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The Doctrine of the Bible

We believe the Bible is the inspired, God breathed word (2 Tim. 3:16). We believe that God moved men by the Holy Spirit  to write the Bible, that it was not written by human will (2 Pet. 1:20-21). We believe Scripture cannot be broken, it is the truth. It is the authoritative law of God (John 10:34-35). We believe that the Bible is “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ehp. 6:17b). We believe that it is living and powerful, sharper then any known metal. It pierces our soul, spirit, joints, and marrow. It is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of our heart (Heb. 4:12). We believe that when God’s word goes forth from His mouth it will be fulfilled, it will be accomplished in His timing (Isa. 55: 11). We believe the Bible will not pass away, no word will pass away till all of it has been fulfilled (Matt. 5:18). Both Old and New Testament are the word of God (Luke 24:27, 44-45; 2 Tim. 3:16).

 

The Doctrine of the Person of God

We believe God is a trinity: one in essence, three in person. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Gen. 1:26; Isa. 6:3, 8; Isa. 42:1, Isa. 63:9, 10; Judges 13:18; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22; Rom. 1:3, 4; 1 Cor. 6:19; Gal. 4:4, 6; Rev. 4:8). We believe God always was (Gen. 1:1) He is the creator (Gen. 1-2). We believe God is everywhere (Prov. 15:3). He sees everything, and He has intelligence. We believe that God has emotions, and sensibility (John 3:16). That He knows the end from the beginning. He has a will and He will carry it out as He has planned (Isa. 46:10). We believe God is Spirit, that He is light, He is love, and that He is a consuming fire. He is the preserver, the ruler of the universe, the source and the end of all things (John 4:24; 1 John 1:5; 1 John 4:16; Heb. 12:29). I believe God is one (Deut. 6:4). We believe God is self-existent (Ex. 3:14; John 5:26). He is eternal (Gen. 21:33; 1 Tim. 1:17), never changing (Ps. 102:27; James 1:17; Heb. 13:8), always present (Ps. 139:7, 8; Matt. 28:20), all powerful (Jer. 32:17; Matt. 19:26), and all knowing (1 Sam. 16:7; Ps. 147:5). We believe God’s moral attributes are goodness (Ps. 145:9; Rom. 5:8), Justice (Ps. 145:17; Acts 17:31), truthfulness (Deut 32:4; John 17:17), wisdom (Ps. 104:24; Rom. 11:33), and holiness. (Isa. 6:3; 1 Pet. 1:16). God is sovereign, He has determined all events of the universe, the actions of men are included (Acts 17:26; Job 14:5; Eph. 1:11; Acts 4:27, 28; Eph. 1:4, 5; Rom. 8:28, 30).

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The Doctrine of fallen and unfallen angels

We believe there are unfallen angels ministering to us as believers (Heb. 1:14). Some angels are named or classified; Michael (Rev. 12:7-10; Jude 1:9). Gabriel (Luke 1:19, 26-38). Cherubim (Gen. 3:24) and Seraphim (Isa. 6:2-7). We believe in the existence of fallen angels, both bound and free (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6; Mk. 5:9, 15; Luke. 8:30). We believe demons are fallen angels. There are many references to their indwelling both men and beasts (Matt. 8:29, 31; Mk. 5:8, 11-13; Matt. 9:33, 12:22; Luke 8:30; Mk. 5:4,5). We believe Christians can’t be possessed by demons, but they can be influenced by demons (2 Cor. 11:13-15; Eph. 4:27; Jam. 3:5).

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The Doctrine of the person and work of Satan

We believe in the personal existence of Satan (Job 1:6-12, 2:1-7; Rev. 20:1-3; 1 Pet. 5:8). His original estate (Ezek. 28:11-19), his fallen estate (Isa. 14:12-14). He has power but he is a created being that has limited power (Job 1:6, 7, 15, 16, 19, 2:6-7; Luke 13:16; Heb. 2:14; 2 Cor. 4:3-4). He has power to afflict God’s servants, with God’s permission (Zech. 3:1; 1 Thess. 2:18; Luke 22:31; Rev. 12:9-10). We believe Satan has been defeated at the cross and will be judged (John 12:31; 2 Thess. 2:7; Rev. 12:7-12, 20:1-3, 10).

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The Doctrine of Man

We believe God created man in His own image, and God breathed into man the breath of life, making man a living being (Gen. 1;27, 2:7; Isa. 43:7). We believe the whole human race descended from Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:20). Man is made in God’s likeness or shadow, as in personality (will, reason) and morals. Man is a material and immaterial being (Gen. 1:26, 27, 2:7). In man’s original state he had dominion over lower creation (Gen. 1:26, 28). Man has intelligence (Gen. 2:19, 20). We believe in the fall of man. Man was tempted and fell (Gen. 3:1-6). Man came to believe in a lie (Gen. 3:4). We believe the fall resulted in immediate personal loss (Gen. 3:7-10). Death came upon the human race: physical death, spiritual death, and eternal death. Through the fall all of mankind are sinners (Rom. 3:9, 10, 22, 23; Ps. 14; Isa. 53:6). All of creation was cursed (Gen. 3:14-19). Man is regarded as a child of Satan, and man is entirely affected by sin (1 John 3:8-10; John 8:44; 1 John 5:19; Rom. 7; John 8:31-36; Eph. 2:2, 4:18; 1 Cor. 2:14; Jer. 17:9, 10; Gen. 6:5; Titus 1:5; 2 Cor. 7:1; Rom. 7:18).

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The Doctrine of Sin

We believe that all men have missed the mark, all have sinned (Rom. 3:23). Sin is the transgression of the law of God. Sin takes the form of attitude and action. We believe our heart is wicked (Jer. 17:9). We believe sin affected the heavens (Eph. 6:11, 12; Rev. 12:7-9; Isa. 14; Ezek. 28). Sin affected the earth (Gen. 3:17, 18; Isa. 35:1-7, 55:13, 65:25, 11:6-9; Rom. 3:9-20; Ps. 51:1-5). Sin had an origin (Ezek. 28:15, 17), and sin has a destiny (Rom. 5:10; 1 Cor. 15:24, 26). We believe in eternal punishment for sinners (John 5:28, 29; Acts 17:31; Rev. 20:14, 21:8).

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The Doctrine of Jesus Christ

We believe in the pre-existence of Christ (John 1:1, 2; Micah 5:2; John 8:58; Rev. 1:1; Isa. 9:6). Christ is the unique Son of God (John 1:14, 18; Heb. 11:17). He is the originator and author of all things (Col. 1:15). We believe in the Incarnation of Christ (Isa. 7:14, 9:6; Gen. 3:15; Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-35; Heb. 2:14). We believe the Angel of the Lord is Christ in the Old Testament (Jud. 13:3-20 w/ Isa. 9:6; Gen. 16:10-13, 22:11-14, 31:11-13, 33:24, Ex. 3:2-7, Zech. 1:12). We believe Jesus Christ is fully man and is fully God (Luke 2:40, 46, 52; John 4:9; Isa. 53:2; Heb. 2:14; Matt. 26:38; Luke 23:46; Matt. 4:2; John 19:28; John 4:6; Matt. 8:24, 23:37; John 11:35; Luke 19:10; 1 Tim. 2:5; John 19:30). Christs’ deity (John 1:1; Heb. 1:8; John 20:28; Titus 2:13; 1 John 5:20; Isa. 43:11; Col. 2:8, 9). He is always present (Matt. 18:20, 28:20; John 1:48). He is all knowing (John 1:47, 48, 4:29, 16:30). He is all powerful (Rev. 1:18; Heb. 1:8; Matt. 28:18; Phil. 3:21). He will never change (Heb. 13:8, 1:12). He is the creator and preserver (John 1:13; Col. 1:17). He has the rights of deity (Matt. 9:2, 6; John 5:22; 2 Cor. 5:10; John 1:4, 11:25). There was a purpose of the incarnation (2 Sam. 7:16; Luke 1:31-33; Isa. 53:4-6). We believe Christ emptied Himself of the independent use of His attributes and His visible glory (Phil. 2:5-8). We believe in the works of Christ, the announcement of the Kingdom and the teaching of its principles (Matt. 5-7, 10). He lived under the law and kept the law (Gal. 4:4). He set Himself towards the cross and anticipated the church (John 13-17). We believe that the Bible points to the person of Christ Jesus, and that we can know Him through the Bible (John 5:39). We believe the work of Christ on the cross was the work of redemption for all mankind (Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 1:18; 1 Tim. 2:6). The price was paid to God through Christ which bridged the gap between man and God (Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:18-20; Eph. 2:26). Christ is our propitiation, we who believe in Christ, are seen by God in Christ (Rom. 3:25; John 2:2; Heb. 2:17). Christ is our substitution, He took our place in death (Isa. 53:6; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18). We believe in Christ’s resurrection from the dead and His ascension to Heaven (Acts 2:24; Matt. 28:18; 1 Cor. 15:20). The present ministry of Christ: He is the giver of gifts (Eph. 4:8-11), He is our intercessor (Heb. 7:25), and He is our Advocate (1 John 2:1-2).

 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit is a person (John 14:16, 26, 16:8; Gal. 5:18, 4:6). We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit: He is eternal (Heb. 9:14), He is always present (Ps. 139:7-10). His works of deity: creation (Job 33:4), giving of Scripture (1 Pet. 1:21). He is in the God-head (Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14). He can be blasphemed (Matt. 12:31). His work: It changed from the Old to the New Testament. In the Old Testament He came upon men, in the New Testament He took up residence in man (Acts 2). In the Old Testament He came upon certain men. In the New Testament He indwells every believer (Acts 2, 10). In the Old Testament He came and went (Jud. 16:20; 1 Sam. 16:14; Ps. 51:11). In the New Testament He permanently indwells the believer. His ministry today is that of restraining (2 Thess. 2:7), convicting (John 16:7-11), regenerating (John 3:6, 7; Titus 3:5). We believe the Holy Spirit indwells believers (John 7:37-39; Acts 11:17; Rom. 5:5), in this teaches them the Word of God (1 Cor. 2:12). We believe the Holy Spirit baptizes the believer into Christ at the point of believing in Christ (1 Cor. 12:12, 13; Gal. 3:27, Matt. 3:11; Acts 10:34-48; Rom. 6:1-11). We believe the Holy Spirit fills the believer, but there are certain conditions to this: walking by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16). We are not to quench, or grieve the Spirit as a believer (1 Thess. 5:19; Eph. 4:30).

 

The Doctrine of the Church

We believe the church is an organism (Eph. 5:25). The local church is a gathering of professing Christians (Rom. 16:5; Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2). There are church officers (1 Tim. 3:1-13; Tit. 1:5-9). There is church discipline (1 Cor. 5:1-5, 13; 2 Cor. 2:6-8; Matt. 18:15-17). We believe the church started in Acts 2 (Matt. 16:18; John 17; Acts 2). The mission of the church is to be called out (Acts 15:13-18). It is to be developed to completion (Eph. 2:21, 22). The church has a soul winning obligation (2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Acts 1:8). The church is to build up and equip the saints (Eph. 4:11). The church includes all saved from Pentecost in Acts 2 to the Rapture, and it is distinct from any other group (Phil. 3:20; Rom. 8:29; Eph. 1:3; 2 Cor. 5:17, 18). The believers in the church are to present their bodies to God (Rom. 12:1-2). They are to lay aside all that is in the way of them running the race (Heb. 12:1-3). They are ambassadors of Christ (2 Cor. 5:19-20). They are to pray (Phil. 4:6), and to give of their substance (1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 9:7; Matt. 6:1-4).

 

The Doctrine of the Future

We believe the Abrahamic covenant (Gen. 12), the Palestinian covenant (Deut. 28:63-68, 30:3-9), and the Davidic covenant (2 Sam. 7:4-17) will be fulfilled by God in full to Israel. We believe there will be in this present church age an end, with apostasy, and spiritual decline (1 Tim. 4:1-3; 2 Tim. 3:1-7; Rev. 3:14-19). We believe the church will be raptured (1 Cor. 15:51-53; 1 Thess. 4:13-18). Following the rapture there will be a seven year tribulation (Dan. 2, 7, 8, 9, 11; Matt. 24:27-31, 25; 2 Thess. 2; Rev. 4:1-19; Joel 3; Isa. 63). Then Jesus Christ will come to earth at the 2nd coming (Rev. 19:11-19) and reign on the earth for a 1,000 years (Isa. 11:3-9. 14:1, 2; Matt. 5-7; Rev. 20). At the end of that 1,000 years the earth and heavens of the present will pass away, and the new heavens and new earth will take their place (2 Pet. 3:10-13; Rev. 21:1-9). There are three judgments: The judgment seat of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10). This happens after the rapture, and it is not unto condemnation for it is for the believers in Christ, judging their works in Christ, for rewards based on living for Christ. The judgment of the nations (Matt. 25:31-46) happens at the end of the tribulation. The great white throne judgment (Rev. 20:11-15) happens after the Millennium to judge the wicked dead. There are two battles at the end: Armageddon, this happens at the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ (Joel 3; Zech. 12, 14; Rev. 16:13-16, 19:11-21), and the last great battle, this happens at the end of the Millennium Kingdom (Rev. 20:8-9).

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The Dispensation Interpretation

When reading the Bible we should follow the Normal interpretation of the Bible. The historically, grammatically, and the contextually interpretation should be used also in studying out the Scriptures. We should also interpret inductively as we are studying. We believe that there are distinctions in the Bible (ex. Israel is not the church; the church is not the Millennium Kingdom). A Dispensation is a stewardship/Period of time during which God tests man’s submission to His revealed will in matters relating to the governing of the earth. There are seven different time periods in which God works with humanity.

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1. The Age of Innocence/Freedom (Gen. 1:26; Ecc. 7:29; Gen. 1:28).

2. The Age of Conscience/Self-determination (Gen. 3:5, 22; Rom. 2:14-15).

3. The Age of Human Government (Gen. 9:6; Rom. 13:1-5; 1 Tim. 2:1-3).

4. The Age of Promise/The covenant (Gen. 12:2-3, 17:1-8, 26:1-5).

5. The Age of Law/Israel (Ex. 19:3-8, 24:3, 7; Gal. 3:16-18).

6. The Church Age (Eph. 3:1-7, 1:3, 2:11-17; Matt. 16:18; Acts 2:1-4).

7. The Kingdom Age/The Millennium (Rev. 20:1-6, 11-15; Matt. 25:41).

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