Our practice in church life The object of this Church is to glorify God, to promote His worship, and proclaim and defend the Christian faith as revealed by God in the Scriptures. The Scriptures are, therefore, to be taught in
All made new
8.1c All creation will be made new, and all evil destroyed, and so God will be honoured for ever. Christians long for this time; they are to prepare themselves for it by the way they conduct their daily lives. Press
Not the smallest letter
7.3 Although human authors wrote the Bible, God ensured that they wrote the very words which He wished to be recorded as His revelation to man. Because this is so, the Bible is entirely trustworthy in all its teaching; therefore
Breathed out by God
7.2 God has revealed Himself through word and deed in history as He has fulfilled His plan of salvation, leading up to the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and the sending of the Holy Spirit. God has
Leadership
6.6 The Church is ultimately governed by Christ, but He does so through calling individuals to lead local Churches. Leaders do not exercise authority on their own account, but in obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit. This comes
Let us eat and drink
6.5 The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus Christ before He died, and local Churches should continue to celebrate it regularly as part of their meeting together until He returns. As Christians take the bread and wine together, they call
Fighting sin
5.3 Throughout the Christian life, the process of renewal continues. Although there are times when Christians sin and slip back in their relationship with God, this is not to be the norm, and the Bible assures us of the great
Changed by the Spirit
4.5 When we become Christians, the Holy Spirit begins to live in us. He gives us a new heart, which desires above all else to please God. He opens our eyes to understand the message of the Bible, enables us
Lost potential
Saul is hunting David just as he once hunted donkeys. But, as on that occasion, he finds Samuel instead. His soldiers go to kill David but end up prophesying. When he goes the same happens to him except in a
Becoming a Christian
4.1 We believe that God commands each person to stop rebelling against Him and His ways, and to receive the salvation which He offers. Before an individual can be reconciled to God in this way, it is necessary for the