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The Church of God

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6412 22nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143

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The Church of God in Kenosha WI invites you to come as you are and experience the love and grace of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Church has a several fold reason for existing in the world today.

These important purposes are divinely originated and are found in the New Testament.

During the subsequent 1,578 years, there were glimmering rays of light as the submerged TRUTH struggled to break forth—by the providence of God—into this world's "gross darkness." Then there came a divine revelation on June 13, 1903 in what is now known as Fields of the Wood.

Though it found a welcome in hungry hearts who would give ear to it, and though thousands have accepted it, the enemy of TRUTH has waged an incessant warfare against it.

This alone is the most convincing proof of its veracity.

The faith of the gospel has been committed solely into the hands of the Church and thus the responsibility for keeping and guarding the faith rests upon the Church's shoulders.

It is The Church of God's duty to keep the faith pure and unadulterated and to defend it against all enemies.

One phase of keeping and guarding the faith is the searching out and putting into operation God's laws for the Church, the full restoration of the New Testament doctrine and governing principles.

These teachings are all based on the Scripture; they were taught and practiced by the early Church; and they have been searched out in these last days by godly men and women not concerned with their own opinions.

However, the Church does not make a "hobby horse" of any one teaching or group of teachings, but accepts the whole Bible rightly divided with the New Testament as the only rule for government and discipline.

These teachings of the Church do not constitute a creed or statement of beliefs, for The Church of God accepts the whole Bible as the inspired Word of God.

All those who become members of the Church assume the following obligation: "Will you sincerely promise in the presence of God and these witnesses that you will accept this Bible as the Word of God—believe and practice its teachings rightly divided—the New Testament as your rule of faith and practice, government and discipline, and walk in the light to the best of your knowledge and ability?" This is a "perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten." To be born again is to become a new creature in Christ and a child of God.

His new birth is the result of repentance, justification and regeneration.

It is a definite and instantaneous experience wrought in the heart accompanied by a definite inner witness.

There is no other way to enter the kingdom of God.

(However, the new birth does not make one a member of The Church of God.) "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again" (John 3:7).

Read John 3:3-8; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:14.

The new birth is a prerequisite for the experience of sanctification.

The gifts of the Spirit were set in the Church to be operated by the Spirit according to the will of God.

They are manifested through individual members but individuals do not personally possess the gifts.

Therefore, since the gifts are given to the Church and not to individuals, a spiritual gift cannot be taken away by one who leaves the Church.

These gifts were all operating in the Church before it went into the dark ages, and were all restored to the Church when it arose out of darkness.

Fist Corinthians 12:28, "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing helps, governments, diversities of tongues." Read 1 Corinthians 12:1; 4-11; 14:1.

Feet washing was instituted by Jesus on the night of the Last Supper and is a New Testament ordinance we are enjoined to observe in addition to communion.

Its observance was taught by the apostles and practiced by the early Church.

Charity and good works do not fulfill this obligation.

"If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet" (John 13:14).

Read John 13:4-17; 1 Timothy 5:10.

Those who die in the Lord and those who are serving Him when He returns will receive a reward of eternal life—eternal happiness in the presence of the Lord.

"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal" (Matthew 25:46).

Read Luke 18:30; John 10:28; Romans 6:22; 1 John 5:11-13.

Our life in this present world determines our eternal reward.

The unconverted and the wicked are doomed to eternal punishment, from which there is no escape—no liberation but annihilation.

"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal" (Matthew 25:46).

Read Mark 3:29, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 9; Revelation 20:10-15; 21:8.

or decoration such as finger rings, bracelets, earrings, lockets, etc…Ornaments of gold or other precious metals are a useless and frivolous waste of money, for they do not benefit the wearer either physically or spiritually.

For this reason, and because they are evidences of a prideful heart, they are unbecoming to a child of God.

Isaiah 55:2, "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness." Read 1Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3; 1 John 2:16.