We believe following;--- That the justification of God's elect, is only by the righteousness (Rom. 3:28 and 4:6 and 5:16-19) of Christ imputed to them,

 That the justification of God's elect, is only by the righteousness (Rom. 3:28 and 4:6 and 5:16-19) of Christ imputed to them, without the consideration of any works of righteousness done by them; and that the full and free pardon of all their sins and transgressions, past, present, and to come, is only through the blood of Christ, (Rom. 3:25; Eph. 1:7; Col. 2:13; 1 John 1:7, 9) according to the riches of his grace.

 That there is but one (Deut. 6:4; 1 Cor. 8:6; 1 Tim. 2:5; Jer. 10:10) only living and true God: that there are (1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19) three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, who are equal in nature, power, and glory; and that the Son ((John 10:30; Phil. 2:6; Rom. 9:5; 1 John 5:20) and the Holy Ghost (Acts 5:3, 4; 1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 2 Cor. 3:17, 18) are as truly and properly God as the Father.


 That the Lord Jesus Christ, being set up from (Prov. 8:22, 23; Heb. 12:24) everlasting as the Mediator of the covenant, and he having engaged to be the (Ps. 49:6-8; Heb. 7:22) Surety of his people, did In al. 4:4; Heb. 2:14, 16, 17) human nature, and not before, neither in whole, nor in part; his human soul being a creature, existed not from eternity, but was created and formed in his body by him that forms the spirit of man within him, when that was conceived in the womb of the virgin; and so his human nature consists of a true body and a reasonable soul: both which, together and at once the Son of God assumed into union with his divine person, when made of a woman, and not before; in which nature he really suffered, and died (Rom. 4:25; 1 Cor. 15:3; Eph. 5:2; 1 Peter 3:18) as the substitute of his people, in their room and stead; whereby he made all that satisfaction (Rom. 8:3, 4 and 10:4; Isa. 42:21; Rom.

, that all those, who are chosen by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and sanctified by the Spirit, shall certainly and finally (Matthew 24:24; John 6:39, 40 and 10:28, 29; Matthew 16:18; Ps. 125:1, 2; 1 Peter 1:5; Jude 24; Heb. 2:13; Rom. 8:30) persevere; so that not one of them shall ever perish, but shall have everlasting life.


That there will be a resurrection of the dead; (Acts 24:15; John 528, 29; Dan. 12:2) both of the just and unjust; and that Christ will come a second time to judge (Heb. 9:28; Acts 17:31; 2 Tim. 4:1; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; 1 Thess. 4:15-17) both quick and dead; when he will take vengeance on the wicked, and introduce his own people into his kingdom and glory, where they shall be for ever with him.

That singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs vocally, (Matthew 26:30; Acts 16:25; 1 Cor. 14:15, 26; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16) is an ordinance of the Gospel, to be performed by believers; but that as to time, place, and manner, every one ought to be left to their (James 5:13) liberty in using it.


Now all and each of these doctrines and ordinances, we look upon ourselves under the greatest obligation to embrace, maintain,, and defend; believing it to be our duty (Phil. 1:27; Jude 3) to stand fast in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the Gospel.

Gill,


 I enjoyed his works ongrace and so much more. I added this from his book section to give you an idea  of grace and a deeply conencted awareness of the lord in his mind.

 Yes, the questions of systems coems up, if you go way , way back it was largely relaitonal, after all that's what those final grade comes out of , fabricating a philsosphy?  out of the personal indwelling who is trying to get your attention to make real life changes, in the indwelling christ , in man's pride it becomes an end in itself, or a god, to many..The question is are we going to build buildings careers and money piles or are we going to beocme servants and set aside easy colorful faith into a real  faith beyoud your abilities to let God reshape you into his model , so that one day you and I will  not be barren in the last hour.

The whole pupose fo the ekklesia is to get one out of instutionalized thinking into direct connection of discernment, no special place or certain codes but his word, connected actally  knowing the mind of Christ led of the Holy Spirit and knowing how to yield to his lead and manifesting presence in his people who are the temple, so all those external marketing ploys  get dissolved away into real action living for Christ.


In the Christmas season oen has to look at Chirst not just as babe as he came so humble and built only by being in a stable, and lived a life out side the ivory based religions we have today, and those early ones would not know what it is we are doing, scary How we build will one bare great joy for some, humble sharing with wisdom love with knowledge, power from on high is not compromise, or confusion, lack of faith ..  I wonder if we grasp the rela christmas spirit and left allthe junk behind and did something for others without in faith picking people we dispise and do not see as the proper inthe culture of lies we live in, perhaps now is the time to become like  him, stable , going in the night to the lostand pbrotken where ever they are not themcomingto you so we can sake out cold legal fingers at them  but us becoming like them and taking their place to give of your self , than we would know what a merry Chirst mass is ..


 I can say this having lived and goen throughlot of aches pains and that life often is way to shortt o come short inthe last days remember, paul talks of building, how you build, imagien doing allthat finding out he says what were you thinking, that means little to me what baout the people all aroudn you? can't you discern I provided the power to do so but you shunned it for the glory of men, what loss, one day. It happens, I read them nowe and than but remin true to not havingto run to rome or greece to try make it all fit when inthe short years,  he wil be asking about you having doen all you can to stand? that part is largely misisng today, I see it all the time