TRUE DOCTRINE What I Believe in the word of God Were Bible-based in that we seek to base all of our beliefs and our lifestyle on explicit passages of the Bible or on biblical principles. Based on Scripture, we believe the following . . . About the Bible The Bible is the infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living (2 Timothy 3:15-17). About God There is one God, who has revealed Himself as our Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God manifested in flesh. He is both God and man (Deuteronomy 6:4; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy 3:16). The classic expression of the doctrine of one God is found in Deuteronomy 6:4. Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God is one LORD. This verse of Scripture has become the most distinctive and important statement of faith for the Jews. They call it the Shema, after the first word of the phrase in Hebrew, and they often quote it in English as Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one. Traditionally, a devout Jew always tried to make this confession of faith just before death. Many other Old Testament verses of Scripture emphatically affirm strict monotheism. The Ten Commandments begin with, Thou shalt have no other gods before me (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7). God emphasized this command by stating that He is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5). In Deuteronomy 32:39, God said there is no other god with him. There is none like the LORD and there is no God beside Him (II Samuel 7:22; I Chronicles 17:20). He alone is God (Psalm 86:10). There are the emphatic declarations of God in Isaiah. As we have seen, the whole Bible teaches a strict monotheism. Gods people have always been identified with the one-God message. God chose Abraham because of his willingness to forsake the gods of his nation and his father and to worship the one true God (Genesis 12:1-8). God chastised Israel every time she began to worship other gods, and polytheistic worship was one of the main reasons that God finally sent her into captivity (Acts 7:43). The Savior came to the world through a nation (Israel) and through a religion (Judaism) in which the people had finally purged themselves of polytheism. They were thoroughly monotheistic. Today, God still demands a monotheistic worship of Him. We in the church are heirs of Abraham by faith, and this exalted position demands that we have the same monotheistic faith in the God of Abraham (Romans 4:13-17). As Christians in the world we must never cease to exalt and declare the message that there is only one true JESUS IS GOD The fact that Jesus is God is as firmly established in Scripture as the fact that God is one. The Bible teaches that Jesus is fully God and fully man. 1. Isaiah 9:6 is one of the most powerful proofs that Jesus is God: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father The Prince of Peace. The terms child and son refer to the Incarnation or manifestation of The mighty God and The everlasting Father. Other scripture include Isaiah 7:14,11:1-10,35:4-6,40:3. Revelation 22:16, Micah 5:2, Luke 7:22, Matthew 22:41-46 John 1:1-14, Acts 20:28, 1corinthian 3: 16-17, 1Timothy 3:16, Colossian 1:9,2:9-10, 1Peter 1:1 About Sin and Salvation Everyone has sinned and needs salvation. Salvation comes by grace through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:23-25; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9). And that we should full repent our sin Acts 2:38 Ac 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. About Baptism According to the Scriptures, the proper mode of baptism is immersion. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water (Matthew 3:16). And they went down both into the water, both Phillip and the eunuch; and he baptized him (Acts 8:38). Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death (Romans 6:4). A corpse is not buried by placing it on top of the ground and sprinkling a little soil on it, but by covering it completely. Jesus commanded his disciples to teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:19). He did not command them to use these words as a formula, but He commanded them to baptize in the name. The word name is used here in the singular, and it is the focal point of the baptism command. The titles Father, Son, and holy Ghost describe Gods relationships to humanity and are not the supreme, saving name described here, which is Jesus. Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Luke 24:45-47 records that just before His ascension, Jesus opened the disciples understanding. It was necessary that their understanding be opened, and many today need this same operation in order to understand the Scriptures. Then Jesus said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day. The disciples had their understanding opened so that they could grasp the vast importance of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Verse 47 describes the commission that Jesus then gave: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations [Jews and Gentiles], beginning at Jerusalem. Peter was one of that number to whom Jesus has spoken and whose understanding has been opened. After having listened to these instructions, a few days later he was inspired by the Holy Ghost to preach on the Day of Pentecost. The hearts of the hearers were pierced and, feeling condemned, they cried out to Peter and the other apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? (Acts 2:37). Peter did not hesitate but boldly answered, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38). Then they that gladly received his word were baptized, and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls (Acts 2:41). Some say that Peter told them to be baptized in Jesus name because they were Jews and this baptism was to make them acknowledge Jesus Christ. But let us go with Peter to the house of Cornelius several years later. Cornelius and his household were Gentiles, yet there again Peter commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord (Acts 10:48). If Peter was wrong on the Day of Pentecost, he surely had ample time to be corrected before he went to the house of Cornelius About the Holy Ghost Everyone should receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and evidently by speaking in different tongues not as trained by someone but by God’s utterance Ac 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams Ac 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. About the Gospel The saving gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. We obey the gospel (2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17) by repentance (death to sin), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (burial), and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (resurrection) (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 2:4, 37-39; Romans 6:3-4). About Christian Living As Christians we are to love God and others. We should live a holy life inwardly and outwardly, and worship God joyfully. The supernatural gifts of the Spirit, including healing, are for the church today (Mark 12:28-31; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10). About the Future Jesus Christ is coming again to catch away His church. In the end will be the final resurrection and the final judgment. The righteous will inherit eternal life, and the unrighteous eternal death (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:11 15).
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