Bible Study Course: Lesson 12 - God's Festivals: Keys to Humanity's Future
Obedient Followers of God
Members of the United Church of God, an International Association, the publisher
of this Bible Study Course, are committed to living by every word of
God (Matthew 4:4), including His instructions to assemble on His annual festivals.
Through these festivals God, through His written Word, regularly reminds us
of His awesome and loving plan for humanity.
Members of the United Church of God are committed to proclaiming the truth
about God's plan and His coming Kingdom to the world (Matthew 24:14). They are
part of the family God is building—His own children—who will receive eternal
life at Christ's return (1 John 3:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53).
As children of God, members of the Church anticipate a "new heavens and
a new earth in which righteousness dwells" (2 Peter 3:13). They eagerly
await Jesus' return so they can assist Him in bringing true repentance and salvation
to the world (Luke 11:2; Revelation 3:21).
To fulfill their mission and maintain the closeness and unity Christ expects
of them, members of His Church regularly assemble together as commanded in the
Scriptures (Exodus 20:8-11). They take seriously the admonition: "And let
us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting
one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching" (Hebrews
10:24-25).
The Church assembles together on the seventh-day Sabbath, as was the custom
of Jesus and the apostles (Luke 4:16, 31-32; Acts 13:14, 42, 44). Its members
strive to follow the example of Jesus and the apostles in all things (1 John
2:6; 1 Corinthians 11:1).
Members of the United Church of God are dedicated to preserving and proclaiming
"the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints" (Jude 3,
NRSV). They meet in many cities around the world. They are zealously committed
to obeying God, loving one another and completing the Church's mission of spreading
the true gospel of the Kingdom of God.
All who desire to learn the truth, obey God and fellowship with others of
like mind and spirit are always welcome at services.
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