About the West Side Church of Christ
It is our aim as a local body of believers in Jesus to be a part of the
church He built that we read about in the pages of the New Testament.
Therefore we use as our only guide in matters pertaining to faith and
practice the Bible! (2 Timothy 3:16,17, John 17:17)
We believe that what was necessary in becoming a Christian or member of
the early church should be all that is necessary today. We do not
believe that any person must submit to or confess anything extra or
less than what the apostles in the early chapters of the Book of Acts
taught.
In striving to be simply members of that church, we at West side
believe a few characteristics are necessary:
- We believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
is first and foremost a message of good news. The messages and songs
and prayers that we offer bring for the most part a positive message of
Christ's love. The gospel is the answer for the world's hurts and
therefore Christ's church must preach that healing message of Christ.
(Romans 1:16)
- We believe that the church should be more about Christ and less
about any other group or individual. Jesus is the reason that we are
called out of the world and into God's family. (Ephesians 1:3-7) Every
member is encouraged to be committed to Jesus Christ above anyone or
anything else.
- We believe that the church should operate as a family and serve as
a group who can encourage, challenge and nurture one another. We
strive at West side to build each other up and never tear others down.
- We believe that the Bible is a book that speaks to the needs of
the 21st century man and woman. We firmly hold to the truth that it
is inspired by God and therefore authored by the One who knows each one
of us best.
- We believe that each member should always be seeking the truth
regardless of the source. We do not ask anyone to believe or not believe
something because someone said it, but base their belief on whether or
not it is in agreement with the Bible.
- We believe that every member is special in the eyes of God and
therefore special in the eyes of the church family. With this in mind,
every member has unique qualities to help the church serve the Lord in
this area.
- We believe that the church must seek to offer assistance to the
community around us just as Jesus did when he walked on this
earth.
- Our plea to the people around us is not for them to follow us, but
for them to join us as we follow Jesus. We do not ask people to learn
from us, but to come with us as we learn from Jesus. We do not invite
people to become West Side Church of Christ Christians, but to become
simply Christians and be added to the church of Christ. (See Acts
2:36-47)
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