Simply Christians Online

Neither are we inter-denominational. Our real goal is to be non-denominational. We just want to be known simply as Christians, members of the body of Christ or Christ’s church. Such was clearly true of the Lord's people in the first century (Acts 11:26; 1 Pet.4:16; Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:18; Rom. 16:16). We refer to ourselves as the church of Christ, the Lord's church, the body of Christ, the assembly of the saints, or some other scriptural description. We do this not in an attempt to be sectarian or divisive, but on the contrary, to identify ourselves as the church belonging to Christ.

Therefore we don’t follow man-written creed books. We are governed in faith and conduct by the Bible alone. While recognizing and heeding the guiding principles of the Old Testament, we seek to conform to the teachings of the New Testament (1 Cor. 10:4; Heb. 1:1-2; 1 Pet. 4:11). We accept the Bible as being both verbally inspired and infallible in content (2 Pet. 1:20-21; 1 Cor. 2:11-13). Consequently, when the Bible speaks upon any given subject, its pronouncement is accepted as final. By its own testimony, no one may with alter a single word of it, whether that be to add or subtract (Deut. 4:2; Prov. 30:6; Rev. 22:18- 19).

It is our goal to be completely identified with the Christians of the first century, because they worshipped an lived in a time when many were witnesses to Christ’s life and many other had direct contact with the apostles who were inspired by the Holy Spirit. We believe this to be possible to all who will learn, and let themselves be guided by the plain teaching of the Word of God. Jesus declared such to be "the seed of the kingdom" (Lk. 8:11). A fundamental truth in nature is that a specific kind of seed, when planted, will always produce after its kind. The word of God when planted in the hearts of honest people, and obeyed will produce Christians - just as it did in the first century - nothing more and nothing less.

We plead for unity among all who obediently respond to the doctrines and commandments given in the New Testament. Such is in harmony with the prayer of Jesus and the pleadings of the apostle (Jn. 17:20- 21; 1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 4:1-6). We consider such unity to be possible, or Jesus would not have prayed for it. We also note that unity and love for each other was a mark of discipleship in the early churches (Jn. 13:34-35; Acts 2:44-46; Acts 4:32). And since division has always been the result of departure from "the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3), we believe that division can be healed by a return to the revealed word of God. So, please join us in being SIMPLY CHRISTIANS (literally meaning: a follower of Christ). Set aside the denominational and sectarian names. Let yourself be known by the one true name that is “Christian”, and be submissive to the one true authority who is Christ Jesus.

We contend that there is no man, or group of men who legislate for the church. We have no one to answer to but Christ the head of the church (Eph. 1:22). As was true in the first century, we do not support an inter-congregational organization, but rather independent congregations in different locations with Christ as Lord and Master. According to the authority of Christ, when a congregation matures to the point where men meet the qualifications, overseers (also called bishops, elders, or pastors in the Word) are appointed to look after the spiritual welfare of the congregation. Such men are appointed only when the congregation determines that they meet all of the qualifications listed by Paul in 1 Tim. 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. They then have the responsibility to "feed the flock" with the spiritual food found in the scriptures, and to be living examples for others to see (1 Pet. 5:1-3). However, these men are not given the authority to legislate for the church, only apply what has been legislated in the Word of God.