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The Lord's Day:
The Bible teaches us that one in seven days is for the Lord (Exo 20:8). In the Old Testament, God's people worshiped Him on the last day of the week (the "Sabbath-day"). But in the New Testament, the Lord's Day is on the first day of the week (Act 20:7, 1Cor 16:1-2, Rev 1:10).
God knew that in the busyness of the six days of labor, His people would tend to drift away from Him and forget His commandments. Therefore, He instituted the Sabbath-day to "preserve" His commandments - so that in this day of rest from the cares of the world, they would return to Him, reflect on their failures and get right with God. Therefore, God severely judged the Jews for not keeping the Sabbath.
We believe in the importance of keeping the Lord's Day as a day unto God - in worship, in private meditation, in service, in Christian fellowship, in rest from worldly chores and pleasures. Sufficient preparations must be made in the other six days of the week, in order to keep the Lord's Day. We believe that a failure to keep the Lord's Day will inevitably lead to spiritual back-sliding. Therefore, every Gospeliter is expected to be in church on Sunday and participate in its activities. Membership is automatically revoked when a member is absent for twelve consecutive Sundays without a valid reason.
Bible Versions:
We believe in the plenary infallibility of the Scriptures in the original autographs (2Tim 3:16). We also believe in the divine preservation of the Scriptures (Psa 12:6,7). While there are many English translations of the Scriptures, we believe that the King James Translation (also called the "King James Bible" or "KJV," and the "Authorized Version" or "AV") is the most reliable and faithful English translation of the Scriptures. We believe that every word of the Scriptures is God-inspired (Mat 4:4) and therefore reject the present-day "dynamic equivalency" method of translation, which claims to make the Scriptures more understandable and readable. All Gospeliters are required to use the KJV in public worship to prevent disorder in the church (1Cor 14:40).
