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Biblical authority.
The Bible is our final authority on all matters of faith and practice.
We do not elevate traditions or creeds of men above the Bible.
Autonomy of the local church.
We’ve spent time talking about this already.
This is a bedrock principle of what we believe.
We do not give up our autonomy to any other head than Jesus.
This is not done overtly through membership in a convention, fellowship, or denomination.
This is not to be done covertly by seeking to gain the approval of a college, mentor, or public opinion.
We answer to and seek the approval of only one, Jesus.
Priesthood of the believer.
As individual priests we understand that we do not depend on someone else’s religiousness to gain us access to God.
You have just as much access to God as any pastor or grandma that you’ve ever met.
Jesus has made this possible for us, glory to His name.
This goes a step farther than prayer to make a point about where we all stand.
There is no gap between clergy and laity.
Two ordinances.
Baptism
Baptism is beautifully illustrated here in this passage.
We see the mode - immersion.
We see the candidate - a believer.
We see the authority - an authorized representative of a local church.
Lord’s Supper
Jesus defines the purpose of the Lord’s Supper in verse 25, which we just read.
It is a remembrance of Jesus.
There is nothing special imparted to the partakers other than a reminder and a mindfulness of what Jesus has done for them.
Individual soul liberty.
This is also known as soul competency.
We believe that every individual is accountable to God and should not be pressured, coerced, or threatened to accept or observe a specific body of beliefs.
Saved, baptized church membership.
Why does membership matter?
Well we covered this a few months ago, but it fits with the biblical theme of a church being like a body or a building.
We also know that the word ekklesia has built into it the understanding that membership is understood.
Finally we have the biblical example on the day of pentecost that members of the church in Jerusalem were added to the number after their salvation and baptism.
Two offices.
Pastor, Bishop, Elder
We see all of these words occurring in the New Testament.
We believe that each of these terms applies to the same position.
The are used in different contexts to describe the job of the pastor.
Pastor refers to the duty of feeding and protecting the sheep.
Bishop which means “overseer” refers to the responsibility that the pastor has to provide oversight, management, and direction to the church body.
Elder refers to the spiritual maturity that someone in this position must possess, regardless of age.
Deacons
The word deacon is also found throughout the New Testament.
The position was established in the book of Acts.
The requirements were laid out by Paul in 1 Timothy 3.
The word deacon is a transliteration that comes from the greek word diakonos which refers to a servant.
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