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WHY WE BELIEVE
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Welcome to the church
of Christ at South Trail!!
We strive to present the love of Jesus to you. Our goal is to teach
others about Jesus and His Word.
If anything is clear today, it is the gross religious confusion in the
world. Why do people choose to seek God in so many ways? How can anyone
know they are right?
These questions are very serious ones. No one should consider them
trivial. A long time ago God said, "There is a way that seems right to a
man, but its end is the way of death." (Proverbs 14:12) God has a
prepared way. We are to find it through His Son. (Matthew 17:5) Jesus
declared, "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven."
(Matthew 7:21) For this reason, we believe that the study of the Bible
is to find answers to life's most important questions.
The church of Christ is not a denomination. It is neither Catholic nor
Protestant, but strives to be the church Jesus founded nearly 2000 years
ago. The gospel has not changed, so we urge obedience to the same
conditions of salvation. When a person obeys the gospel, that person
becomes a Christian, nothing more or less. Non-denominational
Christianity is all that existed in the New Testament, so we teach that
today. The basis is the Bible as our only creed. All doctrines, creeds,
confessions and catechisms are written by uninspired men. Seeking to
restore the church of the New Testament is our goal. Therefore, we speak
where the Bible speaks.
In the New Testament the Lord has provided a complete pattern for His
church: the names, doctrine, organization, worship and mission. Our
desire is to please God by honoring His design for the church, to love
and serve one another in our community. Daring and Sharing is the Lord's
way. The church is unified in its mission to reach out to the lost with
the only hope of the world--Jesus! We pray that you may seek to please
Him in the same way.
If you are a Christian and are looking for a local church, we would
invite you to work with us to bring glory to God as we worship God in
spirit and truth; practice fellowship and service toward one another;
teach God's word to both the lost and saved; reach out to our community
in love; and look forward to the eternal blessings in heaven.
Terry Chapman
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