Pleasant View Church of Christ is a non-denominational New Testament congregation, part of a worldwide movement to restore the essentials of apostolic Christianity. We endeavor to lead lives of faithfulness and devotion guided by Christ as the divine Son of God and the Bible as the inspired record of God’s revelation. Pleasant View Church of Christ has no headquarters or rule from any outside human source. We are locally self-governing and our own Elders lead in spiritual matters.
Being neither fundamentalists nor modernists, we call ourselves Christians. We realize we are not the only Christians but we have no other name.
Our authority is God’s Word. We have no man-made creeds. The Scriptures are our only rule of faith and practice. We allow liberty in opinion in matters where Scriptural revelation does not legislate. And we accept the fullest conformity to the clear and uncontested revelation of the Word.
Those who are committed to membership have submitted to the following New Testament standards.
- They have believed in and trusted Jesus Christ for salvation. (Jn 14:6)
- They have acknowledged their commitment to Him (Matt 16:16; Rom 10:9).
- They have repented of their past sin and rebellion against God and turned to Him. (Lk 13:3; Acts 2:38)
- They have been immersed in the name of Christ (Mark 16:16; Rom 6:3-6; Gal 3:27) and have received the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; Eph 1:13,14).
- They seek to live a life of Christian steadfastness ( I Cor 15:58).
Every first day of the week The Lord’s Supper is served (Acts 20:7). Our goal is to be in our time, what Christians in the first century were in faith and service. We are simply a body of believers working to restore the vitality of the Christian life.
What We Believe
- There is one God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 5:16,45; 6:1,4,8,9; James 1:17; John 1:1; 14:9; Genesis 1:2; John 4:24; 14:16-20; II Peter 1:21)
- God, the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible. (Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 11:3)
- Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God who died for our sins and arose from the dead. (John 3:16; Luke 23:1-46; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8)
- The Holy Spirit is active and operative, indwelling every Christian. (John 15:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; II Timothy 1:14)
- The Bible is God’s inspired word given to guide and direct us. It is the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:14-16; II Peter 1:20-21; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4)
- Every person has worth as created in God’s image, but all have sinned and fall short of the ideal God desires. (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23)
- Forgiveness of sin and the promise of eternal life are available to those who trust Christ as Savior and Lord. (John 3:16,17; Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; I Peter 1:18-19; I John 1:7)
- Salvation – the forgiveness of sins – is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; I Peter 1:18-19; I John 1:7)
- Those who accept Christ are expected to believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, repent of sin, confess their faith and be immersed into Him. (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:16; Romans 5:1-2; 6:1-7; 10:9; Galatians 3:26,27; Colossians 2:12; Acts 2:38; I Peter 3:21)
- The church is called out of God, the body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit. She exists to glorify God as Christ’s bride by saving the lost, equipping the saved and sending the equipped. (Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47; Ephesians 4:1-16)
- Elders are to shepherd the flock of God and to exercise spiritual oversight in the local congregation as servant leaders. (Matthew 23:11; Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; I Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; I Peter 5:1-4)
- Jesus Christ will one day return to earth to judge the living and the dead and to receive those who are his into heaven. He will reign forever as King of kings and Lord of lords. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18)