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CHBC Connect for March 15, 2024

God’s Vision for CHBC: 3 Piers, 3 Pillars, and 3 Purposes

3 Piers: The Centrality of the Scriptures, The Lordship of Christ, and the Glory of God

“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. ¹⁸ He is also head of the body, the church;” (Col. 1:17-18a). Foundational to being a Biblical church is the fact that Christ is head of the Church. Christians submit themselves to Jesus first, and the human leadership of the church second, and only as they imitate Christ. Jesus Christ is the one who leads the church, sets its practices, and determines its teachings. 

“The headship of Christ is done in love. “For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body,” (Eph. 5:23). The leadership of Christ over the body of Christ comes from the fact that He holds all things together, and from the fact that He is Savior.

The church gladly surrenders to the Lordship of Christ as a community of people gathered in worship. When the church gathers faithfully, practices Biblical worship (singing the Word, preaching the Word, praying the Word, practicing the Ordinances, exercising Church discipline, and proclaiming the gospel to the lost), God is honored, and Christ is worshiped as Lord.

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Pastor Mark

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CHBC Connect for March 8, 2024

God’s Vision for CHBC: 3 Piers, 3 Pillars, and 3 Purposes

3 Piers: The Centrality of the Scriptures, The Lordship of Christ, and the Glory of God

1 Timothy 3:15 says, “but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.” The church is to be a pillar and support of the truth. The people of God are foundational evidence that God is the ultimate reality, and all other reality follows from Him.

God’s reality is evident in creation and common graces, but it is explicit in the divine revelation of the Scriptures and of the Person of Jesus Christ. The Bible speaks of Jesus. So, the two are inextricably linked in revealing God. The people of God, the Church, are the repository of this truth.

The Bible declares itself to be God-breathed. Because it is from God it is without error, and it is incapable of error. The church correctly clings to the Bible as its sole source of authority. This is why we demand that it is the Scripture that is central to the church’s teaching and worship. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth,” (2 Tim. 2:15).

The centrality of the Scriptures is the first of three piers upon which CHBC is grounded. We consider these piers essential and non-negotiable. The Bible informs everything we are and everything we do. Without it, we could not rightly claim to be the ‘church of the living God.’

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Pastor Mark

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