The Apostles Creed.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth,
and in Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
died and was buried. He descended into Hell, the third day he arose again
from the dead. He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the
dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Christian Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen.
The Scriptures Inspired.
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to man,
the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and is superior to conscience and
reason, but not contrary to reason (2 Tim. 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Heb.
4:12).
The One True Godhead.
The triune Godhead is comprised of three (3) separate and distinct
personalities, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, who are eternally
self-existent, self-revealed and function as one entity. Jesus Christ, who is
God manifested in the flesh, is the second member of the Godhead, coequal
and co-eternal with The Father and The Holy Spirit.
Man, His Fall and Redemption.
Man was created good and upright, for God said, "Let us make man in
Our image, after Our likeness". But, man, by voluntary transgression, fell
and his only hope of redemption is n Jesus Christ the Son of God (Genesis
1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).
The Salvation of Man.
(a) Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of
Jesus Christ . On the cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness providing
both salvation and divine healing for all mankind (Psalm 103:3), being
justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
For by grace we are saved through faith. "The word is near you, in your
mouth and in your heart-that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart
man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation" (Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8-10).
(b) The Evidence of Salvation . The inward evidence to the believer
of his salvation, is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The
outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness. "And
this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus
Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us." (1 John 3:23); ...
while you are waiting for these things to happen and for him to come, try
hard to live without sinning; and be at peace with everyone so that he will be
pleased with you when he returns (II Peter 3:14 LB).
Faith and Works
Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by
human works; however, our works will determine the rewards in eternity
(Romans 10:9-1 and II Cor. 5:10).
Baptism in Water.
The ordinance of baptism by a burial with Christ should be observed as
commanded in the Scriptures by all who have really repented and in their
hearts have truly believed on Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing, they
declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also
been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:47, 48;
Romans 6:4).
The Lord's Supper.
"And when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, 'This is my
body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also
the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, Do
this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.' Let a man examine
himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup" (1 Cor. 11:24; 25, 28).
The Sacrament of Marriage.
“Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife…”, “…For this reason a man
will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,…”, Each man
should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.”,
“Finally the time came for him to marry her.”. It is our sincere belief that
marriage, as ordained by God, is defined as being between one natural man
and one natural woman. The marriage ceremony is a Christian Service. No
other will be condoned or recognized and no other will be performed in any
facility owned or controlled by the Church or by any employee of the
Church. (Jeremiah 29:6; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Genesis 21:21;
Genesis 29:21; 1 Corinthians 7:36, 39; Genesis 2:23-24; Ephesians 5:22-23, 25,
28-29, 31, 33)
The Promise of the Father.
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly
seek, the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and Fire,
according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal
experience of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the
endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and
their uses in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Cor.
12:1-31). This wonderful experience is distinct from and subsequent to the
experience of the new birth (Acts 2:38; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9).
The Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.
The full consummation of the Baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is
evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the
Spirit gives utterance, and by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual power
in public testimony and service (Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:2, 6; 1:8).
Sanctification.
The Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord. We
believe in the Doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of
grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing until the
consummation of salvation at Christ’s return (Heb.12:14; Thess. 5:23; 2 Peter
3:18; 2 Cor. 3:18; Phil. 3:12-14; 1 Cor. 1:30).
Divine Healing.
Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by
the power of God through the prayer of faith and by the laying on of hands.
It is provided for in the atonement of Christ, and is the privilege of every
member of the Church today (Mark 16:18; James 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24; Matt.
8:17; Isa. 53:4-5).
The Church.
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the
Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission.
Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly
and church of the firstborn, which are written in Heaven (Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23).
Total Prosperity.
(a) Spiritual. John 3:3, 11; II Cor. 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10.
(b) Mental. II Tim. 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 26:3.
(c) Physical. Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matt. 8:17; I Peter 2:24.
(d) Financial. III John 1:2; Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; II
Cor. 9:6-10; Deut. 28:1-14.
Social. Proverbs 3:4.
Blessed Hope.
Jesus is coming again to gather all His Saints to Heaven (I Cor.
15:51-52; I Thess. 4:16-17; and II Thess. 2:1).
The Lake of Fire.
Those who have not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will
suffer eternal separation from the Godhead. The devil and his angels, the
beast and the false prophet, and anyone whose name was not found written
in the book of life, shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake
of fire which burns with brimstone. This is the second death, the lake of fire
(Rev. 19:20; 20:10-15).
The Millennial Reign of Jesus.
The return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His Saints from Heaven to
rule and reign for one thousand years on earth as the Scriptures promised
(Romans 11:25, 27; 2 Thess. 1:7; Rev. 19:11-16; 20:1-7). After this, there shall
be a new heaven and a new earth (Rev. 21).