Doctrinal Statement
This is not a complete list of all the doctrines, but I chose
to list the ones of primary importance. This ministry is
committed to the defense of the Christian faith and by that I
mean the Orthodox Christian position held by the Church Fathers,
the Reformers and certainly the apostles and the Holy Scriptures.
The One True God
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true
God, the God of the Bible, infinite, perfect, holy, the Maker and
Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth, and worthy of all possible
honor, confidence, and love; that in unity of the Godhead there
are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. I also
believe that an incorrect view of God will lead to heresy such as
the Oneness Pentecostals, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses and
others. A more thorough and proper definition of the Trinity
though it cannot be fully grasped by finite mind is given by
Tertullian (160-215).
" We define that there are two, the Father and the Son, and three with the Holy Spirit, and this number is made by the pattern of salvation... [Which] brings about unity in the trinity, interrelating the three, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are three, not in dignity, but in degree, not in substance but in form, not in power but in kind. They are of one substance and power, because there is one God from whom these degrees, forms and kinds devolve in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
Psalm 147:5; Matthew 3:16,17; 28:19; Romans 8:9; I
Corinthians 12:3-6; II Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 4:4-6; I
Peter 1:2; Jude 1:20-21; Revelation 1:4-5; Exodus 20:2; John
20:28; John 8:58; Acts 5: 3-4.
Jesus Christ.
Christ is God manifest in the flesh in His divine nature truly
God, in His human nature truly man. The mediator between God and
man, once crucified, He is now risen and glorified and is our
ever-present Savior and Lord. He is the only way, the only
truth and the only life; apart from Him no man can enter God’s
kingdom.
John 14:6; John 8:58
The Holy Spirit.
The Scriptures tell us that the Holy Spirit is fully God.
Acts 5:1-5
The Holy Scriptures
We believe that the Bible is divinely inspired and infallible
Word of God; that it has God for its author, salvation for its
end; and it is truth, not one truth out of many, but the absolute
truth.
II Timothy 3:16
The Fall Of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of
God; but by voluntary transgression he fell from that holy and
happy estate; in consequence of which all mankind are now
sinners, totally depraved, inclined to evil; and therefore under
just condemnation to eternal ruin, without excuse.
Genesis 1:27; Genesis 3:6-24; Romans 5:19; Isaiah
53:6; Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23
Election And Predestination
We believe in the Bible doctrine of Election and
Predestination, namely that God chose a multitude of people
before the foundation of the world to bring salvation and also
predestinated the means by which in the fullness of time he would
bring about this salvation. And that the reason He chose a people
for Himself was only for the praise of His own glory.
Ephesians 1:1-14; Ephesians 2:8,9,10; Romans
8:28-30; Acts 13:48; II Thessalonians 2:13,14; James 1:18; John
6:44; John 3:27
Perseverance of the Saints
All believers in Christ, who through grace persevere in
holiness to the end of life, have promise of eternal salvation.
The believer has the guarantee that if Christ began a good work
in him, then He will carry it on to completion until the day of
Christ Jesus.
I John 2:19; Philippians 1:6; John 3:16; John 3:36; John 5:24; Romans 8:1; Jude 24; Romans 11:29; I Peter 1:5; Romans 5:10
The Terms of Salvation.
On the basis of the true teaching of Scriptures on the
Lordship of Christ the condition for salvation is Faith Alone
(Sola Fide) Faith in Christ consists of:: (a) Repentance or
sincere sorrow for sin and hearty renunciation of it.(b) The
unreserved committal of one's self to Christ as Savior and Lord
with purpose to love and obey Him in all things. Faith is a gift
from God, when faith is given the soul is renewed by the Holy
Spirit, freed from the dominion of sin, and that person becomes a
child of God. All this is "GRACE" nothing more.
Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 1:29