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Three Marks of a True Christian Church
| I. The true preaching of the Word of God. Our preaching should be expositional (declaring faithfully what the Bible teaches) and applicatory (pointing the truth to the conscience of the hearer). |
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| II. The right administration of the sacraments. We desire to regularly administer baptism and the Lord’s supper, ordinances prescribed by God as outward manifestations of inward realities. In baptism we publicly declare our vows to Christ, and at the Lord’s table we publicly renew our vows to Christ. We meet with Christ around the Lord’s table the first Sunday worship service of each month. We desire to preserve the sanctity of these ordinances. |
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| III. The faithful exercise of discipline. We believe that a sincere profession of Christ is a wholehearted commitment to Christian living. We have vowed to one another to walk alongside each other as we journey the narrow way toward Heaven together. Therefore, we agree to submit to one another’s reproof, correction, and instruction, and we willingly uphold, defend, and submit to the government of Christ’s church as taught in the Holy Scriptures. |
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