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We are not an organization, nor do we want to be one, so we cannot introduce ourselves with a particular name. Jesus’ disciples did not give themselves any special name either, but were recognized as such through their message and lifestyle. Later they were called Christians because they proclaimed Jesus as the Christ, the Saviour who came to mankind from God. We, too, are Christians, disciples of Jesus. We want to follow the example of the first Christians and put what we read in the Bible into practice in our lives. We do not belong to any denomination or any other kind of religious society. We are together because each of us wants to follow Jesus, our Lord and our God and not out of any obligation to abide by the rules and regulations of an institution. We regard the Bible as the sole basis of Christian doctrine. This is why we meet every day to think together about God’s word. We take the Bible seriously as the authority for our faith and life, while also trying to understand it within its historical and literary context, using the mind God gave us to continuously gain a deeper understanding of it. We want to avoid both the fundamentalist and the liberal errors in their views on the Bible and we are aware that we can only understand the Bible correctly with the help of the Holy Spirit. Faith, for us, is a reality which fulfills all areas of our life and does not mean cultivation of traditional customs. We reject hierarchical structures as they are in clear contradiction to God’s word and brotherly love. We are convinced that unity, which God wanted to be the reality among Christians, cannot be achieved by the controlling human structures of authority but is only the fruit of obedience of every single disciple towards the Holy Scripture. We are in unity because each of us puts his own self aside and wants to follow what God revealed in the Bible and made recognizable for everyone.
