OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Church accepts the Scriptures as the revealed
Will of God, the all sufficient rule of faith
and practice, and for the purpose of maintaining
general unity, adopts these fundamental Tenets
of Faith and Doctrine.
The Scriptures
Inspired
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation
from God to man, the living, infallible, and
everlasting rule of faith and conduct, and
is superior to conscience and reason (II Timothy
3:15-17; I Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12).
The One True
Godhead
The triune Godhead is comprised of three separate
and distinct personalities, The Father, The
Son, and The Holy Spirit, who are eternally
self-existent, self-revealed and function
as one entity. Jesus Christ, who is God manifested
in the flesh, is the second member of the
Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with the
Father and The Holy Spirit. (John 1:1-5, 10-14;
Matthew 28:18-20)
Man, His Fall and Redemption
Man was created as good and upright, for God
said, “Let Us makes man in our image,
after our likeness". But, man, by voluntary
transgression, fell, and his only hope of
redemption is in Jesus Christ the Son of God.
(Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7: Romans 5:12-21)
The Salvation
of Man
(a) Man's only
hope of redemption is through the shed blood
of Jesus Christ. (Romans 3:24;
John 3:3) On the cross Jesus Christ became
sin and sickness providing both salvation
and healing for all mankind (Psalm 103:3),
being justified freely by His Grace through
the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God
raised Him from the dead…for with the
heart man believes, and with the mouth he
confesses, resulting in salvation." (Romans
10:8-10)
(b) The Evidences
of Salvation.
The inward evidence to the believer
of his salvation is the direct witness of
the Spirit. (Romans 8:16; I John 3:18-19,
24) The outward evidence to all men is a life
of righteousness and true holiness. "You
will know them by their fruits." (Matthew
7:16-20)
(c) Faith and
Works.
Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ
and not by human works; however, our works
will determine the rewards in eternity. (Ephesians
2:8-10; Galatians 2:16; II Corinthians. 5:10)
Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by a burial with
Christ should be observed as commanded in
the Scriptures by all who have truly repented
and in their hearts have truly believed on
Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing, they
declare to the world that they have died with
Jesus and that they have also been raised
with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matthew
28:19; Romans 6:4; Acts 10:47-48)
The Lord's
Supper
"And when He had given thanks, He broke
it, and said, 'This is my body which is broken
for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In
the same way also he took the cup, after supper,
saying, "this cup is the new covenant
in my blood; Do this, as often as you drink
it, in remembrance of me.' Let a man examine
himself, and so eat of the bread and drink
of the cup." (I Corinthians 11:24-25,
28)
The Promise
of the Father, the Holy Spirit
All believers are entitled to, and should
ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise
of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit,
according to the command of our Lord Jesus
Christ. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-5; Acts 2:38)
With it comes the endowment of power for life
and service, the bestowment of the gifts and
their uses in the work of the ministry. (Acts
1:8; I Corinthians 12:1-31). This wonderful
experience is distinct from and subsequent
to the experience of the new birth. (Acts
2:38; 10:44-46; 11:14-16).
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit
is to guide, convict, regenerate, instruct,
and empower the believer for Godly living
and service. We, through the baptism of the
Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit,
are enabled to minister effectively and directly
in particular situations.
The Church
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation
of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments
for the fulfillment of her great commission.
Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral
part of the general assembly and church of
the first born, whose names are written in
Heaven. (Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22;
Hebrews 12:23)
Total Prosperity
(a) Spiritual. III John 2; II Corinthians
5:17-21.
(b) Mental. II Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah
26:3.
(c) Physical. Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:17;
1 Peter 2:24.
(d) Financial. Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38;
II Corinthians 9:6-15;
Deuteronomy 28:1-14.
(e) Social. Proverbs 3:4; Luke 2:52; Esther
2:15
Blessed Hope
Jesus is coming again to gather all His Saints
to ever be with Him (I Corinthians 15:51-52;
I Thessalonians. 4:16-17).
The Lake of
Fire
Those who have not accepted the redemptive
work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation
from the Godhead. The devil and his angels,
the beast and the false prophet, and anyone
whose name is not found written in the Book
of Life, shall be consigned to everlasting
punishment in the lake of fire which burns
with brimstone. This is the second death,
the lake of fire (Revelation
19:20 ; 20:10 -15).
The Millennial Reign
of Jesus
The Scriptures promise the return of our Lord
Jesus Christ with His saints from Heaven to
rule and reign for one thousand years on earth
(II Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16;
20:1-6) After this, there shall be a new heaven
and a new earth (Revelation 21).
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