Interesting Facts About The Christian Church

By Cara Torres


Usually, a Staten Island Christian Church would refer to the entire Christian religious tradition and history. It may also mean a certain building or a place of worship. However, other groups consider this as an invisible reality which cannot be defined by any earthly structures and may even equate it with other groups that would share the same essential elements of doctrine and practice.

This assembly of local believers and parts of the congregation would have to meet and gather physically for some intentions such as fellowship, encouragement of faith, teaching and worship. It has two main objectives. The first is to aid every member in obtaining and achieving a mature spirit. Next is spreading the love of Jesus Christ throughout and bring the gospel to the unbelievers that are residing in the world.

The entire purpose of the church is to minister both the believers and unbelievers. It is important because it will serve as a vehicle through which God could carry out his purpose on earth. It acts as the body of Christ that is reaching out to the world.

It is comprised mainly of some believers who are regenerated by Jesus. It is a community that proves the many manifestations of the life of the one and only triune God. Thus, there are a lot of unbelievers and other outsiders who will participate in the meetings of such community.

A competent and qualified leader will organize and guide them all. He will take the responsibility of sharing and teaching all the gifts to all parts of the community. He leads the overall congregation in various decision making concerning possible problems which are divisive.

All members would usually gather to hear the Word of God that is preached rightly and they often respond in some forms of worshipful ways. It is under an apostolic authority and is continuously learning and growing. In the early times, people devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles, not because they are asked to, but because their hearts which are regenerated wanted to.

Most of the people had received the Spirit and seen remarkable miracles already. They even witnessed great conversion growth among them. As disciples, they know that they must learn things to help in the transformation of their lives. Now that the apostles are long gone, their teaching authority remains the same in the form of the Scripture.

Worshipping is their way of answering all the revelations that they had witnessed. They adore and proclaim the works of the mighty God as well. Many of these communities would practice the biblical sacraments of Communion and baptism where they will be united through the Holy Spirit.

The Staten Island Christian Church is made up of holy people. When they begin to sin, they try to repent for it. If they fail to repent, the leaders would lovingly enact some biblical disciplines in the hope of bringing the sinner to repentance and to a reconciled relationship with God and to all His people. The Gospel of Jesus is constantly made visible in this community by forms of preaching and fellowship, where the witnesses are all the members which are empowered by life of love.




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