law –
1 John 3:4), and resolving to obey God’s law), and baptism – burying our past sinful life (Romans 6:1-6), a portion of God’s holy spirit is given to us freely (Acts 2:38, Luke 11:13, Eph.1:13-14, Psalm 51:11-12).
Baptizing or ‘christening’ babies and young children, who are unable to understand the meaning of spiritual repentance, by sprinkling them with water, is a meaningless ritual. The Greek word baptizo means to immerse, submerge.
5. Heaven is not the reward of the saved (Prov.30:4; John 3:13, Acts 2:34).
Our hope of eternal life lies in the resurrection of the dead at Christ’s return (1 Cor.15:20-23, 51-53, 1 Thess.4:14-17).
6. Although sacrifices are not required of us (Heb.10:4-6, 1 Samuel 15:22, Psalm 40:6. 51:16-17, Matt.9:13), we are still to observe “the appointed times of Jehovah, which you shall proclaim, holy gatherings” (Lev.23:2) –
the Seventh Day Sabbath (v.3); Passover (v.5); Feast of Unleavened Bread for 7 days (v.6-8); Feast of Firstfruits [Pentecost] (v.15,16,21); Day of Trumpets (v.24); Day of Atonement (v.27-32); Feast of Tabernacles for 7 days, and the Eighth Day (v.34-36).
These ‘appointed times’ picture God’s plan of salvation for mankind. They were observed by Jesus Christ (Luke 2:41-43, 22:7-20, John 4:45, 7:2,10) – and by the early church (Acts 2:1, 18:21, 20:16, 1 Cor. 5:8, 16:8).
7. The Seventh Day Sabbath was instituted at creation (Gen.2:2-3), and reaffirmed at Mt. Sinai (Ex.20:8-11). Jesus Christ kept the Seventh Day Sabbath (Luke 4:16, 31, Mark 6:2), and is the Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:27-28). The apostles followed Christ’s custom, teaching both Jews and Gentiles on the Sabbath (Acts 13:14,16, 42-44, 17:2, 18:4).
Click here to read key chapters of the book: From Sabbath to Sunday :
A Historical Investigation of the Rise of Sunday Observance in Early Christianity.
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