Section 1. The Scriptures Inspired:
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation
from God to man, the living infallible, and
everlasting rule of faith and conduct, and is
superior to conscience and reason. (II Timothy
3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12)
Section 2. The One True Godhead:
The triune Godhead is comprised of 3 separate and
distinct personalities, The Father, The Son, and The
Holy Spirit, who are eternally self-existent,
self-revealed and functions as one entity. Jesus
Christ, who is God manifested in the flesh, is the
second member of the Godhead, co-equal and
co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
(John 1:1-5, 10-14; Matthew 28:18-20)
Section 3. Man, His fall and Redemption:
Man was created good and upright, for God said, "Let
Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness." But,
man, by voluntary transgression, fell, and his only
hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ the Son of
God.
(Genesis 1:26-31. 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21)
Because every teaching, every program, and every
thing will be based on the fact that Adam was
created with a human-spirit, he possessed a soul,
and he lived in a body.
Though scripturally to establish a truth we only
need two or three witnesses (2Cor.13:1), we think it
is important to give you every scripture that shows
God being the "Father of spirits" or that man
possesses a human-spirit.
Num.16:22, Num.27:16, Ps.31:5, Ps.32:2, Ps.34:18, Ps.51:10/17, Ps.77:3/6, Ps.142:3, Ps.143:4/7, Prov.15:13, Prov.16:19/32, Prov.18:14,
Prov.20:27, Prov.25:28, Prov.29:23, Eccl.3:21, Eccl.12:7, Isa.26:9, Isa.38:16, Isa.54:6, Isa.57:15, Ezek.11:19, Ezek.18:31, Ezek.36:26,
Dan.7:15, Zech.12:1, Mal.2:15/16, Mrk.2:8, Mrk.8:12, Mrk.14:12, Lk.1:47, Lk.10:21, Lk.23:46, Jn.4:24, Jn.11:33, Acts 7:59, Acts 17:16,
Rom.1:9, 1Cor.2:11/12, 1Cor.5:5, 1Cor.7:34, 1Cor.14:32 1Cor.16:18, 2Cor.2:13, Gal.6:18, 1Ths.5:23, 2Tim.4:22, Phlm 25, Heb.4:12,
Heb.12:9/23, Jms.4:5, 1Pet.3:4
Section 4. The Salvation of Man:
(A) Man's only hope of redemption is through the
shed blood of Jesus Christ. (Romans 3:24; John 3:3)
On the cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness
providing both salvation and divine healing for all
mankind (Psalm 103:3), being justified freely by His
Grace through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus. For by grace we are saved through faith.
(Ephesians 2:8) "The word is near you, in your mouth
and in your heart; that is, the word of faith which
we are preaching, that if you c confess with your
mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that
God raised Him form the dead, you shall be saved;
for with the heart man believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation." (Romans 10:8-10)
(B) The Evidence of Salvation. The inward evidence
to the believer of his salvation is the direct
witness of the Spirit. (Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:18-19,
24) The outward evidence to all men is a life of
righteousness and true holiness. "You will know them
by their fruits." (Matthew 7:16-20)
(C) Faith and Works. Salvation is by faith in Jesus
Christ and not by human works; however, our works
will determine the rewards in eternity. (Ephesians
2:8-10; Galatians 2:16; II Corinthians. 5:10)
Section 5. Baptism in Water:
The ordinance of baptism by a burial with Christ
should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures by
all who have truly repented and in their hearts have
truly believed on Christ as Savior and Lord. In so
doing, they declare to the world that they have died
with Jesus and that they have also been raised with
Him to walk in newness of life. (Matthew 28:19;
Romans 6:4; Acts 10:47-48)
Section 6. The Lord's Supper:
And when He had given thanks, He broke it, and
said, 'This is my body which is broken for you. Do
this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also he
took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the
new covenant in my blood; Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of me.' Let a man examine
himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the
cup." (1 Corinthians 11:24-25, 28)
Section 7. The Promise of the Father:
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently
expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the
Father, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, according to
the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Luke 24:49;
Acts 1:4-5; Acts 2:38; 10:44-46 11:14-16)
Section 8. The Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit:
The full consummation of the Baptism of believers in
the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the initial physical
sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit
gives utterance and by the subsequent manifestation
of spiritual power in public testimony and service.
(Acts 2:4; 1-0:44-46; 19:2, 6; 1:8; Galatians 5:16-26)
Section 9. The Church:
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 general assembly and church of the first born,
whose names are written in Heaven. (Ephesians
1:22-23; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23)
Section 10. Total Prosperity:
(A) Spiritual. III John 2; II Corinthians 5:17-21. (B) Mental. II Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah
26:3. (C) Physical. Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24. (D) Financial. Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; II
Corinthians 9:6-15; Deuteronomy 28: 1-14. (E) Social. Proverbs 3:4; Luke 2:52; Esther 2:15.
Section 11. Blessed Hope:
Jesus is coming again to gather all His Saints to ever be with Him.
(ICorinthians 15:51-52; I Thessalonians 4:16-17)
Section 12. Eternal Condemnation:
Those who have not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation form the
Godhead. The devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, and anyone whose name is not found written in the
Book of Life, shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire, which burns with brimstone. This
is the second death, the lake of fire. (Revelation 19:20; 10-15)
Section 13. The Millennial Reign of Jesus:
The Scriptures promise the return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His saints from Heaven to rule and reign
for one thousand years on earth (II Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16; 20: 1-6) After this, there
shall be a new heaven and a new earth. (Revelation 21) |