The Northboro Church of Christ which meets
at Northboro, Massachusetts, exists for the purpose of:
1.
Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all those within its reach,
baptizing them into the Body of Christ and teaching them to observe all
the teachings of God.
2. Teaching and equipping the saints for the
work of ministry so everyone can do their part for the edification of
the whole body.
3. Meeting the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of
God’s people.
The
Northboro Church of Christ is basically a group of believers in Christ
striving to work and worship together as a New Testament local church.
Our purpose is to provide an environment in which Christians can grow
and flourish into the image of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:16).
Additionally, we work together in spreading the Gospel of Christ to our
friends, family, and neighbors. Our aim is that they, too, receive the
forgiveness of sins and the hope of eternal life (Acts 2:38-42).
No, We Are Not A Denomination. Neither
are we inter-denominational. It is our sincere desire to be
non-denominational. It is our wish and purpose to wear no other name
than Christ's and to be known simply as Christians, members of the body
of Christ - the church of Christ. 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, or some other scriptural description, not in an attempt
to be "sectarian," but on the contrary, to identify ourselves as the
church belonging to Christ.
We Strive To be The Same Church Described In
the New Testament. It
is our purpose to be completely identified with the Christians of the
first century. We believe this to be possible to all who will learn,
believe and 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 are
human, and therefore subject to error, so we recognize the possibility
that we may be wrong in our application of the scriptures. But if we
can be shown where we are wrong - by the scriptures - we are willing
and anxious to change.
We Have No Human Authority. There
is no man, or group of men who legislate for the church. We have no one
to answer to but Christ. He is the head of the church (Eph. 1:22). As
was true in the first century, there is no intercongregational
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) 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).
The Bible Is Our Guide In Serving God. Therefore
we have no man-written creed books to follow. 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 impunity alter a single word of
it (Deut. 4:2; Prov. 30:6; Rev. 22:18- 19).
Our Plea For Unity. 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.
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Our
Services
Sunday 9:30am - Bible Classes 10:30am - Morning Services Afternoon - Small Groups (Times vary - See Calendar) Wednesday
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