THE HOLY SCRIPTURES All scripture (Old and New Testament) is given by the inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Corinthians 10:11
The BEGINNING In the beginning was The Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God! He was in the beginning with God.(Jesus / Yeshua) John 1: 1-5 God, The Father; God, The Son; and God, The Holy Spirit— One God, eternally existent. Creator of all things seen and unseen. Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 28:19-20, 1 John 5:7
THE DEITY OF CHRIST Jesus (Yeshua) is God incarnate and was manifest in human flesh. He was like us in all ways except for one, being free from sin, holy and pure. Isaiah 9:6-7, John 1:1-14, John 5:22-23, John 8:54-58, John 10:30
THE VIRGIN BIRTH We believe that our Lord was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary. Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-23
CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS The vicarious atoning death of Jesus, who died on the cross so that we might live, offering Himself up as the perfect sacrifice for sinful man—the salvation of man. Romans 5:6-10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, John 3:16-17 • Now the Lord is the Spirit (of God) ; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (Freedom) But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor. 3:17-18
THE BODILY RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST Christ is the risen savior. Jesus (The Word) arose from the dead, ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Romans 8:31-35, Acts 1:8-11
THE FALL OF MAN Man, by voluntary transgression, fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death. Romans 5:12-19 THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT All believers are entitled to and should earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 • Distinct from and subsequent to the new birth: Acts 8:12-17, Acts 10:44-46, Acts 15:7-9
ALL BELIEVERS ARE TO WALK BY FAITH By the hearing of God’s Word, faith comes to the believer. Romans 10:17 • Faith is exercised by believing in the heart, confessing what one believes from the Word of God, and being a doer of the Word and not a hearer only. Mark 11:23, James 1:22, James 2:18 • Through faith we have access to all the grace of God—salvation, forgiveness, deliverance, healing, baptism in the Holy Spirit, knowledge of His Word, answered prayer, and a personal relationship as a child of God. Romans 5:2, Matthew 9:29
ALL BELIEVERS HAVE DOMINION OVER SIN, SATAN, AND SELF All believers have power over all the power of the enemy and should live a lifestyle that represents the life of Christ. Luke 10:19, Matthew 10:7-8 • Sin has no more dominion over the believer. Romans 6:9, Romans 6:14, Matthew 1:21 • Christ is an overcomer—victorious and more than a conqueror, therefore as His body, we are the same through Him. Ephesians 1:19-23, Acts 1:8
ALL BELIEVERS SHOULD WALK IN HOLINESS AND PURITY Holiness is the goal for all disciples, and all sexual perversion (fornication, adultery, and homosexuality) is unbiblical and considered sin. 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NKJV, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Romans 1:24-27
ALL BELIEVERS HAVE THE PROMISE OF PROSPERITY God wants all believers to be healthy and prosperous, and through His principle of giving and His law of sowing and reaping, we live under a more efficient economic system with God as our source and supply. 3 John 2, Matthew 6:31-33, 2 Corinthians 8:9
THE SACRED TITHE • All believers are to tithe the first tenth of all their increase and honor God with their substance. Proverbs 3:9-10 • The tithe is the Lord’s and does not become the Lord’s when we decide to present it. Leviticus 27:30-31 • Tithing was initiated before the law, though taught in both the Old and New Testaments. Matthew 23:23, Hebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:5 • The tither has tither’s rights. Malachi 3:8-12
JESUS IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH Christ is the Head of the Church, and all attention and glory are directed to Him alone. It is Christ whom we preach, praise, worship, and serve. Ephesians 1:22 John 12:32
THE FIVEFOLD MINISTRY The Head of the Church has given apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers for the perfecting of the saints and the work of the ministry; and these are actual, literal offices functioning in the Church today. Ephesians 4:8, 11-12
JESUS IS COMING FOR THE CHURCH Christ will literally come again for His Church—perfected, without spot or blemish, looking for faith in the lives of believers. Luke 18:8, Ephesians 5:27, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 • The saints, the bride of Christ, shall reign with Him forevermore. 1 Thessalonians 4:17
JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN All must be “born again” to enter the kingdom of God, to obtain His blessings, to have peace with God, and to meet Him in the air as His bride, without spot or blemish. Acts 4:12, Romans 10:9, John 3:3
THE SACRAMENTS AND ORDINANCES There are ordinances by which one can demonstrate and express their faith: • Holy Communion Luke 22:19-20, 1 Corinthians 11:24-27 • Baptisms Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38, 1 Corinthians 12:13
There are sacraments we hold sacred and live by with deep conviction: • Anointing of the Sick James 5:14-15 • Holy Matrimony Between a Man and a Woman Matthew 19:5-6, Hebrews 13:4, Ephesians 5:31 • Child Dedication Deuteronomy 6:4-7, Luke 2:22 • Ordination of Ministers Acts 13:1-4, 1 Timothy 2:7, Exodus 28:41 THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOME • Life begins in the womb. Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13, 16 • Marriage is between a man and a woman only. Genesis 2:18-25, Proverbs 5:18-19, 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 God Himself created and instituted marriage as the holy union between one man and one woman, according to the Holy Scriptures. No other form of union or marriage is acceptable in the eyes of God or by this ministry corporation.
“But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate” (Mark 10:6-9 NKJV). • Children are a heritage from the Lord and are to be brought up scripturally. Psalm 127:3, Proverbs 22:6 • The husband is the head of the home, and he must give an account to Christ. Ephesians 5:22-23, Colossians 3:18-19
ETERNAL JUDGMENT All will be judged: the saints for their works, the sinners to damnation, and satan and all his demons to the lake of fire. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15, Revelation 20
THE LORD’S SECOND COMING A distinct, separate event from which many believers call the "Rapture" of the Church. (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18) The personal, imminent return of Christ at the end of the seven-year tribulation, when He will personally and visibly return, with His saints. Revelation 19:11-16, Revelation 1:7, Matthew 24:30, Zechariah 14:4-6, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Titus 2:13
THE MILLENNIAL REIGN A thousand years on earth, during which satan will be bound, and the Lord will have things the way He always intended for His kingdom and His saints. Revelation 20:1-6
