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Shoals Christian Church

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We are Christians only, but not the only Christians

What will you see at one of our meetings? People seeking to know God through assembling together, taking the Lord's Supper, singing with or without music, prayer, bible study, preaching, teaching, fellowship and encouraging each other. We are a new church plant in Florence, Alabama. We believe in the unity of all believers based on what the Scriptures teach as revealed by the Holy Spirit. It is our goal to bring people to the truth so they can be filled with the Holy Spirit and follow Jesus as He intended. We do not want to be another "Me too" group. We are in pursuit of TRUTH and not the same old traditions of men that are powerless. We are seeking His Kingdom and His Righteousness, not our own. What we believe: Jesus Christ is the "only begotten" ( the only one physically conceived by the Holy Spirit) Son of God, who died for our sins and arose from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15: 1-8; John 3:16) The Bible is the inspired word of God - a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. (2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 119:105) Every person has worth as a creation of God, but that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) Forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life are available to those who trust Christ as Savior and Lord. (John 1:12; 3:16) Those accepting Christ should repent of sin, confess their faith, and be baptized into Him. (Romans 10:9; Acts 2:38; John 3:3-5) The Church is the body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit to make known the manifold wisdom of God. (Ephesians 3:10-11; 4:1-16) Jesus Christ will one day return to take all the saved to heaven to be with Him forever. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) STATEMENT OF FAITH I believe in one God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 5:16, 45; 6:1, 4, 8, 9; James 1:17 / John 1:1; 14:9 / Genesis 1:2; John 4:24; 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21) I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible. (Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3) I believe in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, God's only begotten Son, my one and only Savior, (John 1:14; 1 John 4:9 / John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18) Who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, (Matthew 21:11; John 19:19 / John 1:14; Romans 5:15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1 / Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38) Who suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate, (Luke 23:1-46) Who died and was buried, and Who rose again bodily from the dead after 3 days, (Luke 23:44 - 24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8) Who ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father, (Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1) and Who will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead. (Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:10-11; 10:39-42; 1 Peter 4:5) I believe in the Holy Spirit, Who is an active and operative part of the triune God, (John 16:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27) and Who indwells every Christian and without Him no one can understand what God has freely given us. (1 Corinthians 2; 3:16; 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14) I believe in the Bible and God's Holy Word, Scripture. I believe God inspired the autographs (original writings) of the Scripture and those autographs were consequently without error. (Mark 12:36; John 14:26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21) I accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. (Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12) I believe the Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ. (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23) I believe the Bible teaches that salvation and the forgiveness of sins is achieved only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7) I believe the Bible teaches that one receives God's grace by putting faith in Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ, and being immersed into Christ, but that none of these is sufficient in and of itself for the assurance of salvation. (Romans 5:1-2 / Luke 24:45-47; Acts 3:19; 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9 / Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11; 1 John 4:15 / Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21) I believe in the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the Day of Pentecost and consisting of all those who know God and have obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ by being born of the water and the Spirit and who continually follow the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47; 2 Thess. 1:8; Romans 8:14) We believe the Kingdom of God is here and now, established by Jesus when He came to earth in the flesh. Colossians 1:13-14; 1 John 3:8; Matthew 28:18; Hebrews 2:8; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28