God – We believe in the Eternal God who has revealed Himself in the scriptures as One God existing in Three Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They are in unity and equal to every divine perfection and attribute; they are distinct but harmonious in their functions. (Matthew 28:19, I John 5:7-8)

Jesus – We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life as the Lamb of God, died on the cross and was resurrected from the dead to atone for the sins of all mankind. He is now seated in power and glory at the right hand of the Father in heaven. (Matthew 1:23, 3:17, 16:16, I John 2:2, Mark 16:19, Luke 22:69, Ephesians 1:20)

The Holy Spirit – We believe the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead that He is distinct from the Father and Jesus, but is in perfect union and oneness with them. The Bible refers to the Spirit as Holy and Jesus spoke of the Spirit as “He” and “Him” rather than “it”, which teaches us that He is Divine and a Person. The Holy Spirit seals believers until the day of redemption and is a gift that God has given to those who repent of their sins and receive Jesus as Savior. (Ephesians 1:13, Acts 2:38, John 14:17, 16:13-14)

The Kingdom of God – We believe that the kingdoms of this world are temporal but the Kingdom of God is eternal and can never be shaken or fall. Those who have received God’s Son have been translated out of Satan’s power of darkness and into the light of God’s Kingdom to receive salvation and an inheritance in Him. God has granted all believers access into and to the things of the Kingdom. (Hebrews 12:28, Acts 26:16-18, John 3:5, Titus 3:5, James 1:18)

Jesus said that in order for people to enter into and see the Kingdom, they must be born again of the Spirit; therefore it is only through the regeneration and indwelling of the Holy Spirit that we are able to see (spiritually perceive or comprehend) the things of the Kingdom. We believe that the saints have the God-given ability to not only see the things of the Kingdom, but also because of the indwelling of Christ, they carry the Kingdom power within them and will manifest its blessings and benefits in the earth by proclaiming the Gospel with signs following to authenticate that this message is from God. (John 3:3, Mark 16:15-20, Luke 17:20-21, 22:29)
Salvation – The Gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes. We believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to God the Father, eternal life and that He is the door into the Kingdom of God. Jesus shed His blood on the cross to be a propitiation for the sins of the whole world. (Romans 1:16, John 10:7-9, 14:6, I John 2:2)

It is by God’s grace that we are saved through faith in Jesus Christ and salvation cannot be earned because it is a free gift from God. When one repents of sin, confesses with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believes in their heart that God has raised Him from the dead, they shall be saved. We also believe that when an individual accepts the atonement of Christ, they have access to the Father by the Spirit and become fellow citizens with the saints and are part of the household of God. (Romans 3:25, 10:9-10, John 3:3-5, Ephesians 2:8, 9, 19)

Christian Life – We believe that when an individual accepts Jesus as Savior and Lord, that they receive a new nature in Christ and have the ability to live a godly life through the power of the Holy Spirit. We also believe that as saints of God we are not only saved by God’s grace but are also kept by God’s grace throughout our Christian walk as we live by faith in Christ and what He has accomplished for us. Due to some extremism in the Church in the past and present, we believe that it is important to stress balance in the lives of Christians today and we believe that balance can be found in the Word of God and through the guidance of the Spirit.

Although we do believe that the saints are to live by grace and faith in Christ, we do not believe that anyone should take advantage of His grace by continuing in sin as a way of life. Also, in light of the recent surge of those reverting to the works of the law (of Moses) within the body of Christ, we also do not believe that one should turn or return to legalism or the rituals of Judaism once they have begun their Christian walk by receiving God’s grace and Spirit. The New Covenant scriptures warn of the dangers of the doctrines of men or reversion to Judaism as a means of justification with God and plainly teach us that this will alienate believers from Christ and cause them to fall away from His grace. (Matthew 15: 1-20, Romans 6:1, Galatians 5:13, I Peter 2:16, Galatians 1:6-9, 2:11-21, 3:1-5, 10-18, 5:1-4)

We believe that one can lose their salvation if they turn away from the Lord with the full knowledge that He is the only way to salvation since there is no other sacrifice for sins available except the blood of Christ. We believe that the Lord is able to keep us saved, however, until the day of redemption because of His blood sacrifice and power but we must remain in Him alone as our source of life and salvation. (Hebrews 6:4-8, 10:23-31, John 15:1-7)

Baptism of the Spirit – We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a subsequent experience following salvation. John the Baptist spoke of the One (Jesus) coming after him as the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire. We believe the Lord Jesus fulfilled His promise and sent the fire of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost at the inception of the Church and that He still baptizes believers in the Spirit today in order to empower His Church to fulfill the great commission of preaching the gospel of Christ to the whole world. When one receives the baptism of the Spirit, they also receive the gifts of the Spirit as God wills to help encourage and build up the body of Christ and empower the believer to help lead souls to the Lord. (Matthew 3:11, 28:16-20. Acts 1:8, 2:38, 19:1-6, Hebrews 2:3-4, I Corinthians 12: 4-11)

Ministry – We believe in the five, ascension-gift ministries given by Christ, the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, the pastor and teacher; for the maturing and equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. We also believe in other ministry gifts as listed in the Bible such as the office of the bishop, elders, deacons, gifts of healings, helps, governments and diversities of tongues. (Ephesians 4:11-16, I Timothy 3:1-13, 5:17, Titus 1: 5, I Corinthians 12:28)

There are different offices or functions in the Body that are according to the grace of God which are prophecy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving and ruling. We also believe that according to the New Covenant, all believers have now been made priests in the household of God. Believers should exercise their God-given gifts with love, in proportion to their faith, to build up the body of Christ and to promote the cause of God’s Kingdom. (Romans 12:4-8, I Corinthians chapters 12, 13, 14, I Peter 2:9-10)

Divine Healing and Deliverance – We believe that divine healing and deliverance is the power of God to heal the sick and deliver those oppressed and possessed of the devil. God answers’ believing prayer and divinely heals and delivers through vessels that He chooses to work through. Both healing and deliverance are provided for in the Atonement of Christ just as salvation is. We believe that God is willing to, and does, heal the sick and deliver the oppressed and possessed today. (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17, Mark 16:17-18, James 5:14-16, Acts 3:16, 8:4-8, 16:16-18, 19:11-12)

Giving – We believe that Christians under the New Covenant have the freedom given to them by God to give according to grace. The scriptures teach us that giving is one of the Christian gifts or graces from God. (II Corinthians 8:6-7) Original scriptural examples of giving within the early New Testament Church were by grace therefore, we believe in and follow these examples as given in II Corinthians chapters 8, II Corinthians 9:1-14 and James 2:14-17.

We do not believe however, that the saints of God in the New Covenant are bound to the rules and regulations of the Mosaic Law since it has been fulfilled and its commandments and ordinances abolished through the Atonement of Christ. (Ephesians 2:15, Colossians 2:14) We also do not believe that anyone in the body of Christ can command or coerce others to give according to any regulations of the Old Testament Law (i.e., tithing, first fruits, the Jewish festivals etc.) since it has no authority in the lives of New Covenant believers. (Romans 7:1-6, 10,4, Galatians 2:16,21, 3:10-18)

In light of the ungodly and unscriptural tactics of some modern day ministries, we also do not believe in anyone using intimidation, threats, manipulation, deceit or condemnation as a means of trying to receive offerings and/or tithes from the saints of God. We believe that if one chooses to tithe, they have the freedom to do so but that their personal choice to tithe should not be enforced as law upon the body of Christ. We believe giving should be a positive experience where the saints can give out of love, with a willing mind, cheerful heart and clear conscience.

The Second Coming of Christ – We believe that the second coming of Christ is personal, imminent and pre-millennial. Jesus will come back as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to rule and reign on the earth with His saints for one thousand years and then the Last Judgment will occur. (Revelation 1:7, 20: 4-6, 19: 11-16, 20:7-15)

The Rapture – We do believe that the Lord is coming back and that the saints that remain alive on this earth will meet Him in the air. (I Thessalonians 4:13-17) We do not believe, however, in the “escapism mentality” so often associated with the doctrines of bible prophecy teachers on the rapture, which can promote a spirit of fear instead of faith among those in the Church. Although we believe that we should have knowledge of end-time prophecies, we believe that it is spiritually unhealthy for the Body of Christ to be taught to focus too much on the coming anti-Christ, the beast and the tribulation rather than looking to Christ’s power to protect and deliver. (I John 4:4, I Thessalonians 5:23)

We believe that the Church should instead focus more on “occupying” our position of authority and power given to us by the Lord until He returns by fulfilling the Great Commission by spreading the Gospel to every nation. (Luke 19:13 KJV, Matthew 28:18-20) We believe that the Church has been divinely called to bring glory to God in the earth and that we must keep our eyes upon the Lord and trust Him to preserve us whether we are here for the tribulation or not. God is able to keep us preserved completely- spirit, soul and body until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (I Peter 2:9-10, Hebrews 12:2, 13:5-6, I Thessalonians 5:23)

*Of course this is not the sum total of our beliefs but will give you some idea of what we believe. To receive greater detail as to what we believe please read the teachings on our website.