1.
The Scriptures
The Bible is the inspired Word
of God, the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, as recorded in
the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters
pertaining to conduct and doctrine. (2 Tim 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21, 1
Thess 2:13).
2. The Godhead
Our God is one, but manifested in three
persons - The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal
(Deut 5:4, Phil 2:6).
3. Man, his fall
and redemption
Man is a created being, made in the likeness
and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin
came into the world. The Bible says, "...all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God," And "... There is none righteous, no,
not one" (Rom 3:23, 3:10). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested
to undo the works of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood
to redeem and restore man back to God (Rom 5:14, John 3:8). Salvation
is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the Law, and
is made operative by grace though faith in Jesus Christ. (Eph 2:8-10).
4. Eternal Life
and The New Birth
Man's first step toward salvation is
godly sorrow that results in a true repentance. The new birth is
necessary to all men, and when experienced produces eternal life
(2 Cor 7:10, 1 John 5:12, John 3:3-5).
5. Water Baptism
Baptism in water is by immersion, is
a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only. However
baptism in water doesn't not save a person itself. The ordinance
is a symbol of the Christian's identification with Christ in His
death, burial, and resurrection (Matt 28:19, Rom 6:4, Col 2:12,
Acts 8:36-39). The following recommendation regarding the water
baptism formula has been adopted: "On the confession of your faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority,
I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, Amen."
6. Baptism in
the Holy Ghost
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire
is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers
in this dispensation and is received subsequent to the new birth.
This experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking
in other tongues as the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance (Matt
3:11, John 14:16-17).
7. Sanctification
The Bible teaches that without holiness
no man can see the Lord. We believe in the Doctrine of Sanctification
as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, starting at the time
of regeneration and continuing until the consummation of salvation
at Christ's return (Heb 12:14, 1 Thess 3:18, 2 Cor 3:18, Phil 3:12-14,
1 Cor 1:30).
8. Divine Healing
Healing is for the physical ills of the
human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer
of faith, and by the laying on of hands. It is provided for in the
atonement of Christ, and is the privilege of every member of the
Church today (Mark 16:18, James 5:14-15, 1 Peter 2:24, Matt 8:17,
Isa 53:4-5).
9. Resurrection
of the just and the return of our Lord
The angles said to Jesus' disciples,
"...this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall
so come in the like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."
His coming is inevitable. When He comes, "...the dead in Christ
shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air..."
(Acts 1:11, 1 Thess 4:16-17). Following the Tribulation, He shall
return to earth as King of kings, and Lord of lords, and together
with His saints, who shall be kings and priests, He shall reign
a thousand years (Rev 5:10, 20:6).
10. Hell and
Eternal Retribution
The one who physically dies in his sins
without accepting Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the
like of fire and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing
the gospel or repenting. The lake of fire is literal. The terms
"eternal" and "everlasting" used in describing the duration of the
punishment of the damned is the lake of fire, carry the same thought
and meaning of endless existence as use in denoting the duration
of joy and ecstasy of saints in the Presence of God (Heb 9:27, Rev
19:20).