One of the things I love about my
church is direct contact with God by each person. No priest stands between you and God. This
requires that each believer takes personal responsibility for his or her
relationship with God. This also means that when some domination's provide easy
quick answers to questions, Disciples must struggle for answers. The struggle
usually provides us with answers that have deeper meaning for the believer.
No creed can take the place of our
affirmation that Jesus is the Christ our Lord and Savior. Trust and obedience
in Jesus the Christ is the Disciples foundation for faith and action. Each
person in the community of faith is responsible to God for the Study of the
scriptures, their interpretation and the determination of his or her own faith
discipline. Each Christian Church provides its members with the tools that
active Christians need to discover for their own personal ministries, but you
must make use of them. These tools are found in Sunday school, Bible studies,
Theology Discussion Groups and worship.
Some might say, "That means that you can believe
anything you want as long as your are sincere." That is not the case, as every disciple is
responsible to God for testing his or her faith. Discovering the truth is a
life long project that is more than a personal search. In Christian Covenant
with each other, we are bound to call each other to accountability and to
nurture each other in commitment and growth. Each one of must ask our self the
question, "What is God calling me to
be and to do?"
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