Tenants of Faith
THE BIBLE: The inspired, infallible Word of God.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
ONE TRUE GOD: God, the Father, is author and creator of all things, first person of the Godhead.
Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26
JESUS CHRIST: The Son of God, second person of the Godhead, gave His life as a ransom to reconcile man to God.
Mark 10:45, 2 Corinthians 5:19
HOLY SPIRIT: Third person of the Godhead, present in creation, is a gift given to the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering one to witness. He teaches and guides one to all truth.
Acts 1:8, Luke 11:13, John 16:13, Genesis 1:2
MAN: A triune being, body, soul and spirit, created holy and in the image of God, voluntarily transgressed and fell. His redemption is in Jesus Christ and can be saved by confessing and forsaking his sins and believing on the Lord Jesus.
Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 3:6, Romans 10:9
BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: A fulfillment of the promise of the Father by the initial physical sign of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, for the purpose of spiritual power in public testimony and service after the new birth.
Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4
WATER BAPTISM: An ordinance of the Church, symbolizing to the world that one has died with Christ and is raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:4
LORD'S SUPPER (HOLY COMMUNION): An ordinance of the Church, symbolizing the broken body and spilled blood of Jesus Christ as the new covenant between God and man.
1 Corinthians 11:23-30
THE CHURCH: The Body of Christ, the home of God through the Spirit. Each believer born of God's Spirit is an integral part of the general assembly and Church of the first born, which is written in heaven.
Hebrews 12:23
WOMEN IN MINISTRY: Women are a part of the Body of Christ, which is neither male nor female, with gifts differing, according to the grace that is in them. God declared that in the last days He would pour out His Spirit on ALL flesh.
Acts 18:24-26, Acts 21:8-9, Galatians 3:28, Romans 12:4-6
TOTAL PROSPERITY: Spiritual, Mental, Physical, Financial, Social.
2 Corinthians 5:17, 2 Timothy 1:7, Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:17, 3 John 1:2, Malachi 3:10-11, Proverbs 3:4
THE TRANSLATION OF THE CHURCH: Awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:51-53, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Titus 2:13
THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS: Revelations 19:11-16, Revelations 20:1-7
THE LAKE OF FIRE: Revelations 19:20, Revelations 20:10-15
ETERNITY: Revelations 21:1-7