The Church... Getting acquainted continued....

     Though the rebellion against God which Satan exported from heaven to earth soon enlisted the majority of the human race, there have always been those who responded to God's appeal to come out of the world and follow Him.
     In earth's earliest history, the families of faithful patriarchs composed His "church." Later, God chose the nation of Israel to be His "church"---to represent Him to the world. And before He left earth to return to heaven, Christ launched the New Testament church, which He described as His body. 
     Christ's church today is a spiritual body made up of all who accept Him as their Saviour and the Lord. Though many denominations exist, Adventists believe that Christ's true followers---His body---may be found scattered among all these organizations. 
     Salvation does not come through joining any church organization. Salvation comes through trusting in the Head of the church---Jesus Christ. But those who truly trust in Christ will quite naturally want to become a part of His church---the body of Christ on earth. It is really not possible to accept fully the Head of the church while rejecting fellowship with His body.
     The purpose of the church is to provide for group worship of God, for the mutual encouragement and fellowship of its members, and for reaching out to the world with the good news about Christ and his salvation.
     Although we as Adventists do not see ourselves as better than any other true Christians, we do believe that---in fulfillment of Bible prophecy---God has called Adventists into existence just before the second coming of Christ to help restore certain Bible truths that have long been lost sight of. We believe that God has asked us to proclaim a special message to the world and to other Christians, which will produce a faithful remnant of the church to meet Christ when He comes. 


Please click on the verses to read;

     Acts 7:38             Matt. 28:19, 20         Rev. 12:17
     Eph. 2:19, 20       Rom. 12:4, 5             Rev. 14:6-12
     Heb. 10:23-25     1 Cor. 12:12-27        Rev. 18:1-4
     Matt. 16:13-14     Eph. 4:4-16              Rev. 19:10