Written by Billy Moore, this short piece appeared in the September 1975 edition of "The Gospel Teacher", published by the Church of Christ in Hilliard, Ohio.
Because members of the Lord's church recognize that Jesus Christ is the one Lord, there are many other things which we believe.
1. The Lord is coming again. He promised to come again (John 14:1-6) and the apostles taught of His coming (First Thessalonians 2:19, First Timothy 6:14). We believe it.
2. The dead will be raised at His command, at His coming (John 5:28, Second Thessalonians 4:14-17). We have His word on this.
3. We shall be judged by the words of our Lord (John 12:48). What a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
4. Of the Lord we shall receive the reward of inheritance (Colossians 3:24, Second Timothy 4:6-8). This is His promise and we believe it.
5. The sinner is invited to believe in the Lord Jesus to be saved (Acts 16:31). Only when he thus believes will he be given the right to become a son of God (John 1:10-11) and as a believer he must come to Christ (Matthew 11:28) in obedience to His will (Hebrews 5:8-9).
6. The saints look to the Lord for deliverance (Romans 7:24-25).
Because we believe these things we are willing to serve our Lord Jesus Christ in this life (Colossians 3:24), living by the faith of the Son of God (Galatians 2:20), teaching the word of our Lord to others (First Timothy 6:3, Second Timothy 2:2), being faithful to the Lord even unto death (Revelation 2:10). Thus, we are willing to endure hardness, to suffer persecution and to face up to tribulation knowing that our Lord is with us and that our, "labor is not in vain in the Lord" (First Corinthians 15:58) but that He is faithful to keep His promises.
There is one Lord Jesus Christ. He is worthy of riches, of blessings, of glory and honor. Blessed be the name of our Lord.
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