Church

The Church is the body of Christ, and we are individually members of it. The Church is the family of God, because we are His sons and daughters, brothers and sisters in the faith. The Church is the bride of Christ, who is called to submit to Him in everything, because He is the bridegroom who loved us and sacrificed for us. The Church is God's building, and we are living stones in it, Christ being the chief cornerstone and foundation, and God the builder who has promised to build His church. The Church is God's field, where seed is sown and God gives growth, in which there will be a harvest.

Jesus built his Church on the confession of faith that he is the Christ, the son of the living God. Christ is the head of the church and has promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. He is the Chief Shepherd who has appointed elders to pastor and oversee local churches and deacons to serve. Jesus has given the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper as symbols and remembrances of his death and resurrection, and the visible sign of the New Covenant in His blood.