Cameron Avenue Church of Christ

The church is the assembly of believers, rejoicing in their union with Christ. It is thus a living organism that Scripture calls the body of Christ. After all, each believer has been united with the body of Christ in their baptism. His death became theirs. But Jesus is also identified as the head of the church, the head of that body. The church is also called the Bride of Christ. Thus believers see Christ as their standard of decision making and as their life partner alive with them as they continue their walk.

As citizens of the kingdom Christ initiated and as children of God, brothers and sisters of Christ, we are a “community” or “gathering” and we are called a “fellowship.”

So as such, it becomes our purpose to represent God in our daily encounters within our culture. As poor at that as we may be, with Christ as our head, we are to be as Christ in taking on His thoughts and actions as we encounter others. We are to be as Him, hands and feet, mind and soul, devoted to God and the true well being of mankind.

So the church exists not because of human goals or desires, but as a result of God’s creating and saving work in the world. Its power is to be from the power of the love and wisdom that is from God. The church is not seeking human power. It is to be a visible manifestation of how the Good News of Jesus Christ is present in human life and transforms human culture to reflect more faithfully God’s intentions for creation. It is a community that visibly and effectively participates in God’s redemptive activity in the world. In order to do this the church relies on prayer, devotion, and sacrificial living as expressed in God’s word. (Colossians 2:19; Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27).