This document is an integral part of the constitution
of For You Inc. Membership and involvement in the
programs of the association are based on
acceptance of these principles.
For You Inc is an incorporated not-for-profit
association. It is the incorporated name of Church For You. This Church upholds Bible truth and
declares the soul-saving Gospel of Christ.
We stand solidly with the faith of God's people
down through history, and relate in fellowship
with like-minded believers and assemblies.
The name we promote is THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST. We do not emphasise a denomination
name, as such.
Our stance is Bible-based, God-dependent, and
Christ-centred.
This document outlines our understanding on
some key issues. Its wording is subject to revision,
as outlined in the Church Constitution.
VISION STATEMENT
People with Vision - Proverbs 29:18
A CHURCH GROWING…
Actively growing together – by God (1 Corinthians 3:7, Matthew 16:18) – into spiritual maturity (1 Cor. 14:20).
AND GOING…
Actively reaching out together – to the lost
(Matthew 28:19-20)– by all scriptural means
(1 Cor. 9:22) – by God’s power – in caring practical ways.
WITH THE GOSPEL
Actively serving God together – by Bible-based Faith
(Hebrews 1:16, 2 Tim. 4:3-4) – in soul-saving, Christ-
centred ministry (Hebrews 12:1; 1 Cor. 2:2).
CODE OF PRACTICE
As a church we aim to promote:
Christianity in Action and in Outreach
Christ-centred Fellowship
Bible-based Practice
Gospel-focused Ministry
Spirit-and-Truth Worship
As a church we serve to:
Glorify the Lord Jesus Christ
Obey the Bible
Edify the Saints
Win the Lost
Care for the Needy
ADDITIONAL ISSUES
The King James Bible is the version used due to
the accuracy of its translation and textual basis.
Speaking in tongues was given by God as a
sign for the unbeliever; as warning to Israel of
God's judgment. Its purpose has been fulfilled.
Isaiah 28:11, 1 Corinthians 1:22, 14:22, 13:8.
THE SCRIPTURES
The Bible consisting of the Old and New
Testament in its original documents, is the
verbally inspired, inerrant, eternal Word of God.
It is absolute in its authority, complete in its
revelation, final in its statements. It is the sole
and final authority for faith and life, and the
supreme standard by which all human
conduct, creeds and opinions shall be tried.
2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21, 1 Thessalonians
2:13, 2 Peter 3:16, Psalm 12:6-7.
THE PERSON OF GOD
There is only one God, manifested in three
persons: God the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit. He is the eternal, omnipotent,
omniscient, omnipresent Creator of the
universe. He is holy, merciful, supreme and
mankind's only hope of ever attaining salvation.
Genesis 1:1, 1 John 5:7, John 4:24,
Deuteronomy 6:4, John 14:9, Isaiah 40:28,
Isaiah 48:11-13, John 10:30.
THE LOCAL CHURCH
The local New Testament Church is an assembly
of believers gathered together for the purpose of
worship, prayer, fellowship; teaching and
edifying, whilst being actively engaged in the
proclamation of the Gospel. The local church is
entirely separate from the state, and wholly
independent from any ecclesiastical or religious
hierarchy. Its scriptural officers are pastors
(bishops or elders), and deacons.
The ordinances are those of Baptism and the
Lord's Supper. Baptism being by immersion of
the believer, thus portraying the death, burial,
and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Lord's Supper is the partaking of the bread
and the cup by the believer as a continuing
memorial of the broken body and shed blood of
Jesus Christ, until He returns.
Man was created holy and perfect for the
purpose of fellowship with God. Through the
willful disobedience of sin, man fell from that state.
As a result, all men, in their natural state, are
lost, alienated from God, and spiritually dead.
Apart from the saving grace of Christ, all are
under sin's curse, and are subject to God's
righteous wrath and condemnation.
Man's only means of forgiveness, salvation, and
restoration is wholly of the grace of God through
Jesus Christ's shed blood and substitutionary
death, burial, and resurrection. Man can do
nothing to aid his salvation other than respond
through faith and repentance to God, who will
regenerate him through the second Birth, and
exalt him to a position of eternal sonship.
Salvation is freely offered to all mankind, which
offer, if rejected, results in eternal separation
from God to be tormented forever in the Lake of Fire.
Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 1:14, Acts 4:12,
John 14:6, Acts 20:21, John 1:12, 2 Peter 3:9,
Revelation 20:11-15.
THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God.
He is God manifest in the flesh - fully God and
fully man. He was born of a virgin, lived a
sinless life, died and shed His blood for the sins
of mankind. He rose bodily from the dead and
ascended to the right hand of God in heaven,
where He ever lives to intercede for believers as
their Advocate and High Priest. He will come
again to the earth as Lord of lords and King of
kings, to judge the world in righteousness.
Luke 1:27, John 1:1-14, John 14:6, Ephesians
1:7, Acts 1:11, 1 Corinthians 15:3-6,
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 20:4-6.
THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, righteousness
and judgment, bears witness to the truth and
through the Word of God regenerates men. He
indwells, seals, guides, teaches, comforts,
sanctifies, sets apart the believer for a holy life,
and endues him with power for witness and
service, whilst imparting the gifts and producing
the fruit of the Spirit.
John 15:26, John 16:13-14, Romans 8:14-27,
Ephesians 4:30, Galatians 5:22-23, Acts 1:8.
HEAVEN AND HELL
Heaven is a place of beauty and bliss wherein
dwelleth righteousness. Each person who has
been born of the grace of God, will spend
eternity in the everlasting presence of God, in
His prepared Heaven.
Hell is a place of ceaseless torment, being
characterized by fire and brimstone, where all
the unsaved will suffer for ever.
2 Corinthians 12:2-4, 1 Peter 1:3-5, John
14:1-3, Luke 16:19-31, I Thessalonians
4:13-18, Revelation 21, 22.
SEPARATION
Christians are first to be separated wholly unto
the Lord, and separated from worldly and sinful
practices. This church is opposed to all that is
false and out of harmony with the truth of the
Word of God, including ecumenism and other
false movements. The church remains separate
from apostasy and unbelief.
2 Corinthians 6:11-18, 2 Timothy 4:2-3, Titus
1:13, 3:10, Ephesians 5:11, 1 John 4:1,
2 John 10,11, Jude 3.
ETERNAL SECURITY
Every true child of God is kept by the power of
God. He is under no condemnation for his sin.
However, a Christian can, through sin, break
fellowship with God and lose his joy, power,
testimony, and rewards, and incur the Father's
chastisement. Our relationship, based upon the
new birth, is eternal. Our fellowship, however, is
dependent upon obedience and may be broken,
restored only by the blood of Christ through the
confession of sin to God.
John 5:24, John 10:27-29, Jude 24, Hebrews
7:25, 1 Corinthians 3:11-17, 1 Corinthians
5:1-5, 1 John 1:5-10.
THE PERSON OF SATAN
Satan is a person. He is the god of this world
and the prince of the power of the air and is
constantly going up and down in the earth
seeking whom he may devour. He is the declared
enemy of God and man. He does not possess
any of the attributes of God. He will ultimately
have his destiny in the Lake of Fire, where he
and his angels will be eternally punished.
Job 1:6-7, 1 Peter 5:8, Matthew 24:41,
Revelation 20:10.
HOLINESS
Holiness is to be God's standard of living for His
people. Believers are made partakers of Christ's
holiness. They are called with a holy calling, to
walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. It
is God's will that each believer be sanctified by
the blood of Christ, and the indwelling of the
Holy Spirit, thereby receiving power for holy
living and effective service. The life of a believer
is to be separate from worldliness by consistent
conduct before God and man, in personal
holiness of heart and life.
1 Thess. 5:23, I Peter 1:15-16, 2 Corinthians 6:17,
Hebrews 12:13, Rom. 12:1-2, 1 John 1:7.
THE COMING OF CHRIST
At Christ's return He will resurrect the righteous
dead and catch away His living saints to Him "in
the air". He will return in a personal, literal, and
bodily manner, "with his saints" to establish His
millennial kingdom upon earth. Christ's coming
is the believer's hope; an incentive to holy living
and faithful service, to be ready to meet Him
when He comes.
In addition to these requirements, formal application
processes exist for membership with voting rights
within the Incorporated Association.
Controversial Matters
In matters that may cause controversy, members are
asked not to share their beliefs as if they were the
beliefs held generally by the Church. Members are
entitled to freedom of conscience in peripheral
matters, and at all times, should endeavour to show
grace toward others who may hold differing beliefs.
The Pastor or Ministry Team reserves the right, at their discretion, to disapprove of and disallow any business, teaching, or practice that a member proposes for discussion. Where a person acts in a manner deemed insubordinate or unruly by the Pastor or Ministry Team, for example in raising or promulgating controversial views or practices, this will entail the application of disciplinary processes.
Social Programs
Community activities, operation of op shops and
provision of practical help and general support may at
times form part of our mission. The church does not,
however, profess to be a welfare or professional
counselling agency, and its officers will refer such
enquirers to other service providers.
MISSION STATEMENT
This 4-page document outlines the Philosophy of Ministry - the way that Church For You operates its activities within the local church setting. Church For You is founded for the glory of God,
as a Christ-centred, Bible-based ministry.
Church For You is a church family which stands
strongly for:
Gospel truth,
Gospel witness and
Gospel fellowship.
Truth
We stand for truth that is Biblical. The Bible is our
sole guide for doctrine and practice. We contend
earnestly for the faith, and thus we also oppose error.
The Bible we preach from is the KJV translation, due
to its faithfulness and its sound textual basis.
Witness
We stand in faithful witness for Christ to a world lost
in sin. We preach salvation by faith in Christ. We
want to faithfully extend a hand to all, so that the
saving message is spread far and wide. All of our
programs are intended to lead souls to the Saviour,
with the object that lives will commit to Christ as Lord
and become faithful members of the local church.
Fellowship
Unbinding co-operation with other Churches or
ministries of like faith and order, in endeavours for
furthering the Gospel are to be undertaken at the
discretion of the Pastor. As a church we stand
together and cooperate with churches of like faith
and doctrine.
Methods
As a church we will use innovative methods, within
scriptural guidelines. We are selective as far as
what music, events, or programs we support as a
church. Above all things our aim is to bring honour
to Christ. Where a matter is doubtful, we will
practice biblical separation.
Ministries
Church For You is an independent, self-governing
body. Church ministries includes the preaching of
the Bible in public and private gatherings:
various outreach, social gatherings, men’s, women’s, youth and children’s ministries;
visitation and prayer for the sick, counselling and meeting of physical needs; and
the exercise of God given gifts and talents in a Biblical manner.
The Pastor will have responsibility for general oversight of the church, ministry functions, and pastoral care, assisted by a “Ministry Team”. His appointment is for an indefinite term. He will exercise decision-making discretion and will prayerfully appoint a “Ministry Team” and all other Church officers.
Public ministry, teaching, and church government is
seen in scripture to be a role for suitable men. Women will be encouraged to adopt scriptural ministry roles, including the teaching of other women and of children, as well as in the area of helps.
Membership
Scripturally, “we are members one of another,” and
members of the body of Christ. We are brothers and
sisters of the household of the faith. We are to love
each other, and love and pray for our Church.
We receive into fellowship believers who have received Christ as master and Lord, and are living consistent Christian lives, in accordance with the Bible. Members are persons who are born again, accepting of the Church doctrinal basis, in regular attendance, exhibiting positive evidence of a consistent Christian life, and expressing their willingness to attend regularly and to support the assembly. These people are entitled to have input into the life of the Church and its future direction.
