| STATEMENT OF FAITH |
WE BELIEVE the Holy Bible, namely the Old and New Testaments, to be fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, without error in the original manuscripts, the only infallible and authoritative written word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice in the daily life of the believer. WE BELIEVE that the Holy Bible, namely the Old and New Testaments, is the highest authority in determining man's right behavior with God, himself, and his fellowman. WE BELIEVE in the Holy Trinity, that there is only one God, eternally existent in three distinctive persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit equal in power and glory; that God created all, upholds all, and governs all. WE BELIEVE the doctrine of the Trinity defies logic, rationalism, and challenges personal faith. We thus conclude that the Trinity cannot be explained satisfactorily to the natural mind, but must be believed and accepted by true champions of faith. WE BELIEVE in God The Father, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. WE BELIEVE in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, his deity, his virgin birth, his sinless life, his substitutionary death on a cross, his bodily resurrection, his ascension to the right hand of his father, his imminent future return with his Holy Angels and the Body of Christ, in power, glory, and majesty to rule with perfect Holiness and Righteousness. WE BELIEVE in the 100% Deity and 100% Humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ. WE BELIEVE the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins and that all who believe in Him are declared righteous because of His sacrificial death and are, therefore, in the right relationship with God. WE BELIEVE in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; and to regenerate, sanctify, empower the life and ministry of the believer, and to preserve every believer to their future glorification. WE BELIEVE the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. WE BELIEVE that man was created by and for God; that by man's disobeying God, every person incurred spiritual death, which is separation from God, and physical death as a consequence; and that all people are sinners by nature and practice. WE BELIEVE in the exercise of Spiritual gifts within the context of a Systematic Theological interpretation of the Holy Bible and authentic worship. WE BELIEVE in the Universal Church, the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the Head and all regenerated persons are members. WE BELIEVE that the Lord Jesus Christ committed two ordinances to the Church: 1) Water Baptism, and 2) Communion (the Lord's Supper). We believe in Water Baptism by immersion and Communion open to all believers. WE BELIEVE in the imminent second coming of Christ to rapture and gather his own and only those whose names are found written in the Lamb Book of Life will be accepted. WE BELIEVE that and those that are not found written in the Lamb Book of life(e.g. unrighteous, unsaved, wicked) shall be preserved for an eternal damnation in Hell prepared for the Devil and his Angels. Copyright by The First Christian Fellowship Assembly 2005 |