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are the church described in the New testament in the
21st century. The Church
is to be the "pillar and support of the truth"
(1 Tim. 3:14-15) and we believe that when we follow
the Scriptures it will produce Christians just as
it did in the first century (Acts 2:38-42). As such
we do not hold a formalized creed or statement of
faith but instead, rely on the Bible alone for spiritual
teachings and practice (2 Timothy 3:15-17) We accept
the Bible as being both verbally inspired and infallible
in content (2 Pet. 1:20-21; 1 Cor. 2:11-13). Consequently,
when the Bible speaks upon any given subject, its
pronouncement is accepted as final.
We are non-denominational.
It is our sincere desire to be non-denominational.
Neither are we inter-denominational. It is our wish
and purpose to wear no other name than Christ's and
to be known simply as Christians, members of the body
of Christ. Such was clearly true of the Lord's people
in the first century (Acts 11:26; 1 Pet.4:16; Eph.
1:22-23; Col. 1:18; Rom. 16:16). We refer to ourselves
as the Church at Las Vegas, the church of Christ,
the Lord's church, or some other scriptural description,
not in an attempt to be "sectarian," but
to identify ourselves as the church belonging to Christ.
Jesus Christ is the head, the Savior, the purchaser,
the redeemer and the foundation for the Church. (Ephesians
1:22,23,5:23-26, Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 3:11).
We are excited about the Great
Commission
We believe that the Good News about
Jesus is what God uses to call mankind to Himself
(2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, Romans 1:16-17). When that
message of salvation is proclaimed, each person then
becomes responsible to make a choice concerning what
they have heard. Those that accept the truth of that
message repent of their sins, confess Jesus as their
Lord, and are then baptized into Christ for the forgiveness
of their sins and to receive God's Holy Spirit (Acts
2:38-41). Thus a person is
born again and added to His Church. (Titus 3:3-7,
Mark 16:16, Acts 22:16, Galatians 3:26-27, Colossians
2:9-12, 1:13-14) The Church is not something that
you can "join" or be "voted" into
by men! The Lord Himself adds individuals to His Church
when they obey the gospel (Romans 6:17-18, Acts 2:47).
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Our Plea For Unity.
We plead for unity among all who
obediently respond to the doctrines and commandments
given in the New Testament. Such is in harmony with
the prayer of Jesus and the pleadings of the apostle
(Jn. 17:20- 21; 1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 4:1-6). We consider
such unity to be possible, or Jesus would not have
prayed for it. We also note that unity and love for
each other was a mark of discipleship in the early
churches (Jn. 13:34-35; Acts 2:44-46; Acts 4:32).
And since division has always been the result of departure
from "the faith which was once delivered unto
the saints" (Jude 3), we believe that division
can be healed by a return to the revealed word of
God.
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