What we stand on
Our beliefs
We at »Church for All«, at the core of our faith, adhere to these five principles and work with all who do so uncompromisingly.
1. Christ alone
Christ is the Redeemer and Lord of our lives. He is the only way to God, the only truth about God and the life of God. Salvation is in Christ alone. He is God and man and sinless as the Bible tells.
2. The bible alone
The Bible, the Old and New Testaments, are the Word of God and the foundation of the Christian faith. It is the only valid scale. Everything must be judged by this divine truth. We do not need any additions. We are thankful to God for his word!
3. Grace alones
Man is never saved by good works or religiosity, no matter what religion he counts. We can never earn salvation. By God's gift alone, His grace, we become just and His children. Good works are important, but not the reason, but the consequence and proof that we are God's children.
4. Faith alone
God's grace is taken by faith. This means that we enter into a trusting relationship with our Creator. Faith is the only thing we have to do to be saved. We trust in what God has done for us in Christ. We rely 100% on what God has done and said.
5. Gods Glory alone
Everything comes from the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He, the eternal God, has all honor for all time. He is the Creator, he is the Redeemer, and he will make everything new. To honor him is our goal and our motivation!
If you want to know more, take five minutes to read this gospel text.
The Gospel - the Good News
Many things are not right in our world. In the big and small world events, but also in the lives of many people, in families and marriages, we miss peace, freedom and deep joy. We miss security, love and acceptance, meaning of life, often health.
Why is that? In the beginning God made the world wonderful. He wanted us to live in perfect communion with him. Unfortunately, we have forgotten that he made us and gave so wonderful. We do not want to live according to his will, which is so good for us. We are not grateful to him and do not give him the honor he deserves. Without our Creator our life misses its goal. This target misconduct is called the Bible sin. God alone is perfect and holy and we are not. God's holiness means that he has nothing to do with sin and rejects it to the utmost. Because we ignore him and his commandments, our connection to God is broken. This makes us sick in many ways and leads to our death. All people have sinned and will not enter God's kingdom. On the contrary, Jesus often spoke of hell and warned against it. Hell is a terrible place where God is no longer, governed only by suffering, pain, fear and hatred. There we will have to live in eternal separation from God.
How then can our relationship with God ever come right? We will not succeed. But God can do it and he wanted it despite our rejection. He loves us even though we reject him. That's why he designed his rescue plan: He sent his son, Jesus Christ. He is the proof that God has not given up the world and you. God reaches out his hand and wants to pull everyone to himself.
Jesus Christ lived a perfect life. He loved God and people like no one before. He has given us the example of perfect humanity. Nevertheless, he was killed at a wooden cross. He paid the price for our sin there. What we have earned, he has taken on. He became our deputy! He died for us. God makes his justice and mercy clear on this cross. Not us, but Jesus is paying our debt and we may be free.
But Jesus did not stay dead. He is risen again and lives forever. Sin is paid, death is defeated! This is the gospel, literally "the good news". But this puts us to the choice. God's forgiveness does not automatically apply to us. We have to decide if we want to take Jesus into our lives and follow Him. To receive Jesus is to confess our sin and disobedience to God and to ask forgiveness from God. At the same time it means entrusting to Him the dominion over our lives and doing what Jesus said. We thereby receive the forgiveness of our sin and eternal life. God does not want to judge us, he wants to forgive us and accept us as his children. He gives us eternal life. Then we have hope and can rejoice in God's eternal kingdom, his new world, where there is no more pain, no death, no hunger and no existential fear, only endless joy, love and fulfillment. Already, Jesus Christ can free us from addictions, fears, and anything that robs our lives of hope and meaning. We are allowed to live in communion with him – now and forever!
How does it work? Just talk to him directly – he's there and hears you. This prayer can be the start of a new life for you:
God, I thank you for loving me so much.
I have heard your invitation and I give you my life.
Be the master of me and take control.
Please forgive me my fault.
Please change me to the person you would like to have.
I want to belong to you and live with you – for now and all the time.
Amen
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