A common refrain heard in meetings: I long to be more worthy in the coming days. Hymns Old & New No. 282: His way is best; I follow on, Just where His bleeding feet have gone; My one desire, to â–ºworthyâ—„ be, And fill the place prepared for me. Some ways 2x2s become more worthy ..
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Marriage between professing individuals is expected. 2 Corinthians 6:14 – Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath right with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Marriage to outsiders (being unequally yoked) is strongly discouraged. Depending on their location, those who do so may be banned from participation in ..
They pray mainly made for spiritual–not material–things. They believe prayer is a mighty source of power. A common refrain in testimonies: I want to read more, pray more and meditate more in the coming days. They pray in the mornings and before they go to bed, and some who are able may kneel while praying. ..
For a person to have any hope of salvation or be allowed baptism into the 2×2 group, one must accept the workers and their Gospel message; and acknowledge any salvation experience prior to professing through the workers as invalid. They must diligently follow the 2×2 way til death. One’s salvation is not secure or known ..
The Bible is their Standard of Authority. The New Testament is their guide for living. They do not publish a doctrinal statement and say the Bible is their doctrine. From their start …through the 1990s, the King James Version (KJV) was the only Bible version used. However, since the turn of the 21st century, other versions ..
They believe the Father is God. God is the Father. They are the same entity. God and the Father are also called “Lord.” God is not three separate entities that include the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They do not believe that Jesus is God. See: God – Father – Godhead – Triune God â..
The 2x2s believe Jesus was the Son of God, born of the virgin Mary. His natural Father was Joseph, a carpenter in Nazareth. He had at least 4 younger brothers (James, Joses, Judas & Simon) and at least 1 sister, perhaps more. Depending on the definition of divine, some/most 2x2s regard Jesus as being divine, ..
The Ordinance of Communion was instituted by Jesus on last night of His life in a home (Luke 22:7-20). An Ordinance is an outward institution, prescribed and ordered by Jesus, to be observed by all Christians to the end of the age, commemorating an essential gospel fact and declaring an essential gospel truth. There are ..
They believe Jesus rose from the dead after he was crucified. His death atoned for, redeemed and ransomed man from his sins. They preach the resurrected Christ. They do not celebrate Easter as a religious holiday. Worker Quote: This is the first day of the week, the day that Jesus rose from the dead. I ..
The 2x2s believe their church is the only True Church of God, and consider any church other than the theirs (and especially the Roman Catholic Church) to be a false church; and their pastors are considered to be false preachers/prophets. 2 Peter 2:1 – But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there ..