Welcome to the United Church of God - Tacoma Congregation!
We welcome all who desire to meet peacefully with us on the Sabbath day. Our belief in worshipping God on the seventh day of the week, Saturday, is derived from both the Old Testament commandment to "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" (Exo. 20:6), but also from creation week, when God himself rested on the seventh day from his work and sanctified or set the day apart as holy (Gen. 2:3). The new testament shows that, after the death of Jesus Christ, his disciples also kept the seventh day sabbath (Acts 17:1-4, Acts 18:1-11).
We also believe that God reveals his plan of salvation for all of mankind through His (Lev. 23:1-2) annual holy days (Lev. 23:3-44). These "feasts of the Lord," including Passover, the Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Eighth Day, reveal God's plan of salvation briefly as follows:
- Passover – picturing that we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God – that we need to repent and that upon doing so, we need forgiveness of our sins. Christ, who lived perfectly, died for our sins to pay the penalty for us, which makes salvation possible.
- The Days of Unleavened Bread – picturing the ongoing need for removing sin from our lives to become like Jesus Christ
- Pentecost – picturing the giving of the Holy Spirit to God’s called-out ones, the guarantee given by God to us that makes eternal life possible
- Trumpets – picturing the cataclysmic and catastrophic events of the end time and the return of Jesus Christ to put down the governments of this world, to establish the government of God over this world, and to resurrect His Firstfruits to rule and reign as kings and priests with Jesus Christ during and after the millennium
- Atonement – picturing Satan as defeated and incarcerated by God, removing his influence from over this world, and the reconciliation of mankind to God
- Feast of Tabernacles – picturing the 1,000 year millennial rule of Jesus Christ over the whole world – and our part as Firstfruits in helping him establish God’s government over the entire earth and preparing the world for the second resurrection
- The 8th Day – picturing when all of the rest of mankind – everyone who has ever lived and died and that never knew God – finally has their chance to know and to choose God’s way of life over Satan’s. The culmination of all of God’s plan is finally seen to fruition when every being, spirit or physical that has rejected God will face their final judgment and eternal punishment
Come join us on our spiritual journey as we overcome sin in ourselves and the world around us today, and prepare for our future roles as kings and priests serving the King of Kings and Lord of Lords at his return.
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