{"id":9,"date":"2019-08-23T17:23:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T17:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecngx245.inmotionhosting.com\/~redeem32\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-04-12T15:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:41:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who We Are<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <strong>Our Identities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c14\">We belong to a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"c8 c15\">Redeemer<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"c5\">\u00a0&#8211; God has rescued us from sin and empowered us to live for His glory<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c14\">We belong to a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"c15 c8\">Community<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"c5\">\u00a0&#8211; God has made us as a community of Christ-followers uniquely positioned to reach our community with the good news of Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c7\"><span class=\"c14\">We belong to a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"c15 c8\">Church<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"c5\">\u00a0&#8211; God has made us a loving family in Christ, to encourage and support one another as growing disciples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What We Do<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Glorify God by Making Disciples<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Redeemer Community Church exists to fulfill the commission Jesus gave to His church: Make disciples. We pursue that mission in three primary ways.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather &#8211; The entire church gathers each Sunday (all ages!) to worship together and celebrate what God is doing in our lives and in our community. We sing songs, pray, read the Scriptures, listen to the Scriptures taught, and partake of communion together. We are sent from this gathering as missionaries to take the good news to our homes, our workplaces, our schools, and wherever we may go.<\/li>\n<li>Go &#8211; We are sent from our gathering as missionaries, but we aren&#8217;t sent alone. We get together in community groups that aim to make disciples of a particular place or people in our area. These groups are the front lines of ministry at Redeemer Community Church. As we gather, we grow in our relationships with each other and with God. More than a bible study, these groups aim to take our understanding of Scripture and put it into action.<\/li>\n<li>Give &#8211; We recognize that all of life belongs to God, and all we have is a gift of His grace. Because of this, we generously give of our time, talents, and resources to fuel the mission God has sent us on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>What We Believe<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Articles&nbsp;of&nbsp;Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURE<\/strong>: accepting fully the writings&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Old and New Testaments as the inerrant Word&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, verbally inspired in all parts and therefore altogether sufficient as our only infallible and authoritative rule&nbsp;of&nbsp;faith&nbsp;and practice. Psalm 119:160; Proverbs 30:5a; II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:19-21.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE ONE TRUE GOD<\/strong>: who is an intelligent, sovereign, spiritual and personal Being; perfect, infinite, and eternal in His being, holiness and love, wisdom and power; absolutely separate from and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present in the world as the Upholder&nbsp;of&nbsp;all things. He is revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons but without division&nbsp;of&nbsp;nature, essence or being, and each having a distinct ministry in God\u2019s relation to His creation and people. Genesis 1:1; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 83:18; Psalm 139:7-9; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; John 15:26.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST<\/strong>: who is the second Person&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Triune God, the eternal Word and Only Begotten Son; that without any change in His divine Person, He became man by miracle&nbsp;of&nbsp;the virgin birth, thus to continue forever as both fully God and fully Man, one Person with two natures; that as Man He was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin; that as the perfect Lamb&nbsp;of&nbsp;God He gave Himself in death upon the cross, bearing there the sin&nbsp;of&nbsp;the world, and suffering its full penalty&nbsp;of&nbsp;divine wrath in our stead; that He arose from the grave in a glorified body; that as our great High Priest He ascended into heaven, there to appear before the face&nbsp;of&nbsp;God as our advocate and Intercessor. John 1:1, 14; John 3:16; Matthew 1:18-25; Galatians 4:4-5; Philippians 2:6-10; I Corinthians 15:3-7; Hebrews 4:14-16; I John 2:1-2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT<\/strong>: who is the Third Person&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Trinity; and the living Agent in nature, revelation and redemption; that He convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment; that He regenerates, indwells, baptizes, seals and anoints all who become children&nbsp;of&nbsp;God through Christ; that He further empowers, guides, teaches, sanctifies and fills believers who daily surrender to Him. John 3:5; John 14:16,17,26; John 16:7-14; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:13; II Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 5:18.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE ALL MEN BY NATURE AND CHOICE ARE SINFUL AND LOST<\/strong>: that man was the direct creation&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, made in His image and likeness; that by personal disobedience to the revealed will&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, man became a sinful creature, in both nature and practice, thus alienated from the life and family&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, under the righteous judgment and wrath&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, and has within himself no possible means&nbsp;of&nbsp;salvation. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 3:6; Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12, 19; Galatians 3:11.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH&nbsp;FAITH<\/strong>: that salvation is the free gift&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, neither merited nor secured in part or in whole by any virtue or work&nbsp;of&nbsp;man, but received only by personal&nbsp;faith&nbsp;in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom all true believers have as a present possession the gift&nbsp;of&nbsp;eternal life, a perfect righteousness, sonship in the family&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, deliverance and security from all condemnation, and every spiritual resource needed for life and godliness, and the divine guarantee that they shall never perish; that this salvation affects the whole man; that apart from Christ there is&nbsp;no possible salvation. Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; John 1:12; John 3:14; John 10:28,29; Romans 8:1; Philippians 1:6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN RIGHTEOUS LIVING AND GODLY WORKS<\/strong>: not as a means&nbsp;of&nbsp;salvation in any sense, but as its proper evidence and fruit; and therefore as Christians we should obey the Word&nbsp;of&nbsp;our Lord, seek the things which are above, walk as he walked, accept as our solemn responsibility the duty and privileges&nbsp;of&nbsp;bearing the Gospel to a lost world; remembering that a victorious and fruitful Christian life is possible only for those who in gratitude for the infinite and undeserved mercies&nbsp;of&nbsp;God have presented themselves wholly to Christ. Ephesians 2:10; Romans 12:1,2; Philippians 2:16.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE&nbsp;OF&nbsp;SATAN<\/strong>: who originally was created a holy and perfect being, but through pride and wicked ambition rebelled against God, thus becoming utterly depraved in character, the great adversary&nbsp;of&nbsp;God and His people, leader&nbsp;of&nbsp;all other evil angels and wicked spirits, the deceiver and god&nbsp;of&nbsp;this present world: that his powers are vast, but strictly limited by the permissive will&nbsp;of&nbsp;God who overrules all his wicked devices for good; that he was defeated and judged at the cross, and therefore his final doom is certain; that we are able to resist and overcome him only in the armor&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, by the blood&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Lamb and through the power&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Holy Spirit. Isaiah 14:12-15; Ephesians 6:12; I Peter 5:8; I John 3:8; Revelation 12:9-11; Revelation 20:10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN OUR LORD\u2019S PERSONAL, IMMINENT RETURN<\/strong>: for His redeemed ones and His coming in glory to judge the rebellious and to establish His reign on earth. John 14:1-3; I Corinthians 15:51,52; Philippians 3:20; I Thessalonians 1:10; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-14; II Thessalonians 2:7-10; Matthew 24:29-31; Zechariah 14:4-11.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE ETERNAL LIFE<\/strong>: and everlasting blessedness&nbsp;of&nbsp;the saved, and the eternal conscious punishment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the lost. John 1:5; Jude 24; Matthew 25:41; Mark 9:42-48; Revelation 20:11-15.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE PRIESTHOOD&nbsp;OF&nbsp;ALL BELIEVERS<\/strong>: that Christ is our Great High Priest and through Him every born-again person has direct access into God\u2019s presence without the need&nbsp;of&nbsp;a human priest; that the believer has the right and responsibility to personally study and interpret the Scriptures guided by the Holy Spirit. John 14:6; Hebrews 4:16; II Timothy 2:15; I Peter 2:1,5,9.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE LORDSHIP&nbsp;OF&nbsp;JESUS CHRIST<\/strong>: that He alone is Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Body&nbsp;of&nbsp;Christ, into which all true believers are baptized by the Holy Spirit; that all members&nbsp;of&nbsp;this one spiritual body should assemble and identify themselves in local&nbsp;churches. I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:22,23; Ephesians 4:11-15; Galatians 1:22.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE&nbsp;OF&nbsp;THE LOCAL&nbsp;CHURCH<\/strong>: that a Christian&nbsp;church&nbsp;is a local assembly&nbsp;of&nbsp;born-again baptized believers united in organization to practice New Testament ordinance, to meet together for worship, prayer, fellowship, teaching and a united testimony, and to actively engage in carrying out the Great Commission. Acts 2:41-42; I Corinthians 11:2; Matthew 28:19-20.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE IN THE INDEPENDENCE AND AUTONOMY&nbsp;OF&nbsp;THE LOCAL&nbsp;CHURCH<\/strong>: that each Christian&nbsp;church&nbsp;is free to govern itself without ecclesiastical interference, and should cooperate with other Christian&nbsp;churches&nbsp;as the Holy Spirit leads, that it is responsible to follow the&nbsp;church&nbsp;as modeled in the New Testament and is directly accountable to God. Matthew 18:17; Acts 6:1-5; Acts 13:1-3; Acts 15:22-23.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE THE ORDINANCES GIVEN TO THE LOCAL&nbsp;CHURCH&nbsp;ARE TWO, BAPTISM AND THE LORD\u2019S SUPPER<\/strong>: that baptism, the visual evidence&nbsp;of&nbsp;one\u2019s personal confession&nbsp;of&nbsp;faith&nbsp;in Christ is by immersion in water, thus portraying the death, burial and the resurrection&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jesus Christ; that the Lord\u2019s Supper is the partaking&nbsp;of&nbsp;the bread and cup by the believer as a continuing memorial&nbsp;of&nbsp;the broken body and shed blood&nbsp;of&nbsp;Christ. Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:41; Acts 8:38-39; Matthew 26:26-30; I Corinthians 11:23-34.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WE BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS THE BIBLICAL UNION&nbsp;OF&nbsp;ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN:<\/strong>&nbsp;that men and women are created in the very image&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, that gender, male and female, is a gift from God with each sex presenting different aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;the nature and character&nbsp;of&nbsp;God and thus biblical marriage is a joining together&nbsp;of&nbsp;two for the glory&nbsp;of&nbsp;God and to present to the world an example&nbsp;of&nbsp;the relationship between Christ and the&nbsp;church. Ephesians 5:22-32, Genesis 1:27-28, Genesis 2:24<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are\u00a0&#8211; Our Identities We belong to a\u00a0Redeemer\u00a0&#8211; God has rescued us from sin and empowered us to live for His glory We belong to a\u00a0Community\u00a0&#8211; God has made us as a community of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rccyulee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}