Compassion Christian Church is a mega church in the Savannah area and has satellite meeting places in various communities in about a 40 mile radius of Savannah. All the various branches have worship leaders, but there is only one pastor for all of the branches and he normally preaches via live stream to all the branches. They recommend that you attend the branch closest to you.
It's a novel concept isn't it, although it sounds vaguely familiar to me?
Here are two videos that explain their approach and their compassion. Can we Catholics learn anything from them as it regards their compassion and fellowship?
Here are their beliefs from their webpage. Oddly enough, their IT person lives next to me and he seems like a very compassionate kind of guy. Their beliefs are very conservative and there isn't much that a Catholic could disagree upon except for what isn't included.
However, they do rebaptize Christians from other denominations. Many Catholics have jumped shipped and joined this mega church because of its compassion, rock music worship and its compassion. Did I say compassion? But they are re-baptized.
If you join, or are accepted by them, you must sign an agreement form that you agree with what they teach and will live accordingly.
Philippians 2:5-7, John 14:19, John 8:58, John 1:1, 14, Colossians 2:9
Hebrews 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21
Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23
We believe the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross is the sole basis of atonement for the sins of mankind.
Isaiah 53:3-6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 5:8
We believe that the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life are promised to those who trust Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
John 3:16-17, Ephesians 2:8-9
We believe the Bible teaches that the pattern to follow to receive Jesus as Savior is to believe in Jesus as God’s Son and Savior of the world, to repent of personal sin, to confess Jesus as Lord and to be immersed in baptism.
Romans 10:9, Acts 2:38-39, Romans 6:3-4
Matthew 28:18-20
It's a novel concept isn't it, although it sounds vaguely familiar to me?
Here are two videos that explain their approach and their compassion. Can we Catholics learn anything from them as it regards their compassion and fellowship?
Here are their beliefs from their webpage. Oddly enough, their IT person lives next to me and he seems like a very compassionate kind of guy. Their beliefs are very conservative and there isn't much that a Catholic could disagree upon except for what isn't included.
However, they do rebaptize Christians from other denominations. Many Catholics have jumped shipped and joined this mega church because of its compassion, rock music worship and its compassion. Did I say compassion? But they are re-baptized.
If you join, or are accepted by them, you must sign an agreement form that you agree with what they teach and will live accordingly.
For a comprehensive Statement of Faith, click here.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God and God in human form. We believe that the virgin-born Son of God died for our sins, was buried, rose from the dead and is coming again. We believe He is both fully God and fully man.Philippians 2:5-7, John 14:19, John 8:58, John 1:1, 14, Colossians 2:9
The Bible
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, the written record of His supernatural revelation of Himself to man, absolute in its authority, complete in its revelation, final in its content, without any error in its teaching and is “living and active,” ever speaking to our present circumstances.Hebrews 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21
Sin and Salvation
We believe that all people are guilty of sin because all people are born with a sin nature which leads all people to sin.Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23
We believe the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross is the sole basis of atonement for the sins of mankind.
Isaiah 53:3-6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 5:8
We believe that the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life are promised to those who trust Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
John 3:16-17, Ephesians 2:8-9
We believe the Bible teaches that the pattern to follow to receive Jesus as Savior is to believe in Jesus as God’s Son and Savior of the world, to repent of personal sin, to confess Jesus as Lord and to be immersed in baptism.
Romans 10:9, Acts 2:38-39, Romans 6:3-4
The Church
We believe the mission of the church is to reach the spiritually lost for Christ, to teach with the goal of “forming Christ in them” and then to mobilize believers to accomplish God’s purposes in the world.Matthew 28:18-20
10 comments:
"Their beliefs are very conservative and there isn't much that a Catholic could disagree upon except for what isn't included."
I think you must mean they left out those "sins against the evironment."
Besides that, this sounds like something God would really get behind and "will," even if it means losing a few Catholics.
Sounds like another "sola scriptura" denomination. I might ask one of their members, from what source does the Bible derive its authority? How do we know the correct number of books is in there? How do you resolve disputed translations of the Bible? I Basically---and this is a problem Fundamentalists have---the Church PRECEEDED the Bible, and not the other way around!
"We believe the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross is the sole basis of atonement for the sins of mankind."
The problem is that they don't understand Jewish sacrifice. The sacrifice is not complete until it is eaten.
Yawn...another protestant sect.
Anonymous @ 11:59, How can you say that? Do you not know that the Bible was written in perfect King James English and given to the Baptists by a special angel. Boy, do you have some stuff to learn.
I would rather 'Catholics' who like this sort of thing decamp to it, rather than try to impose it on the rest of us.
Like all these cults, they are exclusive in that they require paid-up membership and initiates who are already validly baptized must undergo 're-baptism', something that is theologically and sacramentally impossible, but which gives them a hold over you, and of course your money.
A Protestant Christian may find himself drawn to Catholic worship - the sonorous Latin, the exquisite chant and polyphony, the dignified and objective ritual (and yes, these can still be found) - and attend a Catholic church every Sunday. There is no pressure on him to 'join'. I have known people who have waited fifty years before formally swimming the Tiber.
Gene, 1159 agrees with your first statement, but not the second on the King James English version---I mean, there wasn't a King James back in apostolic times, was there? Another point, interesting their take on the Lord's Supper---in Protestantism today, few denominations observe communion every Sunday---exceptions are the Disciples of Christ and the Episcopal Church (though in the latter, you have communion at only the early service, with the main morning one alternating every Sunday between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion). Baptists may only have it quarterly. It is pretty clear that the Eucharist was celebrated every Sunday from the early days of Christianity---so why have Baptists and most other Protestants deviated from that worship model? Perhaps because it would "look too Catholic" to have such worship every Sunday-- and God forbid the pastor wears robes while doing it!
Anonymous, Gene was indulging in such obvious irony that I am astonished that anyone could have missed it.
The geezer in the first video bears a distinct resemblance to Fr Dwight Longenecker. Has he switched denominations once again?
Of the many converts to the One True Faith I have met, not a one mentioned donuts as the reason they came Home. It was either Truth or The Eucharist or both.
We can learn nothing from protestants except how to protest the teachings of Jesus. Liberal 'catholics' have learned well.
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