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God has raised up different Christian groups to carry out different emphases in ministry. Some churches were raised up by God to focus on reaching a particular group of people, or to send missionaries, or to promote a particular method or style of organization, or to modernize Christian traditions and music. These are all needed and valid.

Among others, God initiated the Friends movement to clarify and recover the central message of Jesus Christ. The fundamental reason for the existence of the Walnut Creek Friends Church is to promote a clear message—and that message is Jesus Christ.

We want to give people the best opportunity to see and hear Jesus clearly, accurately and fully.

Since Jesus is a living person, this means knowing Him as a living person through personal experience. But because He is temporarily invisible, we must start with descriptions about Him. The Bible tells us a lot about Jesus and it is there we must start. The writers of the Bible emphasize eight different aspects of Jesus. Each one is powerful and has far-reaching implications and effects. These eight realities of Jesus form the basis of our faith and our action.

Our Message

Jesus Christ is unique.
- He is God in human form, the full expression of God the Father to man. He has always existed with the Father and with the Holy Spirit. There is no other like Him.
- (John 1:1-18, Hebrews 1:1-4, Colossians 2:9, Philippians 2:5-11)
Jesus Christ is absolutely essential.
- All people at all times and in all places have a desperate need for Him, who He is, and what only He has done, does and will do. There is no substitute.
- (Acts 4:12, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Corinthians 15:16-17)
Jesus Christ is all sufficient.
- God has made Jesus Christ, His person, His nature and character, His death on the cross for our sins, His resurrection, His exaltation, His life, His return, His power, His presence, etc. to be everything we need. We receive His benefits entirely through active faith in Him.
- (2 Peter 1:2-3, Ephesians 1:3-14, Philippians 3:2-3, Colossians 2:16-17)
Jesus Christ is alive and present.
- He is knowable as a real person, that is, we are to treat Him as a living, present person who has real impact on our daily lives. He can and must be known by experience.
- (John 14:16-20, 1 Corinthians 15:3-7, 1 John 1:3-4, Hebrews 13:5-6)
Jesus Christ is love.
- Through Him we know God’s love for us, and through Him we become able to love God and all others just as He loves. God’s love for us is fully expressed in Jesus Christ.
- (John 17:26, Ephesians 3:17-19, James 1:26-27, 1 John 4:7-21, Matthew 25:31-46)
Jesus Christ is Lord.
- He is the Creator and owner of all things. He has authority over everything and everyone. He has the right to command, and we have the responsibility to obey Him in all things. All people will also be judged by Him, giving an account for every thought, word and deed.
- (Philippians 2:9-11, Matthew 28:18, 1 Peter 3:21-22, Revelation 19:11-16)
Jesus Christ is the Living Word.
- He is God's message to us, and therefore the foundation behind the written word, the Bible. He speaks through the Bible, creation, prayer, others and circumstances, both directly and indirectly to all who will listen.
- (John 1:1,14,18; 5:39, 14:21, Hebrews 1:1-3, 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Jesus is the Christ (Messiah).
- He is the special one, foretold of God in the Old Testament, revealed in the New Testament, who embodies all the fullness, power and promises of God.
- (Matthew 16:13-17, Acts 2:36, 1 John 5:1, John 20:30-31)

Revised: January 18, 2008