About the College Park Church of
Christ We are pleased to have you
visit our website and we would welcome you to any of our services. We
would even be more pleased if you would choose to make the
College Park Church
of Christ your regular place of worship. The Church of Christ is not affiliated with any religious
denomination. It is the church restored to the New Testament teachings
established on the first Pentecost after the crucifixion of Christ (Acts
2). The church is accountable to Jesus Christ only and not to a
council or any other sort of organization of men, since the church is headed by
Him (Eph.
1:22). The following information reflects a brief summary of New
Testament teachings that are taught by the College Park Church of Christ:
The Bible The Bible is the inspired Word of God, and as such, it is
without error, and is the final and highest
authority in life and doctrine.
II Pet. 1: 20-21
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will
of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy
Ghost." II Tim. 3:16 "All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
God One true God (Godhead) existing as the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit
(Each possessing all the attributes of Deity).
Matt.
28: 19 " Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
Deut. 6: 4 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one
Lord:" Gen.
1: 6 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
Grace Salvation is a free gift of God. The only sufficient payment for
our sins is the blood of Christ. It was through His death as our
substitute that He paid the debt we owed. No one is saved by his own
merits or good deeds.
Eph. 2:
8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should
boast." Rom.
4: 4 "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace,
but of debt."
Rom. 5: 15 "But not as the offence, so also is the free
gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the
grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath
abounded unto many."
Our
Response It is
necessary to respond to God's free offer of salvation by faith, repentance, and
baptism. When we confess Christ as our Lord and are baptized (or
immersed), God meets us, forgives our sins and gives us the gift of the Holy
Spirit that empowers and guides us in our Christian walk through his word.
Acts 2: 38 "Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Rom. 10: 9-10 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
I Pet. 3: 21 "The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now
save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a
good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:"
Unity It is our goal to avoid creeds, traditions, works, and innovations of man
by endeavoring to unite and continue in the example of the original followers of
Christ (the first century church).
II Tim. 4:
3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound
doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;" Titus 1: 9 "Holding
fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound
doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers."
Love
and Fellowship We are each individual members of the
body of Christ: Believers who accept each other because God has accepted
each of us.
Rom. 13: 8 "Owe no man any thing,
but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the
law." I Cor. 13: 1 "Though
I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become
as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." I
John 1: 3 "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you,
that ye may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." I
John 1: 6-7 "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk
in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as
he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
Order Of Worship Followed
Singing - Col. 3: 16, Eph. 5: 19, I Cor. 14: 15, Heb. 2: 12
Prayer - I Cor. 14: 15
Teaching - Acts
20: 7 Communion -
Acts 20: 7, I Cor. 11: 23
Contribution - I Cor. 16: 1-3, II Cor. 9: 6-7
We
welcome any feedback or questions that you may have about the
College Park
Church of Christ. Please call us @ 281-419-1950
or e-mail info@collegeparkcofc.org.
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April 29, 2007 08:21 PM | 
