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Tenets of Faith
This fellowship accepts the Holy Scriptures as the revealed will of God and all
sufficient rules of faith and practice, and it adopts the following statement of
fundamental truths to wit:

1.        Absolute Authority of the Word of God.  The Scriptures, both Old and New
Testaments are verbally inspired of God to man and they are infallible, Authoritative rule
of faith and conduct. (I Thess. 2:13, II Tim. 3:15, II Peter 1:21).

2.        The one True God.  The one true God has revealed himself as the eternally self
existent “I AM”, the creator of heaven and earth and the redeemer of mankind.  He has
further revealed himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  (Deut. 6:4, Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28:19, Luke 3:22)

3.        The Deity of The Lord Jesus Christ.  The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal
Son of God.  The Scriptures declare the following:
(A). His Virgin birth (Matt. 1:23, Luke 1:31, 35)
(B). His sinless Life (Heb. 7:26; Peter 2:22)
(C). His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38)
(D). His substitutionary work on the cross. (I Cor. 15:3; II Cor. 5:21)
(E). His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matt. 28:6; Luke 24:39; I Cor. 15:4)
(F). His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Phil 2:9-11; Heb 1:1-3)

4.        The Fall of Man.  Man was created good and upright, for God said, “Let us
make man in our own image, after our likeness.”
However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical
death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Gen 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6;
Rom. 5:12-19).

5.        The Salvation of Man.  Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed
blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

(A). Conditions of salvation:  Salvation is received through repentance towards God and
Faith in Christ Jesus.  By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
being justified by grace through faith, man becomes heir of God according to the hope
of eternal life.  (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Rom 10:13-15; Eph.2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7).

(B). The evidence of salvation:  The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness
of the Spirit (Rom. 8:16).  The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness
and true holiness.  (Eph. 4:24; Titus 2:12).

6.        The Ordinances of the Church.

(A). Baptism in Water:  The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in
the scriptures.  All who repent and believe in Christ as Savior and Lord are to be
baptized.  Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that
they have also been raised up with Him to walk in newness of life.  
(Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:16, Acts 10:47, 48; Rom. 6:4)

(B). Holy Communion: The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements of bread and
the fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus
Christ (II Peter 1:4).  It is memorial of His suffering and death. (I Cor. 11:26) and
a prophecy of His second coming (I Cor. 11:26); and it is enjoined on all believers
Until He Comes.

7.        The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.  All believers are entitled to and should
ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the Baptism of the
Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ.  This was
the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church.  With it comes the
enduement of  power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts, and the uses
of the gifts in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 4:8; I Cor. 12:1-31).  
This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth
(Acts 8: 12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9).  With the Baptism in the Holy Spirit
comes such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39;
Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Heb 12:28), an intensified
consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active
love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost.  (Mark 16:20).

8.        Sanctification:  Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil
and of dedication unto God (Rom. 12:1-2; I Thess. 5:23; Heb 13:12).  The
Scriptures teach a life of “holiness without which no man can see the Lord” (Heb.
12:14).  By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command:  “Be
Ye Holy recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and
by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty
continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit. (Rom 6:11, 13; 8:1, 2, 13; Gal. 2:
20; Phil 2:12-13; I Peter 1:5).

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 firstborn, which are written in heaven” (Heb. 12:23;
Eph. 1:22, 23; 2:22).

10.        The Ministry:  A divinely called and scriptural ordained ministry has
been provided by our Lord for a twofold purpose:  (1) The evangelization of the
world (Mark 16:15-20) and (2) The edifying of the Body of Christ (Eph. 4:11-13).

11.        Divine Healing:  Divine Healing is an integral part of the Gospel.  
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of
all believers. (Isa. 53:4-5; Matt. 8:16-17; James 5:14-16).

12.        The Blessed Hope:  The second Coming of Christ includes the rapture
of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ
with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years (Zech. 14:5; Matt. 24:
27,30; Rev. 1:7; 19:11-14; 20:1-6).  This millennial reign will bring the salvation of
Israel (Ez. 37:21-22; Zeph. 3:19-20; Rom 11:26-27) and the establishment of
universal peace.  (Psalms 72:3-8; Isa. 11:6-9; Micah 4:3-4).

13.        The Final Judgment:  There will be a final judgment, in which the
wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works.  Whosoever is
not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels and the
beast and the false prophet,  will be consigned to everlasting punishment in “the
lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”.
(Rev. 21:8, Matt. 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Rev. 19:20; 20:11-15).

14.        The New Heavens and The New Earth:  “We, according to the
promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness”.
(II Peter 3:13; Rev. 21 & 22).
"God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son". John. 3:16