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You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.  Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:14-16

ASSEMBLY ADMINISTRATION

We believe proper administration of assembly government does not include the exercising of authority over the personal lives of members.  It is the responsibility of the ministry as servants to proclaim the Truth, to maintain peace and harmony among the brethren, to stop heresy within the Body of Messiah, and to remove blatant sin from within the assembly if it occurs.

The responsibility of the ministry is limited, therefore, to those areas which affect the congregation membership as a whole.  Beyond that, it is the responsibility of each member to live up to his own conviction and level of faith.

Each member will be judged as an individual before Yahweh (Romans 14:12).  We believe free moral agency involves the right of free choice, without coercion from the ordained servants or lay members.  Therefore, the basis of immersion and the hand of fellowship must not involve conformity to outward appearance.  Each member must be given the right to develop individually and is responsible before Yahweh for his own actions.  It is not the responsibility of the congregation to force members into conformity resulting from fear of excommunication, dis-fellowship, or ostracism. 

It is through patience and understanding that each member must be allowed to develop his own character and level of true discipleship, and this development can come only by each individual constantly examining himself before Yahweh.

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