“Together For The Gospel” is the fruit of a desire which has been developing in the hearts of some Christian leaders in Poland for a long time.

In 2008, during a meeting for church leaders in Torun, it became apparent that some of them had noticed similar problems and recognised the need to create a movement to address those challenges. They started to meet and a vision and plan of action was formed. A name was agreed and logo was designed. A common Statement of Faith was created and Basic Values were determined.

At the beginning of 2009 a few meetings took place with people interested in this newly created movement.  As a result, more people joined and became involved.  In the Spring of 2009 the official inauguration of “Together For The Gospel” took place and an internet site was created that drew hundreds of faithful readers from various parts of the country.









In the first half of 2009, under the name of RDE (Polish initials for “Together For The Gospel”), two regional conferences took place.  At the same time, the RDE Board started to prepare for the first country-wide conference. Half way through the year, work on the first RDE publication took place, along with determining the position of the movement in the light of new trends observed in the community and the church.

We are praying that this humble movement will bring glory to God and prosper the development of healthy, Biblical Christianity in Poland.

The faith has been given once for all to the saints (Jude 3). It does not change from generation to generation. Yet, each of those generations must discover faith for itself. What is it that makes us truly glorify God? What is it that changes our lives by bringing into them God’s glory and holiness?

Here are our answers:

• We worship the One, all-powerful God, the Creator of the universe, in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• We approach Him only through the mediation of Jesus Christ. Our Lord is fully God and fully man. He came down from heaven, has lived a perfect life and willingly agreed to die as a ransom for sinners. He has risen from the dead and now rules forever. He will come back in glory to judge the living and those who died.
• We confess our own sinfulness and lack of power; our need of God's grace; the forgiveness of sins and the need for our lives to be changed. In seeking these things we rely on God's help alone.
• We proclaim the need to be born again by God, which begins a new life of obedience and faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.
• We are thankful that we are justified by faith through his death and for the life changing gift of the presence of the Holy Spirit.
  
• We rely on our faith in God's Word, which is the Bible (containing 66 books of the Old and New Testaments). Because of this, we treat the Scriptures with the highest possible respect, and as the only infallible guide from God containing His will for our lives.
• We see our lives as a time of service, in which we deny ourselves and change our lives through the sanctifying power of the Spirit, according to the pattern given to us by the life of Jesus Christ. We see sanctification as the inevitable fruit of true, saving faith.
• We submit to the Spirit, who joins us into the visible body of Christ. This body exists as local churches, which are to preach the Gospel faithfully; baptise converted sinners in the name of the Father, Son and Spirit; meet around the Lord's Table and guard the authenticity of the faith by disciplining its members.
• We warn about eternal damnation in hell, which is God's just penalty for all who who do not accept the Gospel.
• We expect heaven – a new reality, in which God will be for ever our Father, and we will be for ever to Him His people.
  

Lord, please, come!

But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22 NKJ)

We are convinced that true Christianity is a way of life. We are also convinced, that the acceptance and practice of basic biblical rules (or life-values) - mentioned below - are a natural consequence of confessing the true faith.


Here are the rules, which are the basis of our lives and our service:


I.    God is Creator, the highest King and the Lord of all the universe.

True Christianity means submitting ourselves to God and accepting His rule over every part of our lives. That is why submission to civil authorities is always secondary. A Christian’s obedience to God is of primary importance. But human authorities are ordained by God, and therefore should be acknowledged by Christians. God requires from human rulers that they act justly, protecting those citizens who follow God’s laws and punishing those who break them. Christians should respect and be obedient to earthly rulers.

II.    Human life from its beginning is protected by God.

Human life commences at conception. All means of contraception that destroy fertilized human cells or makes use of them in a way that hinder its growth into fully developed human being are sin. Abortion, euthanasia and suicide are also contrary to God’s will.

III.    God created human beings as men and women.

Men and women have equal dignity and value because both are created in God's image and likeness. However they do differ in distinctive gifts and functions. The function of maternity is an example of the unique calling of women. An example of the unique calling of man is leadership in his family and in the church.

IV.    Marriage is a union between a man and woman based upon a given promise of faithfulness.

Sexual relationships are to be confined to marriage and marital fidelity is to be expected from Christians. Sex outside of marriage is a sin. Divorce and remarriage are not God's way of dealing with marital problems. A marriage is a relationship between man and woman alone. The practice of homosexual relationships is a sin.

V.     The Church is submitted to God's rule.

The Church submits to the rule of God and is called to preach the Gospel and to live according to the teachings of Christ, no matter what the current trends and laws of society might be. In preaching God's Word and in organizing its life the Church is not dependent in any way on civil authorities and responds to God alone.

The Board of “Together For The Gospel” determines the vision and plan of action for the movement. It welcomes partners, initiates the work on the movement’s position relating to specific happenings or trends and approves its content, along with realizing goals and assuring their completion. All the decisions made by the Board are unanimous.

Members of the Board:                                                                                   

Marian Biernacki [b. 1959]. Married, three adult children, one grandchild. Pastor. Preacher and teacher of God’s Word at the “NEW LIFE” Christian Centre in Gdansk.

Tadeusz Tolwiński [b. 1955]. Married, two adult children, two grandchildren. Church planter and pastor of the Evangelical Christian Church of Torun.

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