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OUR PLEA! We plead for the unity of all followers of Christ. This was the ideal of Christ for His church. Jesus prayed, "May they all be one, Father as you and I are one." (Jn. 17:21). OUR PURPOSE! The reason that this unity is necessary is stated in the prayer of Jesus, "That they all may believe that you have sent Me." (Jn. 17:21). The salvation of the world by the preaching of the gospel is the task of the church. This goal has been hindered by division into many denominations and sects. The world cannot be WON until 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 denominationalism or human speculation. The only course is to return to New Testament Christianity. The only basis for our faith is the inspired word of God. Why not then restore the church as revealed in the Bible without human additions, subtractions, theologies, or practices? OUR PROGRAM! Here is the way this plan works. We wear no name but the one in the Bible for the followers of Chirst - CHRISTIAN (Acts 11:26). We accept no creed but belief in Christ (Matt. 16:16). We adopt no rule of faith and practice but the Bible (2 Tim. 3:16, 17). We practice only the ordinances commanded by Christ. One of which is Christian baptism, which is immersion of the repentant believer. Another is the observance of the Lord's Supper as a simple memorial of our Lord's death for our salvation (1 Cor. 11:23-30). This is a platform all followers of Christ can accept, for it is as broad as the New Testament and as narrow as the "faith once and for all delivered to the saints." (Jude 1:3) |
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