We are among those who seek to be Christians only.The congregations of these people, of which we are a part, are known as “churches of Christ”.This term is intended to denote our desire to be Christ’s church.The Bible says, “all the churches of Christ greet you” (Romans 16:16).We are committed to maintaining a New Testament church in every way.Our purpose is to seek and save the lost.Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”(Matt 28:19).
The churches of Christ have a distinctive plea.It is a primary plea for religious unity based upon the Bible.We believe in the divine inspiration of the entire Bible and that it is sufficient to guide us in all matters of faith; in the death of Jesus Christ and His atonement for our sins; and that after death all men will be rewarded or punished in another life for the way they have lived here. And with all people of religious conviction we insist that the moral principles of Jesus are absolute truths to be exemplified in the personal righteousness of the child of God.We are convicted that the New Testament must be our only guide in religious faith.We, therefore, have no creed or handbook, but we accept the Bible as our only guidebook.In this way we are not persuaded by “traditions of men” to accept any truth which is not found in God’s word.
The church of Christ in Christiansburg holds firm to the belief that we should speak where the Bible speaks and remain silent where the Bible is silent.Therefore, we must not exclude that which is found in His Word, and we must not include anything not found in His Word.
