HOLY BIBLE
We believe that the Holy Bible, is the inspired Word of God. The Old and New Testaments are the in-spired Word of God. It is the complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation of mankind. It is also di-vine and the final authority for all Christian faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25).
GOD
We believe that there is one God, and He is triune: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the Three are coexistent, coeternal, and equal in divine perfection (1 John 5:7). We reject any heretical teaching that would make Jesus Christ any less than God to all mankind, Messiah to the Jewish nation, and the only Name by which man may be saved (Acts 4:12), or that would make the Scriptures any less than infallible (2 Peter 2:1, Jude 4). We hold to the creed asserting Jesus as God’s virgin-born Son – His sinless life, atoning death and literal resurrection providing salvation for all mankind (Acts 4:12).
SALVATION
God created man in His own spiritual and moral likeness. But when man disobeyed God, his spirit died. That’s why Jesus said we must be born again. He was telling us to repent, to renounce taking our own way, and ask God to restore His divine nature in us. When we are reborn, the human spirit with which we were created is renewed. It’s no longer dead in trespasses and sins. It’s no longer dead in the sense of its relating to God. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross to forgive the sins that are repented of, to change our lifestyle, to break the pattern of sin. (See Mark 1:15, Luke 13:3, John 3:3-7, Acts 2:21; 10:43, Romans 10:9,10, Ephesians 2:1.) We believe that salvation is wholly an act of God’s grace through faith to each individual. This faith must be placed fully in the Person of Jesus Christ and His finished work at the cross of Calvary. It is only through that finished work at the cross that righteousness is imputed to each believing person. (Ephesians 2:8-9).
THE GIFTS AND FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit bestows enabling ministry gifts upon believers, and that these gifts will build up the Body of Christ through edification and teaching (1 Corinthians 12:1-11). As evidence of a Spirit-filled life, believers should show spiritual “fruit”: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22-25). We believe that it is the will of God that believers walk in the Spirit moment by moment, serving the Lord and living lives of patience, love, truth, sincerity, and prayer, as His grace empowers us. (Ephesians 4:30- 32; Galatians 5:16).
HEAVEN
We believe that Heaven is a real place and that there are different levels in Heaven and according to Scripture, God resides in the Third Heaven but is not therein limited, due to His omnipresence, which al-lows Him to be everywhere at once, even on the inside of those who accept Him as their Lord and Savior. At one point in time, in the future, Heaven will be emptied and the new earth will become their future habitation. (John 14:1-3; Revelation 21:1-3, 22-24).
THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS CHRIST
We believe that the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, the salvation of the nation Israel, and the millennial reign of Christ on the earth are Scriptural promises and our hope. We believe this thousand-year reign is a literal time period of one thousand years, following the Battle of Armageddon, where Jesus Christ will rule with a rod of iron, and where Satan will be bound for these thousand years. Where the Scriptures teach that the lion will lie down with the lamb (Isaiah 11:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16; Romans 11:25; Revelation 20:1-7).
JUDGMENT
We believe that all shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ: the redeemed to be delivered unto ever-lasting life, and the unrepentant unto everlasting punishment (Revelation 20:11, 12; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
CHURCH RELATIONSHIP
We believe that it is our sacred duty to identify ourselves with a congregation of believers of like-minded faith in Christ, with whom we can worship God, observe the ordinances of Christ, exhort and support one another, labor for the salvation of others, and work together to advance the Lord’s Kingdom on earth. (Acts 16:5; Hebrews 10:24).
WORLD EVANGELISM
We prioritize the apostolic conviction of soul winning, (2 Corinthians 5:14-15); being constrained by the love of Christ knowing eternal souls are at risk and commissioned by the grace of God since all who be-lieve may be saved. We are constant to our founding call to worldwide, interdenominational evangelism, proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ is the Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer, and Soon-Coming King (Acts 20:27; Joel 2:32), and that Jesus Christ is the only way, truth and the life, to the Father. This mission also entails making disciples of all nations and bringing all people into the knowledge of the Truth (James 5:20; Mark 16:15; 1 Timothy 2:5).
DIVINE HEALING
We believe that divine healing is rooted in the very nature of God and is further revealed in the scourging of Jesus Christ at Calvary when he took stripes across His back (Isaiah 53:5), “…and with His stripes we are healed.” Divine healing, we believe is manifested through prayer, the gifts of the Spirit, laying on of hands, and is released through the faith of each individual (Matthew 9:29) as well as the sovereignty of God (Mark 16: 17-18; James 5:14-16; 3 John 2). We acknowledge that divine healing can be instant or gradual over a period of time. We also recognize that divine healing may be a pure
We believe our God is a God of miracles and that all the miracles performed by Jesus, the prophets and the apostles, can still be done today by all believers through faith in His Word and His Name. MIRACLES A miracle is a supernatural effect in the physical world. It is beyond the power of nature. It is wonderful, unaccountable, astonishing, mysterious, and unusual. Jesus never called the things He did miracles. He called them “the works of my Father.” And He said, “Greater works than these shall ye do.” Jesus was telling us that miracles are the continuous action of the Father’s love, concern, and power for us. And be-cause they’re the works of the Father, they will never cease because God does not change. Miracles do not stop with our salvation. The Christian life is an unending experience of miracles. We are to expect them every day. (See John 10:37; 14:12, I Corinthians 12:10, James 1:17)
Signs and Wonders
Signs and wonders, diverse miracles, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit are for the confirmation of the preaching of the Word and as a sign to the unbeliever. They act to bring forth the supernatural impact of God himself so that the Word becomes a living Word and produces miracles of deliverance. The nine gifts of the Spirit are divided as the Spirit wills through individual believers for the edification and building up of the body of Christ. (See Mark 16:20, Romans 15:18,19, I Corinthians 12:4-11; 14:12, Hebrews 2:4.)
TITHING AND OFFERINGS
We believe that tithing and offerings are ordained of God to sustain His ministry, spread the Gospel, and release personal blessing (Malachi 3:10; 1 Corinthians 16: 1-2, Genesis 14:17-20; John 8:39).
BIBLICAL PROSPERITY
We believe the Bible clearly teaches and endorses individual financial prosperity according to the faith of each individual (Matthew 9:22; 3 John 2; Deuteronomy 8:18; Psalm 35:27; Joshua 1:7). We concur that Bible prosperity includes the full scope of a believer’s life; health, family, relationships, as well as financial blessing. We believe God delights in the prosperity of His people and He has given us the power to get wealth in order to have a fulfilling life, free from poverty, sickness, sin and disease.
DISCIPLESHIP
We prioritize the apostolic plan for discipleship (Acts 8:14-17; 19:1-6), calling believers to decisively be open to the Holy Spirit’s fullness and fruit. We acknowledge the distinct and ongoing gift-giving ministry of the Holy Spirit and instruct in how to minister in His power to Christ’s glory (1 Corinthians 12-14). We pursue faith-filled prayer, intercession and spiritual warfare with Holy Spirit enabled power and dis-cernment (Ephesians 6:10-20; 1 Timothy 2:1-6).
DAILY CHRISTIAN LIFE AND SCRIPTURAL CONDUCT
We believe that it is the will of God that those who have been born again grow in sanctification, become partakers of His holiness, and daily grow stronger in the faith, and in power, prayer, love, and service (2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Peter 1:3-4). We affirm our intention of holding up Biblical standards against all forms of worldliness (1 John 2:15-17). Through the Scriptures, believers are warned against participation in activity which defiles the body or corrupts the mind and spirit (Romans 1: 21-32; Ephesians 5:3-11), the inordinate love of, or preoccupa-tion with pleasures, position or possessions which lead to their misuse, manifestation of extreme behavior, unbecoming speech (1 Timothy 6:3-5), or inappropriate appearance and any fascination or association which lessens one’s affections for spiritual things (Romans 8: 5-8; Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 1 Timothy 2:8-10; 1 Timothy 4:12; James 4:4; James 4:11; Titus 2:12). We are to flee evil and pursue righteousness (Romans 6:13; 1 Timothy 6:11) and avoid that which prevents us from inheriting the king-dom of God (Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 1 Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 13:4).
THE HOLY COMMUNION
The Holy Communion is not a mere ritual but an integral part of our relationship with Jesus whereby our needs can be met. There are three definite things we are to do to properly receive the Holy Communion: Remember Jesus Christ, the living, triumphant Son of God; commemorate His death and resurrection; and discern His strong, healthy body so that as the elements enter our mouths, we take His health into our bodies. In the Communion we have access instantly to everything that Christ is in time and in eternity. (See Matthew 26:26-28, Luke 22:17-20, I Corinthians 11:23-26.)
THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST
His Virgin Birth
Jesus was virgin-born. If He had been conceived by normal human processes, the seed of sin would have been transmitted into His spirit. As He grew up He would have needed a Savior like all other human be-ings. For this reason, He could not have a human father. God was Jesus’ father, and the holy seed planted in Mary’s womb by a miraculous visitation of the Holy Spirit was without sin. Jesus received His humani-ty from Mary and His divine nature from God, thus He became both Son of man and Son of God. (See Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31-35.)
Sinless Life
God made Jesus Christ, who knew no sin, to become sin for us so that we might be made righteous through Him. Jesus is God humanized. He came to earth in the form of a human being to enter into our needs and feel what we feel. He sat amidst the hurts and problems that invade our lives. So now there is no distance between us and Him or between our needs and His power to meet them through faith. Jesus is touched with our infirmities as He was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin. (See II Corinthians 5:21; I Peter 2:21-23; Hebrews 4:15.)
Atonement on the Cross
The Cross did not just happen. It was planned from eternity past because God knew that man, whom He created in His own image, would exercise his freedom of choice and commit sin. Therefore, man needed a Redeemer. When Jesus’ blood was shed on the Cross, He was making atonement for our sins. He who knew no sin became sin for us and took our place. For the first time God dealt completely with the prob-lem of sin by giving His Son to break down the barriers between sinful man and sinless God. Through faith in Christ’s blood we are made righteous before God. (See Isaiah 53:5-8, I Corinthians 15:3, II Corinthians 5:21, I John 4:9,10, Hebrews 9:22.)
Resurrection
Christ’s resurrection is a guarantee that every Christian will be raised from the dead. Because He lives, we shall live also. Our expectation for miracles is based upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrec-tion is continuous; it didn’t end when Jesus was raised from the dead. His resurrection is just the begin-ning of a continuous resurrection in our lives. We not only have the hope of being resurrected from the dead in the end-time, but we can also experience the miracle power of the resurrection in being raised from the death of sins and trespasses into newness of life. The same Holy Spirit who raised Christ from the dead is present in the world today, making miracles available to meet the needs in our everyday lives. (See Matthew 28:6, Luke 24:39, I Corinthians 15.)
Ascension to the Right Hand of God
Jesus Christ’s body is no longer in the tomb; He has risen from the dead and ascended into heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of God making intercession for us. The Ascension of Christ is important to the victorious daily life of the Christian, for this event marks the beginning of a new access to God in prayer. Christ’s work is not finished. He continues to work at the throne of God as our Mediator, Interces-sor, and Advocate. (See Acts 1:9,11; 2:33, Romans 8:34, Philippians 2:9-11, Hebrews 1:3; 7:25.)