About The Church
The church that Jesus established is a local, organized, sovereign assembly of regenerated, baptized believers (Acts 18:8), voluntarily united together for the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:19-20
The Ordinances Of The Church
- Believer's baptism is by immersion in water under the authority of the local church (Acts 8:36-39). Baptism is an outward expression of the believer's identification with Christ's death, burial and resurrection (Romans 6:4-5; 1 Peter 3:21), and unites that believer to the particular local church in which he is baptized (Acts 2:41, 47).
- The Lord's Supper (Communion) is a memorial picturing the broken body of Christ that was sacrificed on the cross and his blood that was shed to pay for man's sin (1 Corinthians 11:23-30). Acts 2:41-42 sets a pattern for those eligible to partake of the Lord's Supper, i.e., those who believed, were baptized, and belonged to the church.
The Offices Of The Church
The offices of the church are pastor and deacons. The qualifications for these offices are clearly defined in the Scriptures (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:6-9; Acts 6:1-7).
About The Organization Of The Church
The church is an autonomous, self-governing, self-propagating, self-supporting organism with Jesus Christ as its Head (Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 13:13; 15:23-28; Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:1, 18). No hierarchy of individuals or organizations, religious or political, either within or outside of the church, has any authority over the local church (Matthew 22:1-21).
The offices of the church are pastor and deacons. The qualifications for these offices are clearly defined in the Scriptures (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:6-9; Acts 6:1-7).
About The Organization Of The Church
The church is an autonomous, self-governing, self-propagating, self-supporting organism with Jesus Christ as its Head (Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 13:13; 15:23-28; Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:1, 18). No hierarchy of individuals or organizations, religious or political, either within or outside of the church, has any authority over the local church (Matthew 22:1-21).