What We Believe
What We Believe
BIBLE—Word of God
The Bible is the inspired and the only infallible and authoritative Word of God. The Bible is our standard of rule for belief and conduct.
(2 Tim.3:16, 1 Thess. 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)
GOD—Trinity
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
(Phil. 2:6, John 1:1,14,18, 15:26)
CHRIST—Son of God
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
(Phil. 2:6, John 1:1,14,18, 15:26)
RAPTURE
There is a Blessed Hope—the rapture of the church at Christ's coming.
(Acts 1:11, 1 Thess. 4:16,17)
MAN
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but though Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world, and all of mankind is under sin. Apart from God's grace man's sin will destine him to God's eternal judgment in the Lake of Fire.
(Rom. 3:23, 5:12 ,6:23, Rev. 20:11-15)
SIN
The only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the atoning work of Christ on the cross.
(Eph. 2:8,9)
REBIRTH
Regeneration by the Holy Spirit ( being born again) is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
(John 3:3-5, Titus 3:5)
WATER BAPTISM
Water baptism is by immersion. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian's identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection.
(Rom. 6:1-5)
HEALING
The redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the body in answer to believing prayer.
(James 5:14,15, Mark 16:18, Isa. 53:4,5, Matt. 8:17)
SANTIFICATION
The sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life. Sanctification is a work of God's grace at salvation and progresses though out the believer's life until death or Christ's return. Progression in sanctification is dependent upon the believer's repentance and obedience.
(Hebrews 12:14, 1Thess. 5:23, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Cor. 3:18, Phil. 3:12-14)
HOLY SPIRIT
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers through out the church age or dispensation. This baptism of the Holy Spirit is received subsequently to the New Birth, and is accompanied by the initial physical evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance. Evidence of the fullness of the Holy Spirit is demonstrated in a life of a believer both in gifts and fruit of the Spirit.
(Acts 1:8, 2:4, 8:15-17, 10:44-47, 19:1-6, 1 Cor. 12:7-11, Gal. 5:22,23)