The Scriptures, One True God, and Christ
The Scriptures Inspired
The Scriptures, the Old and New Testament, is inspired of God and is the Word of God. Jesus Christ is the Living Word, so the Scriptures lead us by the Holy Spirit to Jesus, who came to lead us to the Father.
(John 1; John 14; John 16; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12)
The One True God
The Godhead as revealed in the Old and New Testament is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Colossians 2; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19)
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, God the Word, the LORD God, is the only begotten Son of God who came to earth in the flesh. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, the virgin, lived a sinless life as a human being and was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit to destroy the works of the devil. He showed us the ministry of the believer/priest to preach the good news, call for men everywhere to repent and turn to God, heal the sick, do cures in His name, and cast out evil spirits.
He is the sacrificial Lamb and by His shed blood we have remission of sins. He died for our sins and the sins of all who believe on His name. He reconciled us to God by faith and indwells us by the Holy Spirit. He lay in the grave 3 days and 3 nights and on the third day God raised Him from the dead, He walked on this earth for 40 days and was seen by man. Ascended up into heaven and sat down on the right hand of God. Jesus Christ is coming again.
(Matthew 1; Mark 16:17-18; John 1; John 8; John 14; Acts 10:38; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; 2 Timothy 1:14; 1 John 3:8; Revelation 3:11)
Man’s Fall and Salvation
Man: His Fall And Redemption
Humankind was created good and in the image of God to know and enjoy Him yet we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were intended and sin entered mankind. Because of this, sickness, death and judgment entered the world and now creation experiences the effects and consequences of sin and is in need of redemption. His only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
(Genesis 1:26-31; Genesis 3:17; Romans 5:12-21)
The Salvation of Man
The Grace of God, which brings salvation, has appeared to all men, through the preaching of repentance toward God and through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; man is saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, and being justified by grace, has become heir of God according to the hope of eternal life. The victorious and redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides freedom from the power of the enemy, eternal death in hell, sin, lies, sickness and torment.
(Titus 2:11; 3:5-7; Romans 10:13-5; Luke 24:47)
Evidences of Salvation
The inward evidence to the believer of his/her salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a transformed life of holiness.
(1 Thessalonians 4:7; 5:23, 2 Timothy 1:9)
Baptism, Communion, and Sanctification
Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by burial with Christ should be observed (as commanded in the Scriptures) by all that have repented of their sins and in their hearts have believed on Christ as their Savior and Lord. In doing so, they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they have also been released to walk with Him in newness of life.
(Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4)
The Lord’s Supper (Communion)
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements, bread and fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing in a memorial to His suffering and death, our covenant relationship with God, our communion relationships with each other as believers and a prophecy of His second coming.
(John 6:48, 51, 53-57; Luke 22:19, 20; 2 Peter 1:4; 1 Corinthians 11:25)
The Promise of the Father
All believers should ardently expect and earnestly seek the Promise of the Father, which is the baptism in the Holy Spirit. With it comes the infilling of power for life, witness, service, and the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31). This experience may be distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the New Birth.
(Acts 2:38; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9)
Sanctification Process
The Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence and God’s grace enables a believer to live in obedience to the Word of God and to live in a continual process of being sanctified, or set apart from sin. Sanctification is the will of God for all believers
(Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15, 16; 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24; 1 John 2:6)
The Church: Empowered Mission
The Church
As the fullness of the Godhead rested bodily on Jesus as a work of the Holy Spirit, this fullness of the Godhead should rest on the body of Christ in the earth today, the church. The church consists of all who put their faith in God through Jesus Christ. The church exists to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by undoing the works of the enemy, preaching and living the good news of God’s Word, living in love, discipling the nations, ministering supernaturally with signs and wonders following, baptizing and teaching people to love and obey God. The church is the holy Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer is an integral part of the church body.
(Matthew 16:18, 28:16-20; Mark 16:17-18; 1 Corinthians 12)
Ministry
Divinely called and Scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for a two-Âfold purpose: (1) The evangelization of the world, and (2) The perfecting and equipping of the Body of Christ (Mark 15:16, 20; Ephesians 4:11-13). God has in store for all believers by faith the resources and authority necessary to fulfill the church’s mission.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The spiritual gifts as taught in the New Testament are valid and necessary for an effective church to minister effectively to each other and to a world in need.
(1 Corinthians 12-14)
Healing and Freedom
Deliverance from sickness, bondage and torment is provided for in the atonement of Christ and is the privilege of all believers in their journey.
(Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17; Mark 16:18; John 5:14; 2 Corinthians 10:5)
Prophetic Fulfillment
The Blessed Hope
The blessed hope is where the church, those who have “fallen asleep” together with those are alive and remain in Christ will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16; Romans 6:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52)
The Millennial Reign of Jesus
The second coming of Jesus Christ involves coming to earth with His saints to establish His millennial reign.
(2 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16; Romans 11:25; Revelation 20:1-7)
Final Judgment
There will be a final judgment, where those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will receive eternal life, to live and reign with Christ for eternity. The devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, and whosoever is not found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
(Revelation 19:20; 20:10-15)
The New Heavens and New Earth
We, as promised in the Scriptures, we look for a new heavens and a new earth wherein righteousness dwells.
(2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1)
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