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Decatur Church Of Christ
The Decatur Church of Christ is a group of Christians who meet together to worship God and encourage one another to live like Jesus wants us to. We do not belong to any man-made denomination, but only to the church that Jesus started (Matt. 16:18). We do not call ourselves by the name of some teaching or great Christian leader, since the Bible teaches that Christians should not do this (1 Cor. 1:11-13). Rather, we simply call ourselves a church of Christ, in honor of the One who died to take away our sins (Rom. 16:16). The individual members do not use a denominational name either, but we simply call ourselves Christians or disciples of Jesus (Acts 11:26).
The church has no creed book or church manual that it follows; instead we try to do things like the apostles of Christ taught in the Bible. As Christians, we believe that the whole Bible (both the Old Testament and New Testament) is the word of God and teaches us how God wants us to live (II Tim. 3:16), but we also realize that the Law of Moses, given to the Jews in the Old Testament, was replaced by the new covenant of Christ and is no longer binding on us today (Eph. 2:15; Heb. 9:15).
Our public assembly includes such acts of worship to God as singing and prayer (Eph. 5:19-20), scripture readings and a sermon from the Bible (I Tim. 4:13), an opportunity to contribute money to God as He has blessed us (I Cor. 16:2), and a weekly sharing in the Lord's Supper on Sundays (Acts 20:7). Old Testament ways of worship, such as the burning of candles and incense, instrumental music, the public dance, and animal sacrifice are not practiced. The death and resurrection of Christ are central to the teaching, since our salvation is based entirely in Jesus Christ (I Cor. 15:3-4; Acts 4:12). We encourage others to accept Jesus as their Savior by believing in Him (Acts 16:31), confessing that belief (Rom. 10:9-10), repenting of their sins (II Cor. 7:10), and being baptized (i.e., dipped in water) into Christ (Mark 16:16; Rom. 6:3-4). God promises forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit to those who do these things (Acts 2:38). We encourage each other to keep on doing good and quit sinning, so that people will praise God because of how we live for Him (Matt. 5:16).
The church has no creed book or church manual that it follows; instead we try to do things like the apostles of Christ taught in the Bible. As Christians, we believe that the whole Bible (both the Old Testament and New Testament) is the word of God and teaches us how God wants us to live (II Tim. 3:16), but we also realize that the Law of Moses, given to the Jews in the Old Testament, was replaced by the new covenant of Christ and is no longer binding on us today (Eph. 2:15; Heb. 9:15).
Our public assembly includes such acts of worship to God as singing and prayer (Eph. 5:19-20), scripture readings and a sermon from the Bible (I Tim. 4:13), an opportunity to contribute money to God as He has blessed us (I Cor. 16:2), and a weekly sharing in the Lord's Supper on Sundays (Acts 20:7). Old Testament ways of worship, such as the burning of candles and incense, instrumental music, the public dance, and animal sacrifice are not practiced. The death and resurrection of Christ are central to the teaching, since our salvation is based entirely in Jesus Christ (I Cor. 15:3-4; Acts 4:12). We encourage others to accept Jesus as their Savior by believing in Him (Acts 16:31), confessing that belief (Rom. 10:9-10), repenting of their sins (II Cor. 7:10), and being baptized (i.e., dipped in water) into Christ (Mark 16:16; Rom. 6:3-4). God promises forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit to those who do these things (Acts 2:38). We encourage each other to keep on doing good and quit sinning, so that people will praise God because of how we live for Him (Matt. 5:16).