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Our Belief
1. The
Word of God, as contained in the Bible, is
a) Absolute in its authority, St. Matthew 5:18
b) Divinely inspired and profitable, 2 Timothy 3:16 & 17; 2
Peter 1:20 & 21
c) Complete in its revelation, St. John 1:1; Revelations 22:18
2. Jesus
Christ
a) He embodies the Godhead, Colossians 2:9
b) He is God in the flesh, Acts 7:59, 1 Timothy 3:16
c) He is the Saviour of the World, St. John 1:29, Titus 2:13 &
14
d) He is the only way, St. John 10:9; 14:6; Act 4:12
3. The
Gospel Plan of Salvation
a) Repentance from sin, St. Luke 24:47, Acts 3:19
b) Faith in God, Ephesians 2:8 & 9; Hebrews 11:6
c) Water baptism in the name of Jesus, St. John 3:5; Acts 2:38;
8:16; 10:48
d) Baptism in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking with
tongues, Acts 2:4
e) Living a life of true holiness, Titus 2:12; 1 Peter 1:15 &
16
4. The
Church of God
a) Purchased by the blood of Jesus, Acts 20:28
b) The Bride of Christ, Ephesians 5:25 - 27
c) Precious and Holy, 1 Corinthians 3:17
d) Universal, St. John 3:16, Revelation 22:17
5. The Great Commission of the Church
a) The whole word for the whole world, St. Matthew 28:18 - 20; Acts
1:8
b) Make disciples of all believers, St. John 8:31
c) Establish the Kingdom of Heaven, St. Matthew 6:10
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6. The
institution of the Church of Jesus Christ
a) We fellowship, Hebrews 10:25
b) Financial support through Tithes & Offerings, St. Luke 6:38;
2 Corinthians 9:6 & 7
c) Worship, St. John 4:24; Colossians 3:16
7. Rapture
of the Church and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
a) The dead in Christ shall rise first, 1 Thessalonians 4:15 &
16
b) Saint will be caught up in the air, 1 Thessalonians 4:17 &
18
c) We will receive new bodies, 1 Corinthians 15:42 - 44
d) Jesus will be coming back, Acts 1:11, Jude 14 & 15
8. Lord's
Supper and washing of the saints' feet
a) Lord Supper was instituted by the Jesus Himself, St. Luke 22:8
- 20
b) Jesus set the example of washing saints' feet, St. John 13:3
-14
c) The Apostle Paul enjoined the church to follow in the practice,
1 Corinthians 11: 20 - 33
9. The
sanctity and institution of marriage
a) Joining of one man & one woman in holy matrimony, Genesis
2:18, 21 - 24
b) Blessed of the Lord, Genesis 1:28, Proverbs 18:22; St. John 2:2
c) Marriage is until the death of one partner, St. Matthew 19:6;
Romans 7:3
d) Sexual relations is only allowed in a marriage, Hebrews 13:4
e) The family unit, Ephesians 6:1 - 4
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the
Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to
every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with
meekness and fear:
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