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Shelby
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church aligns itself with the The
Christian and Missionary Alliance Organization while operating independently
within that organization.
As
a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, we are part of a worldwide
evangelical denomination with more than 17,500 churches and church groups
in sixty-seven nations.
Since
1887, our mission in the Christian and Missionary Alliance has been to
reach unreached and responsive people groups for Christ.
The
mission statement of the Christian and Missionary Alliance is to know
Jesus Christ, exalt Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King,
and to complete His Great Commission.
| The
Alliance (C&MA) Statement of Faith - Click
Here. |
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| What
do we believe about salvation? |
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Salvation
is available to all through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
One must come to Jesus believing they are a sinner, confess that
sin to Him asking for His forgiveness, turning from sin and asking
Him to come dwell in their hearts.We base this on the following
passages of the Bible:
| Romans
3:23 |
All
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. |
| Romans
5:8 |
But
God commended his love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. |
| Romans
6:23 |
For
the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| Romans
10: 9 & 10 |
That
if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead you will saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified
and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. |
| Ephesians
2: 8 & 9 |
For
it is by grace that you have been saved through faith and this
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works so
that no one can boast. |
| I
John 5:13 |
I
write these things to you that believe in the name of the son
of God that you may know that you have eternal life. |
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| What
do we believe about church membership? |
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Church
membership is not necessary for salvation.
The purpose of church membership is to align yourself with a body
of believers.
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| What
do we believe about baptism? |
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is an outward sign of an inward change or conversion. It is not necessary
for salvation but rather a public testimony of salvation. |
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| What
do we believe about the Bible? |
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| Shelby
Alliance believes the Bible is the inerrant Word of God given to us
to know what God wants us to know. It is the primary means of communication
of God to us. We believe it to be God's Word in its entirety. |
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