We believe that Jesus is The Way,
The Truth, and The Life - No One Can Come to the Father, but by
Him.
The Bible is our all-sufficient
rule for faith and practice.
These truths are held to be
essential to a full-Gospel ministry. No claim is made that they contain all
Biblical Truths, only that they cover our need to these fundamental
doctrines:
The Scriptures Inspired - The
scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are inspired of God and are the
revelation of God to humanity, and are our rule of faith and
conduct.
The One True God - Consisting of
Father, the Son, and The Holy Spirit.
The Deity of the Lord Jesus
Christ - The Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The scriptures declare: His
virgin birth; His sinless life; His miracles; His substitutionary work on the
cross; His bodily resurrection from the dead; and His exaltation to the right
hand of God.
The Fall of Man - Man was created
good and upright for God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not
only a physical death, but also a spiritual death which is separation from
God.
The Salvation of Man - Man's only
hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. The
inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit. The outward
evidence to all men is a life of righteousness, peace, joy, and true holiness.
Salvation (a relationship with God) is only obtained through faith in Jesus
Christ, and that is manifested through calling on His Name (praying using the
Name - Jesus). Salvation is not given to all humans by default - Faith and
confession of that faith in Jesus Christ is necessary for obtaining a whole life
from God (Romans 10:9-10 / Acts 2:21 / Joel 2:32)
The Ordinances of the Church -
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in the scriptures. All who
repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they
declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have
been raised with Him to walk in the newness of life. The Lord's Supper (Holy
Communion), consisting of the elements - bread and the fruit of the vine - is
the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ; a
memorial of His suffering and death; and a prophecy of His second
coming.
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit -
All believers are entitled to and should expect and seek the promise of the
Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our
Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian
Church. With it comes the endowment of power for life and service, the
obtainment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. This
experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new
birth.
With the baptism in the Holy
Ghost come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit; a deepened
reverence to God; an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work;
and a more active love of Christ, His Word, and for the lost.
The Evidence of the Baptism in
the Holy Ghost - The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the
initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives
them utterance. The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence
as the gift of tongues, but different in purpose and use.
Sanctification - Sanctification
is an act of separation from that which is evil and dedication unto God. 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." Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his
identification with Christ in His death and resurrection.
The Church and its Mission - 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
born of the spirit is an integral part of the church. God's purpose concerning
man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshipped by man, and to
build a body of believers in the image of His Son.
The Ministry - A divinely called
and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the
threefold purpose of leading the Church in: evangelizing the world; worship of
God; and building a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son. We
believe in the priesthood, or ministry of all believers (I Peter 2: 4-5, 9; Rev.
1:6)
Divine Healing - Divine healing
is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in
the atonement and is the privilege of all believers. Also, we believe if anyone
is sick then the Elders should be called upon to anoint the sick with oil and
the Lord will raise him/her up (James 5:15).
The Blessed Hope - 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
imminent and blessed hope of the Church.
We believe in the imminent return
of Jesus Christ.
All People, regardless of age,
race, gender and/or sexual-orientation, can receive the born-again experience
through Jesus Christ. (Acts 10:35, Romans 10:11)
