Statement of Faith
Statement of faith
What We Believe:
- We Believe: The Holy Scriptures of both the old and the new testaments, and that it is the verbally inspired word of God and is the complete revelation for the salvation of mankind. (Romans 1;16 KJV)
- We Believe: That Jesus Christ is both God and man, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary; He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he arose from the dead and ascended into heaven, where he is now seated at the right hand of the father. (St. John 1:1; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; St. Matthew 1:18; Hebrews 9:24 KJV)
- We Believe: That the Holy Spirit was sent to convict mankind of their sins, regenerate the believing sinner, to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ through the life of every born again believer and to indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for Godly living and service. (St. John 14:17, 26; St. John 16:7-11 KJV)
- We Believe: In taking holy communion in remembrance of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. (1 Corinthians 11:24 - 27; Matthew 26:26 - 29; John 6:53)
- We Believe: In Holy Ghost baptism with the evidence of speaking in tongues. (Acts 2:2-4)
- We Believe: God created mankind in his likeness and in his image. (Genesis 1:26 KJV)
- We Believe: In Water Baptism by Immersion, following the example of Jesus Christ. (Acts 10:48, Colossians 2:12, Galatians 3:27, Acts 2:41)
- We Believe: That by the shed blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his death, burial, and resurrection, that we now have eternal life, and only those who believe in their hearts, and confess with their mouth, that Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again on the third day shall be saved. (Romans 6:5 -10; Romans 10:9 -10 KJV)
- We Believe: That water baptism is according to the command of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and is a blessed outward sign of an inward work; and is an ordinance to be observed by the body of Jesus Christ. (Mark 16:15 - 16; Acts 2:38; Acts 18:8 KJV)
- We Believe: In the redemption power of the blood of Jesus Christ who was crucified for the sins of all mankind. Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works (Titus 2:14)
- We Believe: We are saved through the Grace of God and that we have no righteousness or goodness of our own, but through the unfailing mercy and love of our Lord and Savior who bought us and cleansed us through the shedding of his own blood. “By Grace we are saved” (Ephesians 2:8)
- We Believe: That a person must be regenerated (born again), old things are passed away, and all things have become new; and that we are a new creation through Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
- We Believe: In divine healing and that we have the power through the Holy Ghost to be healed from all sickness and diseases. JesusChrist took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses (Matthew 8:17, Isaiah 53:5-12)
- We Believe: Marriage is a God ordained union between one man and one woman, for fellowship and companionship. Marriage is the oldest institution that extends back to the Garden of Eden. (Genesis 2:22 -25)
- We Believe: That God ordained Tithes and offerings as a method to sustain the work of the ministry, and for the upbuilding of the Kingdom as according to (Malachi 3:10 KJV) “Bring ye all the tithes and offerings into the storehouse, that there will be meat in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of host, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”