This corporation is a religious corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law of Kentucky.

The purpose of this corporation shall be to provide opportunities for public worship, to sustain the doctrines, and ethics set forth in the Old and New Testament, to nurture individuals through a program of Christian Education, to channel its financial support to the objectives of the Redeemer's kingdom; and to preach and propagate among all people the gospel of the Revelation of God through Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

STATEMENT OF FAITH
OF
YAHWEH MINISTRIES, INC.

God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He is sovereign, holy, righteous, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, and immutable (never changes). God exists in eternity and is not bound by time. He eternally exists in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God in which we call the Trinity.

Jesus is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He bore the penalty of mankind’s sin. Never becoming a sinner but receiving the punishment due sin. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven’s glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their sin and need for Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit never brings glory to Himself but always points to Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, gifts for serving, understanding spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. As Christians we seek to live under His control daily.

The Bible is God’s Word to us. It demonstrates how we are to relate to God and to our fellow man. Human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit wrote it. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God it is the truth without mixture of error. The criterion by which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ.

People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. People are the supreme object of God’s creation. Mankind is marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin". This attitude separates people from God and causes many problems in life. Man is incapable of saving himself. He is in desperate need of the Savior.

Salvation is God’s free gift to us in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by faith in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty. Every true believer is kept by the power of God through faith.

Regeneration, or new birth, is a work of God's grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and is commitment of the entire personality to Him as Savior and Lord. Justification is God's gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer into a relationship of peace and favor with God.

Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believers set apart to God's purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual perfection through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerated person's life.

Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.

People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with God is eternal life and heaven. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence.

John 3:16, 14:17; Romans 6:23, 8:17-18; Revelation 20:15; I Corinthians 2:7-9

God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised, and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.

God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a spiritual debtorship to the whole world, a holy trusteeship in the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They are therefore under obligation to serve Him with their time, talents, and material possessions, and should recognize all these as entrusted to them to use for the glory of God and for helping others. According to the Scriptures, Christians should contribute of their means cheerfully, regularly, systematically, proportionately, and liberally for the advancement of the Redeemer's cause on this earth.

Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is a glorious display of God’s sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility. Wiest stated, "There is nothing in the sin-darkened heart of a sinner which would reach out and appropriate the Lord Jesus as Savior. The hand of faith must be energized or motivated by the Holy Spirit. He supplies the faith necessary. Salvation is a work of God from start to finish. And yet it is true that each lost sinner must by an act of his will place his faith in the Savior. He has that responsibility. ‘Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you’ (John 15:16), is sublimely true. But ‘whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely’ (Rev. 22:17), is also true. We cannot reconcile or understand these things, but we can trust God for them and believe them."

All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the cause of Christ, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.

Every Christian is under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in his own life and in human society. Means and methods used for the improvement of society and the establishment of righteousness among men can be truly and permanently helpful only when they are rooted in the regeneration of the individual by the saving grace of God in Christ Jesus. The Christian should oppose in the spirit of Christ every form of greed, selfishness, and vice. He should work to provide for the orphaned, the needy, the aged, the helpless, and the sick. Every Christian should seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway of the principle of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love. In order to promote these ends, Christians should be ready to work with all men of good will in any good cause, always being careful to act in the spirit of love without compromising their loyalty to Christ and His truth.

Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends. In providing for such freedom no ecclesiastical group or denomination should be favored by the state more than others. Civil government being ordained of God, it is the duty of Christians to render loyal obedience thereto in all things not contrary to the revealed will of God. The church should not resort to the civil power to carry on its work. The gospel of Christ contemplates spiritual means alone for the pursuit of its ends. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. The state has no right to impose taxes for the support of any form of religion. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power.

Section 13.1. Baptism. The Greek word "baptizo" which means "to bury or immerse" is a command of God. The one baptism spoken of in the Scriptures refers to the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, meaning to be totally immersed or covered by the Holy Spirit of God. This experience occurs when one accepts/receives Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, believing that Jesus died for sin, was buried, and rose again from among the dead on the third day as the Scriptures says. In remembrance of that sacrificial act, water baptism is the form by which this ordinance is kept. Water baptism is a representation of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ not a right of passage for church membership. Being immersed under the water, we are buried in His likeness. Coming up out of the water we are resurrecting to new life, in His likeness to begin a new life in Christ. It represents what has already taken place in the life of the new believer. They have died to the old self and have been resurrected in Christ. This ordinance should not be used as a membership right in order to join a particular denomination or church body.

Section 13.2. The Lord’s Supper. During the last days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, the Lord celebrated His final meal with His disciples. This meal, representative of His Body and Blood which was given freely for our justification and reconciliation, was and is to be a memorial of His death till He comes again. The bread representing His Body and the fruit of the vine represents His Blood. The supper "shows forth", depicts, dramatizes, pictures the suffering death of our Lord on the cross. (1 Cor. 11:23-26)

The church is not a building. It is not a structure. The church is the makeup of all born again believers. Anyone who has placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is a member of THE Church. Mankind has divided around denominational borders. Different doctrinal issues determine which camp you belong. I truly believe that there are born again Christians in different denominations.

The purpose of the church is to glorify God: By celebrating God’s Presence in Worship; (John 4:24; Psalm 96:6-7)By communicating God’s Word through evangelism; (Matt. 28:1920;Acts1:8)By incorporating God’s family into our fellowship; (I John 1:7; John 13;34-35)By educating God’s people through discipleship; (Ehp. 4:11-13; Heb. 6:1)By demonstrating God’s love through ministry; (I Pet. 4:10-11; Gal. 5:13)

Section 15.1. Qualifications. Jesus Christ Himself, through His apostles, detailed the

qualifications and requirements of a Pastor, Bishop, Elder, Presbyter. These need no amendments. These are found in I Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9; and I Peter 5:1-4.

Section 15.2. The Pastor. The Pastor shall be the spiritual leader of the Church. The Church and the Deacons shall support the Pastor with their prayers and finances in such a manner as to allow him the greatest time for edifying (building up of) the Church and instruction of the Word of God. It shall be the duty of the Pastor to proclaim the Word of God to the Church, administer ordinances of the Word of God, to watch over the personal experience and life of the members —exhorting, admonishing, reproving, rebuking those trusted to his care and to perform the various other duties incumbent on his office.

Section 15.3. Qualification of Deacon. Paul, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, set out the qualifications for the ministry of deacon in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. These qualifications are clear and authoritative.

Section 15.4. The Deacon. A deacon, according to scripture, is a servant of the people not a dictator or CEO of a corporation. The word deacon in the Greek actually means: one who waits on tables. Acts chapter six lays out the reason for a deacon in the church body. As need grew in the church for needs to be met, the first 7 deacons were ordained. They were ordained only because of a growing need in the church. Their job was to minister to the needs of the people while the Apostles devoted themselves to the ministry of the word of God. (Acts 6:1-7)

Section 16.1. The Law. "If we miss the unique nature of the Mosaic Law we are all too likely to fall into the same errors which plagued later generations of Jews, and have warped the lives of many Christians. If we miss the uniqueness of the Law, we’re likely to misunderstand the nature of our redemption and the role of faith, both in salvation and in our subsequent Christian life." It is a required response to the relationship He initiated. The law was never intended to save man but to point him to Christ. It acted like a mirror for man to see that his "good" was not good enough. The Law was and is not a way to make anything perfect, justify sin, gain righteousness, a way to give peace to the heart, or a way to give life. This only comes through the blood of Jesus Christ. So, if man places his faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and he breaks one of the commands of God he has not lost his salvation.

Section 16.2. By Faith. The Bible clearly teaches that it is man’s faith that saves him. It is not the obedience to any law or his own righteousness. Even in the Old Testament the way of salvation was through faith. The Bible tells us that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. The way to salvation has always been the same and will remain that way.

Section16.3. The Work of the Holy Spirit. At the point that a person is saved by grace through faith, that person is permanently sealed by the Holy Spirit. That person is forever saved. There is no possibility of falling away or losing one’s salvation. Their salvation was not a work of theirs and therefore they can not undo what has been done. What Christ did on Calvary’s cross was permanent and complete. When someone is covered by the blood of Christ their salvation is permanent and complete.

Section 17.1. Worship. Worship is a lifestyle not a once a week event. Worship is not a style of music or a set agenda for a service. Worship is an encounter with God whereby the believer sees God for who He is (Holy, Righteous, Omnipresent, Omniscient, etc..) and then sees himself for who he is (sinful, depraved, ruined, corrupted, etc.). Then the believer repents and turns to God changing their life. The net result of this act of worship is a changed life that reaches out to a lost world to tell them about the Good News. Henry Blackaby stated, "Genuine worship is always transformational, but we cannot transform our lives. That is God’s work…Only one kind of worship is acceptable to God. We must not let the world draw us away from His standard…To depart from God’s Word or standard in worship is fatal, no matter how innovative we may think we are. To experiment for experiment’s sake is dangerous. The obsession with being creative or innovative can lead to substituting for the real. In worship the criterion is never how people are responding to us but how God is responding to us…But it must be remembered, worship throughout the Bible, and to this very day, is the exclusive prerogative of God’s people. Worship was designed by God for His covenant people. Only those in the covenant relationship can worship. Worship was not designed for "lost" people. They cannot truly worship because they do not have a saving relationship with God. Therefore, God’s people must worship. If "worship services" are turned into "evangelistic services," God’s people will "die" for lack of worship."

Section 17.2. Husband & Wife Relationship. The marriage covenant between a woman and a man was the first institution that God created. In the Garden of Eden God saw that man was in need of a helper and nothing on earth was suitable. So, God created a woman out of Adam’s rib. God did not create her lower than Adam or above Adam. But God gave Adam a partner. Not withstanding, God did in fact make man the head of the relationship. This is not man’s doings it is God’s. God created this order. A wife should be submitted to her husband as long as his leadership is not in direct violation of God’s Word. Likewise, a husband should love his wife as Christ loved the church. She should submit to her husband regardless of whether he fulfills his half and he likewise.

Section 17.3. Women’s Role in the Church. God put in place a structure of government from the Garden of Eden. God placed man as the leader not a dictator. Man is to lead his home as well as the Church. The Scriptures call for a man to be the Pastor of a church and other leadership positions. But, women play a vital role in the body of Christ. The Apostle Paul received most of his support on his missionary journeys by women. The Samaritan woman at the well after having a life changing experience with Jesus went off and acted as a missionary to her own people and many were saved. Even though women play a vital role in the body, God intends for man to lead.

Section 17.4. Church Discipline. There are many who say that we can not judge others and they are correct in the aspect of salvation. But, we are called to be a judge of spirits. We are to be ministers of reconciliation. Always focused on bringing the lost to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and calling on Christians to repent and turn from their wicked ways. The Bible calls for Christians to live a holy life. When Christians live lives with willful sin in their lives it not only dishonors the name of Christ but it destroys the reputation of the church. So, God set in place a method to deal with sin inside the body of believers. This is something that is not practiced much in church today but it should be. We are to go to an individual and talk to them about their sin. If that person refuses to adhere to Godly advise and correction given in love then you are to take two or three to that person. If the individual still refuses and continues in his sin then you should take it before the church. The church should then treat that individual as a lost person. The key to church discipline is love and prayer.

Section 17.5. Denominational Issues. Working with other denominations is sometimes difficult. Not all denominations have the same doctrinal beliefs. There are issues that we can disagree on and work together. But, when it comes to the key doctrinal issues such as the Diety of Christ, virgin birth, sinless life of Christ, complete atonement of Jesus’ blood, sinful man, and a works based salvation we can not agree to work together because we teach two different gospels. We can not join together in the name of love and unity for the glory of God with others who teach and preach a different gospel, which is no gospel at all. If we do not portray the truth of the gospel we are irresponsible and will be held accountable. God has entrusted to His children His precious Word and the Gospel story and we should be good stewards with it. God cannot get glory when true Christian Biblical doctrine condones false doctrine. We should not be seen as endorsing their misguided beliefs that are destructive.

The said corporation has the right and responsibility to uphold the truths and standards put forth in the Word of God. Therefore, it must and will adhere to the Scriptures in all decisions concerning doctrinal issues.

As children of God, they will be held directly and solely responsible for all and any decisions they make throughout their lifetime. Therefore, they have the right to make decisions based upon Biblical convictions.

The said corporation also has the right to amend or change any part of this policy. If the Lord reveals its misinterpretation of the Scripture or misguided beliefs then it will change.