TENETS OF FAITH

  • The divine inspiration and infallibility of the Holy Bible in all matters of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).
  • The trinity of the Godhead and unity of the three Persons (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) therein (1 John 5:7).
  • One God and Father of all, who has revealed Himself fully to mankind through His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5).
  • The deity and lordship of Jesus Christ as revealed in the whole of the Holy Scriptures (John 10:30).
  • The personality and deity of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17).
  • The utter depravity of the whole human nature and the guilt of all mankind since the fall of through the deceit of the devil, thereby rendering mankind subject to God’s wrath and condemnation (Romans 3:23).

  • The substitutionary atonement for sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God (Hebrews 9:14).

  • The full salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone by the means of which one is born again (Ephesians 2:8-9).
  • Water baptism by immersion at an age of accountability as an outward demonstration of an inner conviction (Matthew 3:13-15).
  • The baptism of the Holy Spirit for the born again believer, denoting the endowment of power from on high for service, evidenced by speaking in tongues (Acts 1:5,8; 2:1-4).

     

  • The operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit subject to sound scriptural guidance (1 Corinthians 12:1-11).
  • The utmost free will of the believer in matters of choice at any age of the Christian life with its resultant consequences (Galatians 6:7).
  • One holy universal Church which is the body of Christ, to which all believers belong (Romans 12:5).
  • Orderliness and comportment in public worship as motivated by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:32-33).
  • Christian perfection and holiness, through absolute surrender and consecration (1 Peter 1:15-16).
  • Ministry through the laying on of hands subject to sound scriptural guidance whereby opportunities are opened to believers to enjoy divine healing and health (Matt 16:18).
  • The Holy Communion (the Lord’s Supper, or breaking of bread) in obedience to our Lord’s commandment (2 Corinthians 11:20-30).
  • Tithing and free-will offering as God’s financial plan for the Church (Malachi 3:10-12).
  • Corporate and person to person evangelism as expression of God’s love to the world and in obedience to the Lord’s commandment (Matthew 28:19-20).
  • Modesty and chastity in all matters of Christian conduct (Colossians 3:17).
  • The resurrection of our literal bodies, the just and the unjust; when the unjust will receive final judgment (Revelation 20:13-15).
  • The Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and the judgment seat where He will reward the saints (John 14:2-3; Revelation 22:12).
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