Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel – The Church | Rapp Report Daily 0144 | Striving for Eternity
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- Welcome to the Rapid Bull, daily edition, where we provide a quick biblical interpretations and applications.
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- This is a ministry of striving for eternity. Looking at the Statement on Social Justice and the
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- Gospel, available for you to read in detail and sign at statementonsocialjustice .com
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- Article number 8, the Church states, We affirm that the primary role of the
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- Church is to worship God through the preaching of His word, teaching sound doctrine, observing baptism and the
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- Lord's Supper, refuting those who contradict, equipping the saints, and evangelizing the lost.
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- We affirm that when the primacy of the Gospel is maintained, that this often has a positive effect on the culture in which various societal ills are mollified.
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- We affirm that under the Lordship of Christ, we are to obey the governing authorities established by God and pray for civil leaders.
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- We deny that political or social activism should be viewed as an integral component of the
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- Gospel or primary to the mission of the Church. Though believers can and should utilize all lawful means that God providentially established to have some effect on the laws of a society, we deny that these activities are either evidence of saving faith or constitute a central part of the
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- Church's mission given to her by Jesus Christ, her Head.
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- We deny that laws or regulations possess any inherent power to change sinful hearts.
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