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The Church We Aspire to Be
We, the assembly of Christian people who meet for worship in the Astoria Christian Church building, understand the Church of Christ to be characterized by one Body, one Spirit, one Hope, one Faith, one Baptism, and one God, the Father of all.
We who are Christians are related to God as His children; to one another as brothers and sisters; to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, our Teacher, our Model, and our Mediator of salvation and restoration to true humanity, and to the fellowship of God in eternal life. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.”
We confess one Creed: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
We confess one authority: The Word of God revealed in the New Testament.
We hold one measure or standard as authoritative: that way of life, personal and as a Body, practiced and taught by the Apostles Jesus appointed as His witnesses.
We believe God intentionally designed His people to be marked by four characteristics: one-ness, holiness, universality, and apostolic.
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