Our Statement of Belief

TENETS OF FAITH:

1. THE SCRIPTURES INSPIRED

The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to man: the infallible rule of faith and conduct and is superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason (2 Tim. 3:15-16; 1 Pet. 2:2).

2. THE ONE TRUE GOD

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent, self-revealed “I AM”; and has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association, i.e., as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isa. 43:10-11: Matt. 28:19).

3. THE DEITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.  The Scriptures declare:

His virgin birth- Matthew 1:23 Luke1:32,35

His sinless life-Hebrews 7:26 I Peter 2:22

His Miracles- Acts 2:22, 10:38

His substitutionary work on the cross- I Corinthians 15:3, II Corinthians 5:21

His bodily resurrection from the dead- Matthew 28:6, Luke 24:39, I Corinthians 15:4

His exaltation at the right hand of God- Acts 1:19, Acts 2:33 Philippians 2:9-11, Heb. 1:3

4. MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION

Man was created good and upright – for God said, “Let us make 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 (Gen. 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-21).

5. THE SALVATION OF MAN

Conditions to salvation: The grace of God, which bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, through the preaching of repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ; Man is saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and being justified by grace through faith, he becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 2:11; Rom. 10:13-15; Luke 24:47; Titus 3:5-7). The evidence of salvation: the inward evidence, to the believer of his salvation, is the direct witness of the Spirit (Rom. 8:16); the outward evidence to all men is a life in righteousness and true holiness. While we are not legalistic in spirit we stand for Biblical righteousness in living and personal conduct, in accordance with the Scriptures. “Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which, no man shall see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14).

1. 6. THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH   

BAPTISM IN WATER

The ordinance of baptism by burial with Christ should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures, by all who have really repented and in their heart they have truly believed in Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing, they have the body washed in pure water as an outward symbol of cleansing, while their heart has already been sprinkled with the blood of Christ as an inner cleansing: thus 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 (Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Rom. 6:4; Acts 20:21; Heb. 10:22). The book of the Acts of the Apostles shows the doctrine of baptism to be in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 19:5 Acts 10:47 Acts 2:38)

THE LORD’S SUPPER

The Lord’s Supper consisting of the elements, bread and fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Cor. 11:26) and prophecy of His coming (1 Cor. 11:26); and in enjoined on all believers “Until He comes”

7. THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER-THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST

All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of the Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the Gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4; 1 Cor. 12:1-31). This wonderful experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 10:44-46; ll:14-16; 15:7-9).

8. THE EVIDENCE OF THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST

The Baptism of the believer in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same, in essence, as the gift of tongues (1 Cor. 12:4-10, 28), but different in purpose and use. This ministry in recognizing the unity of the Body of Christ and the ministry gifts God has set in the Church (as described in 1 Cor. 12) declares itself strongly for the supernatural ministry and the operation of the ministry gifts in the assembly in accordance with the divine order of their manifestation, as set forth by the Apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 14.

9. SANCTIFICATION

The Scriptures teach a life of Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. By the power of the Holy Ghost, we are able to obey the command, “Be ye Holy, for I am Holy” (1 Peter 1:16). Entire Sanctification is the will of God for all believers and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience to God’s Word (Heb. 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 2 Thess.5:23-24; 1 John 2:6). Sanctification is a continual act of separation from that which is evil.

10. 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, begotten by the Word and born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn, which are written in Heaven (Eph. 1:22-23; 2:22; Heb. 12:23, I Peter 1:23).

11. THE MINISTRY AND EVANGELISM

A divinely called and scriptural ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for a three-fold purpose: (1) the evangelism of the world (the work of the ministry)  (2) the edifying of the body of Christ and (3) the perfecting of the saints by preaching and teaching how to walk in the way of the cross, and to grow into the fullness of the stature of Jesus Christ.(Mark 16:15-20; Eph. 4:11-13).

12. DIVINE HEALING

Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers (Isa. 53:4; Matt. 8:16-17).

13. THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH

The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the blessed hope of the church (1 Thess. 4:16-18; Rom. 8:23; Titus 2:13; l Cor. 15:52-53; Rev. 11:15).  The Scriptures teach and prove that the rapture of the church will not occur until the antichrist is revealed, and the church suffers a great falling away of believers and faith. (II Thess. 2:1-3)

14. THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS

The return of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with his armies and the saved saints, the salvation of national Israel, and the Millennial reign of Christ on the earth is the scriptural promise and the world’s hope (2 Thess. 1:7; Rev. 19:11-14; Rom. 11:26-27; Rev. 20:1-7).

15. WE BELIEVE IN A LITERAL HEAVEN AND HELL, ETERNAL REWARD AND JUDGMENT

There will be a final judgement in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works.  Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to eternal punishment in the lake of fire (Rev. 19:20; Rev. 20: 10-15; 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:22).

16. THE NEW CITY, NEW HEAVENS, AND THE NEW EARTH

We, according to his promise, look for new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness II Peter 3:13.  Rev. 21:1-2 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.  And I John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

17. HUMAN SEXUALITY:

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex. We believe that God disapproves of and forbids any attempt to alter one’s gender by surgery or appearance (Gen. 2:24; Gen. 19:5, 13; Gen. 26:8-9; Lev. 18:1-30; Rom. 1: 26-29; 1Cor. 5:1; 6:9; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 13:4).

We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the joining of one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:10; Eph. 5:22-23).

18. SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE:

We believe that human life begins at conception and that the unborn child is a living human being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified, unexcused taking of unborn human life.  We seek to uphold and preserve the sanctity of all human life (Job 3:16; Ps. 51:5; 139:14-16; Isa. 44:24; 49:1, 5; Jer. 1:5; 20:15-18; Luke 1:44).

19.KEEPING OUR TEMPLE (BODY) CLEAN FROM KNOWN HARMFUL MEDICINES AND VACCINES.

 We believe that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost. (I Cor. 6:19) We also strongly believe and acknowledge that we are not our own but bought with the price of the blood of Jesus.  As such, we strongly believe that we must refuse any medicine or vaccine with known poisons or any medication or vaccines that have either been developed or produced with aborted human fetal cells or cell lines, or any other foreign DNA material that does not naturally exist within our own bodies.  To violate our bodies with such abominable materials puts us in danger of the judgements of God.  (I Cor. 3:17)

The Tenants of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing Tenants of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible.