Ashwood Church is "a lively, informal and growing Church with people from a wide variety of backgrounds who love, serve and proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord. We aim to be a Church that is friendly and for the whole family.
As a Church we seek to Love God, Love One Another and Love the World. We are a Church in the Community and are passionate in demonstrating Gods love, compassion and care for people who don’t yet know Him."
Here are the questions I asked Luke:Who is God to you?
God is the almighty powerful being, omniscient, omnipotent and so on. He is a God of authority and we respect him. But at the same time he is kind, caring and loving. He wants the best for us. But the only way to him is through Jesus.
Who is Jesus to you?
Jesus is our saviour. He died on the cross to forgive our sins; he is also our best friend. Technically he is the earthly form of God. But also he is the word. He is the truth and the light, the way to God. Every day we aspire to be more and more like Jesus.
Who is the Holy Spirit to you?
The Holy Spirit is all around, and within us. He is a force of power, a spiritual form of God. He guides us and helps us along the way, a raging fire that grows inside us.
What's your position on what baptism is/means?
Baptism is a promise that you give your life to God. It is not necessary if you have accepted Jesus as your saviour but it is proving to yourself and others you’re living every day for him. Mostly we get baptised within a year or so after dedicating our lives to Jesus.
What's your view on salvation outside of the evangelical Christian movement?
Personally, I believe that as long as you have accepted Jesus into your heart you are saved! I don’t fully agree with some practises or views of other movement but, that is their own interpretation of the bible. Cast your burdens onto Jesus and believe he died on the cross to forgive our sins.
Do you hold a fundamentalist view on creation?
What are the chances of you throwing 10 ball-bearings on the floor and them all spinning around each other. Okay this may be elaborate but every day I look around and think how could all this ‘just happen?’ ‘Okay so maybe not in 7 days but 7 periods of time?’ – hold on! This is the almighty God we are talking about; he could probably do it in 7 minutes!
Please explain the happenings you think will occur in the second coming
Judgement day, we will all bow down to Jesus when he returns. Our eyes will be opened to the truth.
What is the name and website of your Church?
Ashwood church – http://www.ashwoodchurch.org.uk/
==Personally, I believe that as long as you have accepted Jesus into your heart you are saved! I don’t fully agree with some practises or views of other movement but, that is their own interpretation of the bible.==
ReplyDeleteA Satanic lie! The Lord Jesus Christ would condemn you as anathema.
Paul warned against putting our faith in historical traditions in Colossians 2:8-9.
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Paul warns here of the "tradition of men." Oppenheimer's "SCRIPTURES AS INTERPRETED BY ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY" is exactly that, the tradition of men. The Scriptures are of no "private interpretation" (2 Peter 1:20). The standard is not, "AS INTERPRETED BY." The standard is the Scriptures themselves as interpreted by no one. They say what they mean and they mean what they say (John 10:34-36; 2 Peter 1:20). Every single man, woman, and child will be judged, not by "orthodox Christianity," or by any certain historical interpretation, but rather by the living word of God (John 12:48; Hebrews 4:12-13).
True Christianity does not allow for any diversity in doctrine (Matthew 4:4; 7:21, 24-27; John 8:47; Hebrews 4:12-13; 2 John 9; 1 John 4:6; Revelation 22:14-15). True Christians live and speak thus:
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; see also 1 Timothy 1:3; 6:3-5)