New World Community Full Gospel Church
NWCFGC Statement of Faith
The Holy Scriptures
We believe the Scriptures -- both the Old and New Testaments -- to be the
verbally inspired Word of God, written by men in God's control, inerrant and
infallible, in the whole and in the part, in all areas (including creation,
science, geography, chronology, history, and in all other matters in which it
speaks), in the original manuscripts, are the complete,and final authority in faith and life. We accept the
grammatical-historical-literal system of interpretation of the Scriptures, and accept the historical record of the Bible as
accurate and adequate.(1 Thes. 2:13; 2
Tim. 3:15-17; 2 Pe. 1:20,21; Psa. 19:7-9; Rev. 22:18-19).
Creation
We believe in the Biblical account of the creation of the universe in six
literal, solar days; that God created by His Word the heavens, the earth, and
all their hosts, without pre-existing materials; that man was created by a
direct act of God; that all humans were present in Adam when he was created;
that new individuals (in all their parts) come into existence today, not by a
continuing creation, but through the laws of propagation established by God;
that each individual is a living person from the moment of conception; that all
forms of evolutionary hypotheses are
serious errors which strike at the very person and glory of God (Gen. 1:1-31;
2:7; 5:3; Exo. 20:11; Heb. 11:13; Psa. 139:13-16; Lk. 1:41,44; Jn. 1:3; Rom.
5:12-24; 1 Cor. 15:22; Col. 1:15-19; Heb. 11:3).
The Godhead
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons -- Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit -- who are identical in essence, in power and glory, and
possess precisely the same attributes and perfection (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; Lk.
3:22; 2 Cor. 13:14).
The Condition of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, in
innocence and without sin. But in
Adam and Eve's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, became spiritually dead and alienated from God so that man is a sinner by both nature and
imputation, thereby justly condemned to eternal damnation without defense or
excuse, and man, of himself, is incapable of remedying his lost and depraved condition by any means whatsoever (Gen. 1:26; 3:1-24; Jn. 6:44,65; Rom.
3:10-18; 5:12,19; Eph. 2:1-3).
The Person and Work of Christ
We believe that God demands a life of perfect obedience to His law;(complete and total righteousness). Thus, God the Son had to become man in order
to provide for us what God the Father's holy nature (and self-consistency)
demanded -- perfect righteousness. Thus, the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son
of God, became man without ceasing to be God; having been conceived of the Holy
Spirit and born of a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful
man. He accomplished this redemption by voluntarily giving Himself as a sinless
substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, thereby satisfying God's righteous
judgment against sin. He gave proof that He accomplished that redemption by His
bodily resurrection from the grave.
He then ascended to the right hand of His Father where He intercedes on behalf
of those who have believed on Him (Jn. 1:1,2,14,18; Lk. 1:34,35; 24:36-43; Rom.
2:12,13; 3:24-26; 8:34; Heb. 4:14-16; 2 Cor. 5:21).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Divine Person who convicts the world
of sin; that He alone brings new life to
those who are spiritually dead; that He baptizes(or places)all believers into the one true Church, which is the Body of
Christ; that He indwells them permanently, seals them unto the day of
redemption, bestows spiritual gifts upon them, and fills (controls) those who
are yielding to Him to empower for Christian life and service (Jn. 3:3-8;
16:7-11; Acts 5:3,4; Eph. 4:5; 1 Cor. 12:13; Rom. 8:9; Jn. 14:16,17; Eph. 4:30;
1 Cor. 12:7-11; 1 Pe. 4:10; Eph. 3:16; 5:18; Gal. 5:22,23).
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of
God's grace given to all who believe on the Son, (to all whom God has sovereignly
and unconditionally elected to receive the gift of salvation) (Eph. 1:4; 2 Thes. 2:13; Rom.
9:11-13; 11:4-6). It includes all that God does in saving the elect from the
penalty, power, and presence of sin, and in restoring them to a right
relationship with God. As such, it
is solely the work of God from initiation to completion. It cannot be gained by
good works, but is a free gift for
all whom God has enabled to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished
work on the cross. All who so put their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord
have been forgiven and saved from
their sins and declared righteous before God, and have been born into the family
of God by the regenerating work of
the Holy Spirit. God's purpose for saving His elect is so that they bring glory
to Him by their lives (Rom. 1:16; 10:17; Acts 16:14b; Eph. 1:7; 2:8,9; Jn.
1:12,13; Rom. 9:16; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 1:6; Titus 2:11-14; 3:5-7; 1 Pe. 1:18-
19; Jn. 5:40; 6:44; 3:36; 5:24; 1 Jn. 5:1).
Security, Assurance, and Human Responsibility
We believe that all the saved -- those in whom God has accomplished His
transforming work of grace -- are kept by
His power, and thus, are secure in
Christ forever. This assurance, however, is not the occasion for sin, for God in
holiness cannot tolerate willful and/or persistent sin in His children, and in
infinite love He corrects them. True faith in Christ is always expressed by a
fruitful, God-pleasing life.(Jn.
10:27-29; Rom. 8:29-39; 1 Jn. 5:13; Heb. 12:6; Matt. 7:20; Js. 2:20).
Sanctification
We believe that God, in the Scriptures, has given us everything pertaining to
life and godliness. This includes the salvation from the penalty of sin, and
just as surely, the provision of sanctification (separation) from sin.
Sanctification from sin affects both the positional and practical aspects.
Positional sanctification (justification) as a work of the Holy Spirit is
complete and is without further growth; however, practical sanctification (
progressive sanctification), a result of the work of the Spirit in regeneration
using the Word of God, provides the nourishment for growth in maturity in Christ. While practical sanctification is
assured by the Word and the Spirit, it is yet imperfect in this life. There is some element of corruption in every part of the
fallen nature which is the source for the war between the flesh and the spirit.
The maturing to obedience is possible for believers as they feed on the Word,
submit to the Spirit of God, and are in fellowship with other believers for service and accountability. (Jn. 17:17; 1 Cor.
1:30; Rom. 6:19,22; Heb. 10:25; 1 Pe. 2:2; 2 Pe. 1:3).
The Church
We believe that the true Church, called in Scripture the Body of Christ, is a spiritual organism. Every
person who has trusted Jesus Christ for salvation in this present age has been baptized (placed) into this organism by the
Holy Spirit. The local church, as
established in Scripture, is made up of redeemed individuals who have joined
together for worship, instruction, fellowship, and service. (Eph. 1:22,23; 5:25-32; 1 Cor. 12:12,13; Acts 2:42; 13:1,2),
exhibiting the true love of God to
each other.
The Christian Life
We believe that a Christian should desire to live a life of righteousness,
good works, and separation unto God from the evil ways of the world (Rom.
12:1,2), manifested by speaking the truth (Js. 5:12), maintaining the sanctity
of the home (Eph. 5:22-6:4), settling differences between Christians in
accordance with the Word of God (1 Cor. 6:1-8), not engaging in carnal strife
but showing a Christ-like attitude toward all men (Rom. 12:17-21), exhibiting
the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22,23), and maintaining a life of prayer (Eph.
6:18; Phil. 4:6).
Ordinances
We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ instituted two ordinances to be
observed by all believers until His return -- water
baptism (by immersion) to show forth our identification with the crucified,
buried, and risen Savior (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:3-5; Col. 2:12) and the Lord's
Supper as the commemoration of His death until He comes (1 Cor. 11:23-26).
The Second Coming of Christ
We believe in the imminent, personal, pre-tribulational coming of the Lord
Jesus Christ for His Church and His subsequent premillennial return to earth with His saints to establish His Millennial Kingdom
upon the earth. (1 Thes. 1:10; 4:13-18; Rev. 3:10; Zech. 14:4-11; Rev. 19:11- 16;
20:1-6).
The Eternal State
We believe that at death the souls of those who have trusted Christ for
salvation pass immediately into His presence and remain there in conscious bliss
until the resurrection of the body at Christ's coming for the Church, when soul
and body will be reunited. We then
shall be with Him forever in glory. We also believe that at death the souls of
unbelievers remain in conscious misery until the final judgment of the Great
White Throne at the close of the Millennium when the soul and body will be
reunited and cast into the lake of fire -- not to be annihilated, but to be
separated from God forever in conscious punishment(Lk. 16:19-26; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:21-23; Jn. 5:28-29; 2 Thes. 1:7-9;
Matt. 25:46; Rev. 20:11-15).
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