Foreword

 

The purpose of our Association has always been to strive to move closer to the Creator by being aware of his will and purpose for humanity. To achieve this we rely on two important sources: the wonderful and complex order of the entirety of God’s creation and the collected works of the canonical books of the Bible, for as the apostle Paul wrote: “…whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope”.  (Romans 15: 4)

 

We are Christians because we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and therefore we desire to be his disciples and become well acquainted with his teachings, living in harmony with them, for, as the apostle John said: “By observing his teachings we express that we know him; he who says: ‘I know him’ and does not observe his teachings, is a liar and the truth is not in him; but whomever keeps his word, has in him the love of God, a perfect bond that confirms we are united with him. However, he who declares to be united to him has to walk the way he did”.  (1John 2: 3-6)

 

To obtain and share the very same faith our brothers of the first century had, about forty years ago, we undertook an accurate study of the Scriptures, investigating historical subjects related to them, as well as the languages in which they were originally written and the texts of the so called ‘Fathers of the Church’ of the 2nd and 3rd centuries.

 

To improve our knowledge, we also undertook the translation of the Greek Scriptures, the New Testament, choosing the oldest available codex. Our source was not some expert’s compilation of medieval transcriptions, but an almost complete text officially dated in the early centuries A.D. Right now we post on our website the translation of the letters of the apostles and the Apocalypse; these writings give us the opportunity of re-discovering the ‘healthy teachings’ preached by Jesus and established by the apostles trough out the spread-out communities of the first Christian congregation; we learn how they held their meetings, and how under the care of the apostles, they all remained united in the same faith and in the same doctrine.

 

Like them, we gather on the first day of their week, our Sunday, in order to read and comment the Scriptures and recall the death of our Lord until he returns, as he himself requested his followers to do.

 

There is so mucho to say and learn! We made our translation available because we wanted to share the outcome of our work with those who may be interested. Besides, we also want to support and explain some of the basic teachings and principles of the apostolic writings.

If after reading all this, you agree with us and want to know more or associate to our congregation, you will be welcome.