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(11) Of a Gospel Church
We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by his laws and exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by his word; that its only scriptural officers are apostles, prophets, evangelists, bishops, pastors, teachers, deacons and elders, whose qualifications, claims and duties are defined in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus. (Matt. 16:18, Matt. 18:15-18, Acts 2:14-42, I Cor. 9:14, I Cor. 12, I Tim. 2:14, Acts 14:23, Acts 6:3, Mark 16:15-18, Eph. 4:7-16.)
We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by his laws and exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by his word; that its only scriptural officers are apostles, prophets, evangelists, bishops, pastors, teachers, deacons and elders, whose qualifications, claims and duties are defined in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus. (Matt. 16:18, Matt. 18:15-18, Acts 2:14-42, I Cor. 9:14, I Cor. 12, I Tim. 2:14, Acts 14:23, Acts 6:3, Mark 16:15-18, Eph. 4:7-16.)
(12) Of Water Baptism
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer, into the name of the Father, and Son and Holy Ghost; to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem, our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life. (Matt. 28:19-20, Matt. 3:16, Matt. 26:26-29, Mark 1:4-11, John 3:23, Acts 8:38-39)
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer, into the name of the Father, and Son and Holy Ghost; to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem, our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life. (Matt. 28:19-20, Matt. 3:16, Matt. 26:26-29, Mark 1:4-11, John 3:23, Acts 8:38-39)
(13) Of the Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper is an important part of the Church, in relation to Christ. The broken bread represents the Body of Jesus broken so ours can be whole. The fruit of the vine is the blood of the resurrected Savior, which communes us in oneness to His resurrected life. (I Cor. 10:16-17, I Cor. 11:23-30)
The Lord's Supper is an important part of the Church, in relation to Christ. The broken bread represents the Body of Jesus broken so ours can be whole. The fruit of the vine is the blood of the resurrected Savior, which communes us in oneness to His resurrected life. (I Cor. 10:16-17, I Cor. 11:23-30)
(14) Of the Washing of the Saint's Feet
We believe that foot-washing is not necessarily a church ordinance, but should be observed in accordance with I Timothy 5:10 and John 13.
We believe that foot-washing is not necessarily a church ordinance, but should be observed in accordance with I Timothy 5:10 and John 13.
(15) Of Divine Healing
We believe that divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the redemption and is the privilege of all believers. (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matt. 8:16-17, James 5:14-16.)
We believe that divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the redemption and is the privilege of all believers. (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matt. 8:16-17, James 5:14-16.)
(16) Of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost
We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4 (And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.), Acts 10:45-46 (And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God.), Acts 19:6 (And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.), and the present ministry of the spirit in and through the believer as manifested in the five ministries as they are being restored in end-time revival, the gifts of the spirit, and the fruit of the spirit. (Eph. 4:11, I Cor. 12:8-11, Gal. 5:22-23.)
We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4 (And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.), Acts 10:45-46 (And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God.), Acts 19:6 (And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.), and the present ministry of the spirit in and through the believer as manifested in the five ministries as they are being restored in end-time revival, the gifts of the spirit, and the fruit of the spirit. (Eph. 4:11, I Cor. 12:8-11, Gal. 5:22-23.)
(17) Of the Christian Sabbath
We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's Day, or Christian Sabbath, and is to be kept sacred to Godly purposes, by abstaining from all unnecessary secular labor.
We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's Day, or Christian Sabbath, and is to be kept sacred to Godly purposes, by abstaining from all unnecessary secular labor.
(18) Of Civil Government
We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interest and good order of human society, and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience and the Prince of the Kings of the earth. (I Timothy 2:1-3.)
We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interest and good order of human society, and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience and the Prince of the Kings of the earth. (I Timothy 2:1-3.)
(19) Of the Righteous and the Wicked
We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as accept Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and through faith are justified in his name, can claim God's promises of eternal life; that the recipients of God's grace will be spirit filled, the pattern for their lives being the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, these at death going immediately into the presence of the blessed Lord, and in eternity to inhabit the Holy City, the New Jerusalem. We believe that all men who do not accept Christ as Lord and Savior, experiencing the new birth, will upon death go immediately into hell (Hades), with no hope of future mercy or salvation. (Luke 23:42-43, I Cor. 15:51-52, II Cor. 5:1, I Thes. 4:17, Phil. 3:17-21.)
We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as accept Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and through faith are justified in his name, can claim God's promises of eternal life; that the recipients of God's grace will be spirit filled, the pattern for their lives being the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, these at death going immediately into the presence of the blessed Lord, and in eternity to inhabit the Holy City, the New Jerusalem. We believe that all men who do not accept Christ as Lord and Savior, experiencing the new birth, will upon death go immediately into hell (Hades), with no hope of future mercy or salvation. (Luke 23:42-43, I Cor. 15:51-52, II Cor. 5:1, I Thes. 4:17, Phil. 3:17-21.)
(20) Of the World to Come
We believe that we are living in the closing days of this Gentile dispensation (dispensation of grace), that before the tribulation, the blessed hope of the church will appear in the sudden, visible, personal bodily and pre-millennial return of Christ; that his return will be two-fold, the first stage in the air, for his Saints (the rapture or catching away), the second stage to the earth, with his Saints (the revelation). We believe that the righteous will reap endless joy in the presence of Christ in eternity, the wicked and Christ-rejectors will stand before the white throne of judgment and be cast into the lake of fire, where they will be damned and tormented forever.
We believe that we are living in the closing days of this Gentile dispensation (dispensation of grace), that before the tribulation, the blessed hope of the church will appear in the sudden, visible, personal bodily and pre-millennial return of Christ; that his return will be two-fold, the first stage in the air, for his Saints (the rapture or catching away), the second stage to the earth, with his Saints (the revelation). We believe that the righteous will reap endless joy in the presence of Christ in eternity, the wicked and Christ-rejectors will stand before the white throne of judgment and be cast into the lake of fire, where they will be damned and tormented forever.
We believe, therefore, in summing it all up, that a New Testament believer is one who believes in a supernatural Bible, which tells of a supernatural Christ, who had a supernatural birth, who spoke supernatural words, who performed supernatural miracles, who lived a supernatural life, who died a supernatural death, who arose in supernatural power, who ascended in supernatural splendor, who intercedes as a supernatural priest, and who will one day return in a supernatural glory to establish a supernatural kingdom on earth. (I Cor. 15:1-58, II Cor. 5:1-8, Acts 24:15, I Thes. 4:17, John 5:28-29.)