A member of the church of Christ believes ...

1. That the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God.
2. There is one true and holy God, eternally existent in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
3. In the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Virgin birth, His sinless life, all of His miracles, His atoning death as a substitute for us, made effective through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, He has ascended to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return during the final judgment.
4. That the Holy Spirit is coequal with the Father and the Son in all the Divine attributes. He awakens the minds of people to the awareness of their sin, and brings them understanding and conviction of their need for the Savior through the Holy Scripture. He regenerates them at the point of salvation, and He indwells every believer and equips him or her for personal growth and service to the church. The Holy Spirit is the Divine good-faith guarantee who seals and confirms the believer is the child of God in expectation of final redemption.
5. In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life and those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
6. That the only means of being cleansed from sin is through faith, repentance, and washing in the precious blood of Christ.
7. In one baptism, by full immersion, in which Christ washes away the sins of those who believe in Him, and who trust His promise to cleanse and save them. This is the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
8. In One body, the Church. The Holy Spirit places all who submit in obedient faith to Jesus in this spiritual body. The Scripture tells believers that it is imperative to assemble together in order to devote themselves to worship, prayer, the teaching of the word, observance of the Lord’s Supper, fellowship, service to the church body, and outreach to the world.

What is a Christian?

"Christian" is a name given to us by people that observed the followers (disciples) of Jesus Christ in the first century.  The disciples were first called "Christians" in Antioch. (Acts 11:26)

Why we are "just" Christians?

We are NOT a denomination within Christianity.  We are just followers or disciples of Jesus Christ and we only use His name.  There is no need to use another.  A true church of Jesus Christ is a local body (assembly or congregation) that meets together to worship and learn, love and admonish one another to love and good works.

Becoming a "Christian", follower or disciple of Jesus Christ is simple.

1. You must hear the gospel preached.  (Romans 10:14)
2. You must believe the message that has been preached to them. (Romans 10:9; Hebrews 11:6)
3. You must repent of the sins they have committed.  (Acts 17:30)
4. You must confess that Jesus is the Son of God.  (Acts 8:36-37)
5. You must be baptized for the remission of sins, demonstrating a commitment of their lives to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. (Acts 2:38)
6. Having then become a disciple or follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, and being called after the name of Christ a Christian, you must live a Christian life as instructed in the New Testament of Jesus Christ.  (Acts 11:26; 1 John 1:7; 1 Peter 4:12-19)

Local church particulars

Local churches of Christ congregations sometimes have an additional distinctive that they practice.  Below is a list of those distinctives.

• Mainstream
• Non-Institutional
• No Sunday School
• One Cup
• Mutual Edification