What We Believe

GOD We believe in one TRUE GOD, eternally existing in Thre Persons - FATHER, SON and HOLY SPIRIT-co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy.6:4 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians. 13:14

Jesus

JESUS We believe that the SON of GOD became Man, without ceasing to be GOD, having been conceived by the HOLY SPIRIT and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, might reveal GOD and redeem sinful men In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. John 1:1-2 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[a] the Son of God. Luke 1:35 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. Isaiah 9:6-7 We believe that the LORD JESUS CHRIST accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our salvation is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. And are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. Romans 3:24,25 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:3-5 We believe that He ascended to heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of GOD, The Holy Spirit where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate

THE HOLY SPIRIT We believe that the HOLY SPIRIT, the third Person of the Trinity, though Omnipresent from all eternity, took up His abode in the world in a special sense on the day of Pentecost according to the divine promise, dwells in every believer, and by His baptism which occurs at conversion unites all believers to CHRIST in one body, and that He, as the Indwelling One, is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and service And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. Romans 8:9

The Bible

BIBLE We believe the Holy Scriptures to be the verbally inspired WORD of GOD in its entirety, composing of sixty-six books, the final authority for faith and life, without error in the original writings and infallible. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. 21For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:20-21

Man

MAN We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of GOD, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from GOD; and that man is totally depraved and thus of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:26-27 The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,. Romans 3:22-23

Salvation

SALVATION: THE FULL WORK We believe that salvation is a free gift from GOD (grace) and received by personal faith in the LORD JESUS CHRIST. He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:5-7 We believe that it is essential for man to be born again, regenerated by the HOLY SPIRIT, in which he is no longer conformed to the world system but redirected to the things of the Spirit, in order to be saved; and that the only way to salvation is to turn in genuine faith from the heart to JESUS CHRIST as personal Lord and Saviour. Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:5 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Romans 10:9-10 We believe in the necessity for continual infilling of the HOLY SPIRIT, the further work of the HOLY SPIRIT, for continual victorious living and for fresh charge of power appropriate to the diverse challenges of our walk to perfect conformity with the LORD JESUS CHRIST And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. ForLordship this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18

LORDSHIP We believe that whole-hearted submission to GOD’s will and His WORD is the starting point of the Christian faith and the foundation of all spiritual growth, because Jesus is “KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS”. So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him. Colossians 2:6

The Church

THE CHURCH We believe that the Church, which is the body and espoused bride of CHRIST, is a spiritual organism made up of persons, not any specific organization. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:22-23 We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles Acts 14:27 We believe that the LORD JESUS CHRIST has left two ordinances to be observed by the Church in commemoration of His person and work. The one is baptism by immersion in the name of the FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT. The other is the partaking of the Lord's Supper. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19 -20 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts. Acts 2:46 Evangelism

Evangelism We believe that it is the obligation of the saved to witness by life and by word to the truths of the Holy Scripture and to seek to proclaim the Gospel to all mankind. Because GOD’s heart is to reach the lost, we seek to build Churches primarily through evangelism--not transfer, through birth--not adoption. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:10

Discipleship

Discipleship Because we are called to make disciples, our primary focus is ministering to people, not conducting meetings, administrating programs, or building buildings. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19,20

Leadership

Leadership Because we are called to raise up spiritual leaders, we prioritize leadership training and deliberately create opportunities for young potential leaders to develop their gifts. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. 2 Timothy 2:2

Family

Family Because the family is the foundation and validation for all ministry, we refuse to sacrifice our marriages and our children on the altars of temporal success. And because we believe God has called us to be a spiritual family, we reject the idea of disposable relationships and choose to walk in love, respect, and unity. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain... Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Psalm 127:1,3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3