DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

What we believe.

1. We believe in God the Father, Infinite, Personal, Holy and Just. Jn 6:27, Gal 1:1.
2. We believe in God as the Creator and the Sustainer of the Universe. Gen 1:1, Jn1:1-3.
3. We believe in Jesus Christ, the unique God-Man; the mediator and only Savior of mankind. Mt 1:23, I Jn 4:3, Heb 12:24.
4. We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, and in his incarnation. Isa 7:14, Mt 1:20-21
5. We believe in the expiatory death of Jesus Christ on the cross, His burial, in His bodily resurrection from the death and his bodily ascension to heaven. Mat 27:35, 1 Cor 15:3-4, Acts 1:9-11.
6. We believe in the Holy Spirit, by whose grace sinners are convicted and brought into the fellowship of Jesus Christ through repentance and regeneration. Jn 16:7-8, 13-14.
7. We believe in the trinity, one God in three persons; Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Matt 28:19, 1Jn 5:7.
8. We believe in water baptism by immersion, in the name of the Father, son and the Holy Spirit for all who receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Mat 28:19-20, Col 2:12, Rom 6:2-4,
9.  We believe in the Baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Acts 2:1-4 1Cor 12, Acts 10, Acts 19:1-7.
10. We believe that all men are sinners and that salvation and eternal life comes only through a personal faith in Jesus Christ the Only Son of God; the only mediator between God and men. Rom 3:23-24, 1 Tim 2:5
11. We believe in the bodily resurrection of all true believer. Matt 3:6, Matt 3:16, Acts 8:38.
12. We believe in the rapture of the church, the body of Christ, the universal body of Christ. 1Thes 4:17, 1 Cor 15:51-53. Matt 24:38-42.
13. We believe in the second coming of Jesus Christ, His personal return to Earth for the millennial reign after the time of the great tribulation. Acts 1;11, 2 Thes 2;1-4.
14. We believe that all men will stand before God for judgment and we believe that all the children of God will be rewarded for their works of faith. 2 Cor 5:10. Heb 9:27.
15. We believe in hell for the unsaved and heaven for the children of God. Rev 20:15. Rev 21:8. Jn 14:1-3.Lk 10:20.
16. We believe in the absolute authority of the whole Scriptures (The Old and The New Testaments) as the only written word of God. 2 Tim 3:16-17, 2 Pet 1:20-21.
17. We believe that the main task of the Church is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all creation for the salvation of those who believes. Matt 28:19-20. Mk 16:15-16.
18. We believe that the Church should be concerned with the spiritual, physical and social needs of the people to express the love and mercy of God to mankind. Matt 25: 34-40
19. We believe that all men and women are created in God’s image and likeness and that Adam and Eve through disobedience brought mankind under the bondage of sin and death. Gen 1:26-27.
20. We believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God, came as the second Adam, and through death on the cross, He restored to all who world believe in Him all that the first Adam lost. 1 Cor 15:22, 45. Gal 3:13-14.
21. We believe that through the precious and sinless blood of Jesus Christ, we are redeemed from the power of sin and death and have abundant and eternal life in Christ Jesus. 1 Pet 1:18-19, Heb 9:12, Ephe 1:7.
22. We believe in spiritual authority, God’s leadership through his called and anointed servant leaders. Mat 10:1.Heb 13:7, Heb 13:17.
23. We believe that marriage should be honored, one man and one woman united in holy matrimony. Heb 13:4.  Gen 2: 24. Matt 19:6.
24. We believe in the five fold ministries, {Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers} for the edification of the church, the body of Christ. Ephe 4:11-13. 1 Cor 12:28
25. We believe in the Holy Communion, {breaking of break} as we do remember the Lord’s death and resurrection. Acts 2:42. 1 Cor 10:16.
26. We believe that if any man is in Christ, he or she is a new creation. The old way of sinful life must be overcome through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 5:17. Rom 6:4.
27. We believe that in Christ we are a holy family, united by the covenant of the blood of Jesus Christ and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. Ephe 3:14-16, 1 Pet 2:9.
28. We believe in church discipline. Immoral and wicked conducts can not be accepted within the body of Christ. 1 Cor 5:9-13.
29. We believe that our Government officials are God ordained and we should be law abiding as good citizens and God fearing. Rom 13:1.
30. We believe in excellence in conduct and business. We believe that we should set the standard for the world around us to follow.  Matt 5:13-14. 1 Cor 14:40.
31. We believe in giving our 10% “Tithes” to God, Gen 14:20
32. We believe that united and by faith, there is nothing to hard to accomplish for the kingdom of God. Matt 18:19.