much unfulilled prophecy that was not rightly understood until after it was accomplished, should check us from wild theorizings and dogmatic assertions in connection with unfulfilled prophecy.  Scripture affirms, ‘The coming of the Lord draweth nigh’ (Jas. 5:8), i.e., is getting ever nearer; and with that we should be content – no one is justified in saying, ‘The coming of the Lord is nigh.’ Will friends kindly note that we are not prepared to enter into any correspondence on the subject.  If you think we err on this point, pray for us; as it is possible you may be wrong, pray for yourself.” (as quoted in Iain Murray’s The Life of A.W. Pink.)

 

Q: What do you do when your church meets?

A:  We believe in a simple worship service primarily for believers, with singing, testimonies, praying, a Bible message, and a time of spiritual fellowship.  We prefer traditional hymns over most contemporary ones because of their depth and timeless character, and we avoid the use of most “special music” because of its focus on one individual over another and on talent over spirituality.  (We believe choirs and elaborate musical productions were part of the Old Testament Temple service, but are not found in the New Testament.)  Though we acknowledge different roles and responsibilities in the local church, we do not use titles such as “reverend” or “pastor” but view each other merely as brothers and sisters in Christ (Matthew 23:8-11).

 

Q:  Which Bible translation do you use? 

A:  We preach from the New King James Version, but we respect any conservative, literal translation such as the King James, New King James, or New American Standard versions.  We admire the KJV but do not ascribe to KJV-only-ism, which can be severely divisive of the body of Christ and was not held by any prominent saints prior to the 20^th century.  We find Spurgeon’s words on the subject helpful:  “The divine preservation of the Scriptures through God's singular care and providence does not consist in His miraculous protection of the inspired originals from decay or harm, but rather in their faithful and abundant reproduction by His people…. Nevertheless, the divine preservation of the Scriptures does not insure either every single word of the originals can be ascertained with certainty or that any one manuscript or set of manuscripts is the infallible standard for all other manuscripts. The Scriptures themselves are the only infallible rule for determining the inclusion of any word or phrase in Scripture.” (From Spurgeon’s revised London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1855.)