by Van Robison

We the people hold these truths to be self-evident, that all believers in Jesus Christ have the God given right to follow Jesus Christ as their Shepherd, and not to be bound in chains to either paid hirelings or overlords--variously called pastors, senior pastors, bishops or other titles. We hold that those who are born-again are entitled to look to Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life, apart from institutional churches, which are man-made institutions. We hold that born-again believers have the responsibility to prove all things, try the spirits whether they be of God, to be aware of false teachers who use the name of Jesus Christ, and to define "truth" based upon their own personal studies of the Bible and discernment through the Holy Spirit. We hold that followers of Jesus Christ hear His voice and follow Him, and not to be clones in thinking of pastors, church creeds or church doctrines, which are all formulated by religious leaders. Read more...