Statement of Faith

Our Statement of Faith

At the 29th and Yale Church of Christ we strive to follow God’s Word, the Bible, and its teachings (Hebrews 4: 12). We believe at the core of its teachings is that “God is love” (l John 4:8 & 16). Jesus taught that the first and greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart; soul, and mind, and the second is to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39). God’s love for us is demonstrated in Jesus Christ and the sacrifice he made for us (John 3:16). Our love for God is shown by our lives reflecting these two great commandments. We love because he first loved us (1 John 4: 19).

We are an autonomous body of Christians under the spiritual oversight of elders (Acts 14:23; 1 Peter 5:1-3). Following the New Testament example it is our practice to meet on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7) to partake of the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:24) and to worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24) through acappella singing (Ephesians 5:19), prayer (Acts 2:42), Bible study (Acts 2:42), and the grace of giving (I Corinthians 16:2).

We believe these truths to be matters of first importance:

• There is one God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; three divine
persons united as one. A concept illustrated in the church
being one body but many members and by marriage where
two become one.
(Romans 8: 1-17; Ephesians 1:3-14)

• Jesus Christ is the Son of God and came to the earth as a part
of God’s plan for our salvation, lived a sinless life, suffered
death on the cross, was raised from the dead to again be with
God in power and glory, and established his church with the
power of the Holy Spirit working through the apostles.
(l Corinthians 15:3-4; Ephesians 1:18-23; I Peter 2:22)

• Salvation is a free gift of God through his grace given to
believers who place their faith in Jesus Christ, confess
Jesus is Lord, repent of their sins, and they are baptized
into his name for the remission of their sins, at which time
God adds them to his body, the church, and they will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
(Acts 2:38 & 47; 9:31; 15:11; Romans 10:9; Galatians 3:26-27; Ephesians 5:23;
Colossians 1:24; Revelation 22:17)

• The Bible is the inspired Word of God, written by men with
inspiration from the Holy Spirit, and is the final authority in
life and doctrine, and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting, and training in righteousness.
(1 Thessalonians 1:4-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17)

• Jesus will return in his heavenly glory, at a time known only
by the Father, to judge the living and the dead, and the Lord
will separate the righteous from the unrighteous. The
unrighteous will go away to eternal punishment but the
righteous to eternal life.
(Matthew 24:36; 25:31-46; Acts 10:42)