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Lake City
Church of Christ
Bible Basics
A summary of what we believe.
This page will give you the "Bible Basics." We understand that there is a lot of confusion in the religious world today regarding which teachings are Biblical and which ones are not. The Bible reassures us, though, when it says that "God is not the author of confusion" (1 Corinthians 14:33) and that we can "Know the truth and the truth will make us free" (John 8:32).
We invite you to bring an open Bible and an open mind to examine the "Bible Basics" with us.
For your convenience, we organized these truths into 7 categories: God, the Bible, Sin and Salvation, the Church, Worship, Christian Living, and the Second Coming and Eternity.
More information below.
Bible Basics
God:
The God of the Bible does exist. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and the creator of all things in heaven and on earth (Heb. 3:4).
In the scriptures, God is seen as three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Spirit (Mt. 3:13-17).
Jesus Christ is God's son (John 3:16). He did indeed walk among men during the days of the first century. He is the Creator of the world (Col. 1:15-16), He is the Savior of the world (Rom. 5:8-9), was buried and rose again on the third day (1 Cor. 15:1-5), and has ascended back to heaven to sit at God’s right hand (Acts 1:9-11) to be King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16).
Therefore, “We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).
The Bible:
The Bible is God's holy, inspired, infallible, and inherent word (2 Tim. 3:16, 17). It alone holds the truth of salvation and in every religious matter (Rom. 1:16). The Bible teaches us how to be better husbands and wives (Eph. 5:25), better children (Eph. 6:1-2), better parents (Eph. 6:3-4), better friends (John 15:13), and how to better treat others (Mt. 22:39).
The Bible can be understood by any intelligent human being who will take the time to study its contents (John 8:32). The elders, deacons, and preachers have no special means of knowing God's word other than the Bible.
Salvation:
Every accountable human is guilty of sin (Rom. 3:23); thus this means that all accountable humans are deserving of spiritual death (Rom. 6:23).
No one can get to heaven on their own merit alone (Eph. 2:8). No one is saved by the grace of God alone (James 2:24, 26). For the sinner to be saved two things must be. One, God offers forgiveness, which He has done through the blood of His Son (Col. 1:13, 14). Two, that man must respond with faith and obedience (Heb. 5:8, 9).
When a sinner responds to God's grace with faith (Rom. 10:17), repentance (Acts 17:30), confession (Mt. 10:32-33), and baptism (Mark 16:16), they are added to the church by Jesus who is the head of the church (Acts 2:47; Col. 1:18).
The Church:
There is only one church (Eph. 4:4; 1:22, 23), and that church is the same church that existed in the first century. This means that the church of Christ is more than undenominational, it is pre-denominational. It existed before denominations.
Worship:
The church adheres to the command to worship God both in spirit and in truth (John 4:24), which includes:
Singing acapella praises to God as a collective group (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16).
Praying to God and giving thanks (2 Thes. 5:17; 1 Tim. 2:1).
Learning more about God from His word (Acts 2:42; 17:11).
Remembering the Son of God in communion (1 Cor. 11:23-26).
Giving a portion back to God and His church in our contribution (1 Cor. 16:1-2).
The Second Coming and Eternity:
Jesus will come again one day to deliver His church/kingdom back to the Father in heaven (1 Cor. 15:24). There is heaven as well as hell, and both are equally real and eternal (Mt. 25:46).
In short, we strive to believe the Bible!
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