Living Faith Christian Fellowship

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Living Faith Christian Fellowship
"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." John 14:21

STANDING FOR: First Century Apostolic Faith &Practice - Original Intent of Scripture - Home Schooling - Biblical Church Order - Godly Homes - True Evangelism - Modest Apparel - Hands-off Courtship...
OPPOSING: Apostate Christianity - Satanic Deception - Humanism - Worldliness - Feminism - Calvinism - Antinomianism &Legalism - Gnosticism - Evolution - Materialism - Carnality - Immodesty...

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Welcome to Living Faith Christian Fellowship. Here you will find online sermons, Bible based teachings, doctrinal studies, and other godly resources. It is our prayer that you will diligently seek God's truth. We want to encourage and help you on your way. Below is a brief overview of our faith and practice. Our online Doctrine Study Series will go into greater detail, as will our sermons, books, and articles. We are giving our lives to establish and maintain a "first century apostolic" type church body, which is what Jesus commanded and intended for his people to do - are you willing to give your life for this goal? Will the Lord be pleased if we are not giving ourselves for this work?
There are three words that will help you catagorize us in this world of doctrinal variety and diversity. First and most important, we want to be APOSTOLIC in our faith and practice. This means we strive to follow the first century faith and practice taught by the apostles of Christ. Everything the first century churches were taught to believe and practice, we strive to believe and practice. Secondly, we would be catagorized as ANABAPTIST. These were apostolic Christians who separated from the apostate Roman Catholic churches and remained true to Scriptural principles through the dark ages up to the Reformation (Not every group called "Anabaptist" were faithful to Scripture). Thirdly, we are similar to MENNONITES: Many Anabaptists who continued faithful to Scripture past the reformation were called Mennonites due to Menno Simons, a prominent leader among them. We would have a close affinity with the beliefs of the original Mennonites, but not necessarily those called that today (There are two important issues where modern Mennonites have changed, and we agree with their forefathers-#1, #2). The original Mennonites and Anabaptists were simply men striving to be APOSTOLIC in faith and practice, which is what Christ expects from every man and every church congregation. Anything less is compromise with error and deception.
We invite you to visit our church meetings in North Missouri. We also invite you to ask questions and give challenges. We encourage you to seek TRUTH, for Jesus is the WAY, TRUTH, and LIFE. You must follow and obey Jesus Christ if you wish to know the truth and inherit eternal life. We are common people striving to walk the pilgrim road, and invite all teachable, humble, and Christ loving people to travel with us.
When we study Scripture, we refuse to defend personal biases that we were raised with, but are committed only to:
Original Intent -- What the apostles had in mind as they wrote.
Historical Setting -- How first century apostolic churches practiced and understood the Scriptures.
The Faith Once Delivered -- We are commanded in Jude 3 to contend for the "Faith once delivered to the saints" and none other. Our faith and practice ought to be the same as what the apostles taught the churches of the first century.
The Sole Authority of The Scripture -- When we have found the original intent in the historical setting of the faith once delivered unto the saints, WE OBEY IT. We don't assume the right to add or subtract -- no one gave us such authority.
With this in mind, you will understand why we don't determine our faith and practice, or define Biblical terms according to modern acceptance. We don't compare ourselves among ourselves or among modern churches to decide what is "modest", "holy", "acceptable", etc. We don't reference off some leader, the reformation, etc. We appreciate the heritage we find in true believers throughout history, but our reference is first century faith and practice. Therefore we obey Christ's command to "teach them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you". We don't just "tell them to observe", we "teach them to observe" ALL things. We want the WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD. Therefore...
Our youth are taught to live holy lives in submission to God, parents, and government.

Our children do not attend ungodly institutions, but are home-schooled.
Our Men are accountable one to another to live simple, modest, holy lives; and to lead their homes in such a manner.
We are more concerned about being "doers of the Word", than we are about arguing theology, though we do study doctrine, and are ready to answer your questions about doctrine.
We reject Calvinism, Antinomianism, and all other man-made systems that teach a false or unconditional security. We preach the pure gospel that first century churches preached. This is very similar to what the Anabaptists believed during the Reformation. We would agree with the Anabaptists for the most part (There were differences among Anabaptists).
#1 We strongly reject the notion that repentant sinners who come to the church with divorce and remarriage in their past, must break up the marriage they are in. We gladly accept all repentant sinners, no matter what is in their past. Our position on this issue would be the same as the Anabaptists during the reformation under Menno Simons, etc. On this issue we would part ways with modern Mennonites. See our book on this subject - "Marriage..."
We take communion weekly, and only allow believers of like faith and practice to partake. We keep the communion clean as Christ commanded. We would wait until we've had opportunity to meet with you and know that you are a believer of like faith and practice and a member in good standing of a church of like faith and practice before we would just invite you to partake. This is a matter of reverent stewardship concerning our proper discerning of the body of Christ, and nothing personal against you. If you visit, please do not be offended or think we look down on you if, as a visitor, you are not automatically invited to partake. We are accountable before God to follow carefully the Scriptural teaching on this subject. We would be glad to take the Scriptures and explain our position to you.
#2-We would baptize Cornelius, Zaccheus, Sergius Paulus, Erastus, the Philippian Jailor, publicans, soldiers, the Ethiopian Eunuch, and all other officers of the state, without them leaving their position as an officer of the state. We reject the notion that officers of the state cannot be members of the body of Christ also, as some erroneously teach. On this issue also we would part ways with modern Mennonites. See our pamphlet on this subject - "Vengeance is Mine..."
-We baptize upon repentance and profession of faith those who are mature enough to be accountable as a disciple of Jesus Christ. We believe evangelism is not this modern concept of making "Jesus fans" by having people "accept Jesus"; but rather leading people to repentance and obedient faith so Jesus will accept them. You have not "evangelized" until your convert is a healthy growing member of a Biblical church body -- therefore, you cannot rightly evangelize without a Biblical church behind your work or as a result of your work.
-We believe in a converted church membership accountable one to another to live a life honoring to Jesus Christ.
-We believe being an active member of a local church body is Jesus' command for every believer; and that those who prefer independence and reject this plan are not being obedient to Jesus Christ.
-We believe a Biblical Local Church is a body of repentant, baptized, obedient, believers with a bishop and eventually also a body of elders directing it. This body must adhere diligently to the faith and practice of first century apostolic Christianity, regardless of the results. The church should be primarily concerned with being a pleasing bride to Christ, not a pleasing fellowship to man. Our goal is to make men acceptable to God, not make God palatable to man. Reconciliation is men returning in submission to God, not God changing His Ways to accomodate man.

Use the following links for an overview of our faith &practice
"It is the divine order that truth of every kind should fully reveal itself only to hungry souls. The long research and the hot pursuit whet the appetite, and prepare the discoverer for a proper appreciation of the treasure which he has found. The more valuable the truth, the higher the barriers which hedge it in and appall all timid seekers, leaving the toilsome search to those dauntless souls whose unconquerable persistence makes all opposition bow before them." ~ Daniel Steele, Milestone Papers pg 23.

Additional doctrinal studies:
Young Elijahs - We Need You --Written by Bro. Mark at 19 yrs. old - edited at 41. It shares his experiences as a young preacher in his large public high school in Albuquerque, NM. He shares some helpful truths he learned through his first four years of serving God.
Marriage Divorce &Remarriage - What Saith The Scripture?

RECENTBible exposition without moral application raises no opposition. It is only when the hearer is made to understand that truth is in conflict with his heart, that resistance sets in. As long as people can hear orthodoxy divorced from life, they will attend and support churches and institutions without objection. On the other hand, the man who preaches truth and applies it to the lives of his hearers, will feel the nails and the thorns. He will lead a hard life, but a glorious one.

Bible exposition without moral application raises no opposition. It is only when the hearer is made to understand that truth is in conflict with his heart, that resistance sets in. As long as people can hear orthodoxy divorced from life, they will attend and support churches and institutions without objection. On the other hand, the man who preaches truth and applies it to the lives of his hearers, will feel the nails and the thorns. He will lead a hard life, but a glorious one.
A.W. Tozer

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