There are
alternatives. Historically there have been Protestants that have maintained
God's Word as the sole and sufficient authority for the Church. There have been
groups of Christians that have rejected the temptations of power, the traps of
legalism and the wisdom of the world. Like them we reject the false authority
claims of Rome and yet wish to participate in the rich heritage of Christian
truth that comes down to us through the ages. We're not trying to reinvent the
wheel, or ignore the history of the Church, even if that history is muddled and
often corrupted by false teaching.
On a
practical level we've reached a point where a person seeking a reverent, Bible based
meeting will be hard pressed to find one. There are very few and those that
exist have often been polluted with doctrines that despite their claims do not
represent 'Old Time' Christianity. Their congregations are the harvest of
doctrines and worldviews scarcely a century old. Many of the teachings which have
become part of the Evangelical Mainstream would have been all but unknown to
most people in the 19th century, let alone beyond.
We are
surrounded by congregations that have put entertainment above the Gospel,
American Patriotism and its Middle Class Dream above Christ's Kingdom and not a
few have prioritized Rationalism over and against the claims and doctrines of
Christ.
We seek a
Bible-based Congregation, committed to worshipping God in Spirit and Truth and
forming our lives according to the teachings found in Scripture. We wish to
follow the Lamb no matter the cost and no matter whom we offend. We're not interested
in winning the masses, drawing in crowds, political influence or finding a way
to live at peace with the world at large. Conscientiously a minority we seek to
honour God and make the Bible the focus of our thoughts and conduct.