Flesh

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1.14).

Word became Flesh. Not just Word. Not just Word and Flesh joined. Nor Word made known in Flesh. But Word become flesh.

The Gospel is not the Gospel unless it is expressed in and through flesh. Our flesh demonstrating and modelling something of God as He has made Himself known in Jesus Christ.

Let is be blatantly clear. We do not believe it is enough to tell people about Jesus. Or to try and convince them to believe in or put their trust in Jesus. We believe that Biblical Christianity - what we call baptistic Christianity - requires us, as church together, to journey a path where 'what' we do and 'how' we live express something of the dimensions of the life of Jesus Christ. Models real Christianity. This is real witness and mission.

This is where we are heading in our congregation. To look for the Word become Flesh among us.