Aim and Plea Of The Church Ministry

Congregation: We, the Disciples of Christ, wishing to be in complete accord and agreement with the doctrine of Christ, set forth the following principles, which have been the focus of the Church for more than a century.

Minister: General aim of the Church.

Congregation: Restoration of the New Testament teachings and practices.

Minister: Plea of the Church.

Congregation: No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible; no name but the Divine.

Minister: Where the Bible speaks, we speak.

Congregation: Where the Bible is silent, we are silent.

Minister: In essentials unity.

Congregation: In nonessentials, liberty; in all things, charity.

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