Blessings to you, the readers of this page, in Jesus Christ our Lord. May He guide you and protect you always.
Founded May 24, 1998, Revised July 7, 2009
This is a fellowship for imperfect Christians, those who fall short in "personal righteousness," who are not welcome as members in many Christian congregations.If this is you, you are welcome here.
If you are divorced, now remarried, you are welcome here, despite scripture which appears to condemn you;
If you are a drunkard, you are welcome here, despite scripture which appears to condemn you;
If you smoke cigarettes or take drugs, you are welcome here, despite scripture which appears to condemn you;
If you are homosexual, you are welcome here, despite scripture which appears to condemn you;
If you are sexually impure because of masturbation or pornography, you are welcome here, despite scripture which appears to condemn you;
If you are a woman who speaks in church or tries to lead in church, you are welcome here, despite scripture which appears to condemn you;
1. We accept Jesus Christ as only-begotten Son of God, risen from the dead to be our personal Saviour, living inside us who believe in Him.2. We give ourselves totally and completely to Him, and we follow everything He personally tells us to do.
3. We try to follow all of His commandments that he gave His disciples, as recorded in the Bible. We are now His disciples, and these commandments were intended exactly for us, today. Only if we have a very, very good reason do we allow ourselves to break any of these commandments, and in this case we expect to answer to God for it on our day of judgment .
1. "LOVE GOD TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY."
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. This is the first and great
commandment." (Matthew 22:37-38 KJV)
2. "LOVE ALL OTHER PEOPLE THE SAME AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF."
"And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang
all the law and the prophets. (Matthew 22:39-40 KJV)
(Your neighbor is everyone else, as explained
in the Parable Of The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37.)
3. "TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED."
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is
the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 KJV)
4. "FORGIVE EVERYBODY OF ALL THEIR OFFENSES AGAINST YOU."
"And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors." (Matthew 6:12 KJV)
"And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have
ought against any: that your Father also which
in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
"But if ye do not forgive, neither will your
Father which is in heaven forgive your
trespasses." (Mark 11:25-26 KJV)
5. "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER."
6. "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY."
7. "DO NOT STEAL."
8. "DO NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY AGAINST OTHERS."
9. "HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER."
"He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do
no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself." (Matthew 19:18-19 KJV)
10. "LET PEOPLE SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS."
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven." (Matthew 5:16 KJV)
11. "END DISPUTES QUICKLY."
"Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art
in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary
deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee
to the officer, and thou be cast into prison."
(Matthew 5:25 KJV)
12. "WHATEVER CAUSES YOU TO SIN, GET RID OF IT."
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that
one of thy members should perish, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into hell.
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that
one of thy members should perish, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into hell.
(Matthew 5:29-30 KJV)
13. "DO NOT SWEAR OATHS AT ALL."
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by
heaven; for it is God's throne:
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou
canst not make one hair white or black.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:
for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
(Matthew 5:34-37 KJV)
14. "DO NOT RETURN OFFENSE FOR OFFENSE."
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an
eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn
to him the other also.
(Matthew 5:38-39 KJV)
15. "GIVE WHAT PEOPLE ASK OF YOU, AND GIVE MORE THAN IS REQUIRED."
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with
him twain.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would
borrow of thee turn not thou away.
(Matthew 5:40-42 KJV)
16. "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND THOSE WHO WORK AGAINST YOU."
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is
in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust.
(Matthew 5:43-45 KJV)
17. "GIVE TO THE POOR TO PLEASE GOD, NOT TO GAIN APPROVAL FROM OTHER PEOPLE."
"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your
Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 6:1 KJV)
18. "PRAY PRIVATELY AND SIMPLY, NOT TO IMPRESS OTHER PEOPLE."
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are:
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the
corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I
say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking.
(Matthew 6:5-7 KJV)
19. "MAKE YOUR PRAYERS BE LIKE THE LORD'S PRAYER."
After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
And the power,
And the glory,
For ever.
Amen.
(Matthew 6:9-15 KJV)
20. "WHEN YOU FAST, DO IT SECRETLY, NOT FOR SHOW."
"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may
appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their
reward." (Matthew 6:16)
21. "STORE UP YOUR TREASURES IN HEAVEN, NOT ON EARTH."
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(Matthew 6:19-21)
22. "DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS."
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the
body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
(Matthew 6:25-26 KJV)
23. "DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE."
"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof." (Matthew 6:34 KJV)
24. "MAKE GOD YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND HE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR NEEDS."
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you." (Matthew 6:33 KJV)
25. "DO NOT JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE."
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with
what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
(Matthew 7:1-2 KJV)
26. "DO NOT GIVE HOLY THINGS TO DOGS OR CAST YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE."
"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under
their feet, and turn again and rend you."
(Matthew 7:6 KJV)
27. "ASK GOD FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HAVE."
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:" (Matthew 7:7 KJV)
28. "FOLLOW THE NARROW PATH TO LIFE."
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad
is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
(Matthew 7:13-14 KJV)
29. "BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS."
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
(Matthew 7:15 KJV)
30. "EXERCISE POWER OVER UNCLEAN SPIRITS."
"And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples,
he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease."
(Matthew 10:1 KJV)
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast
out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."
(Matthew 10:8 KJV)
31. "LOVE LITTLE CHILDREN, DO NOT DESPISE THEM."
"Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;
for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do
always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven."
(Matthew 18:10 KJV)
32. "DO NOT TAKE THE TITLES 'MASTER' OR 'FATHER' FOR YOURSELF."
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master,
even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one
is your Father, which is in heaven.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,
even Christ.
But he that is greatest among you shall be your
servant.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased;
and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
(Matthew 23:8-12 KJV)
33. "RESOLVE DESPUTES IN AN ORDERLY WAY, LIKE THIS . . . "
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee,
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one
or two more, that in the mouth of two or three
witnesses every word may be established.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto
the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let
him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
(Matthew 18:15-17 KJV)
34. "DO NOT OPPOSE OTHER BELIEVERS IN CHRIST WHO ARE NOT IN YOUR
GROUP."
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one
casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not
us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man
which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly
speak evil of me.
For he that is not against us is on our part.
(Mark 9:38-40 KJV)
35. "HAVE TOTAL FAITH IN GOD FOR EVERYTHING."
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in
God.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast
into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but
shall believe that those things which he saith shall
come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them.
(Mark 11:22-24 KJV)
36. "BE LIKE THE GOOD SAMARITAN."
"Then Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou
likewise." (Luke 10:37b KJV)
This was in reference to the Parable Of The
Good Samaritan, who helped and took care of
a man who had been attacked by robbers.
(See Luke 10:30-35)
37. "LOVE OTHER PEOPLE AS JESUS LOVED HIS DISCIPLES"
"This is my commandment, That ye love one another,
as I have loved you." (John 15:12 KJV)
38. "YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN."
"Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born
again." (John 3:7 KJV)
39. "EAT BREAD AND DRINK WINE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LORD."
"And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and
gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given
for you: do this in remembrance of me. Likewise also
the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood, which is shed for you."
(Luke 22:19-20 KJV)
40. "WASH EACH OTHER'S FEET AS JESUS WASHED HIS DISCIPLES' FEET."
"If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye
also ought to wash one another's feet." (John 13:14 KJV)
41. "ABIDE IN CHRIST, AND LET CHRIST ABIDE IN YOU."
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear
fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye,
except ye abide in me." (John 15:4 KJV)
42. "GO OUT AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL."
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto
the end of the world." Amen. (Matthew 28:19-20 KJV)
43. "PREACH REPENTANCE AND REMISSION OF SINS IN THE NAME OF JESUS
CHRIST, AMONG ALL NATIONS."
"And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved
Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." (Luke
24:46-47 KJV)
44. "KEEP THESE COMMANDMENTS."
"If you love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15 KJV)
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