Christ is building His church, the called out ones that gather in His name and a spiritual work takes place. The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission to go into all the world and make disciples of every nation. Each believe; born of the spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and the church of the first born, which are written in heaven. (Matthew 16: 18, 28: 19, Ephesians 1: 22-23; Hebrews 12: 23).
A divinely-called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our lord for a two-fold purpose:
1. The evangelization of the world, and
2. The direction for the edifying of the Body of Christ. (Matthew 29: 19; Mark 16: 15-20; Matthew 24: 14; Ephesians 4: 11-6).
The healing of the body by divine power; or divine healing in its many aspects as practiced by the early church. This was provided for in atonement of Christ, and is the privilege of all believers. (Isaiah 53: 5; Matthew 8: 16-17; Acts 3: 1-22; 4: 30; James 5:14-15).
The Lord’s memorial, commonly called communion, for believers (1 Corinthians 11: 23-32).
The bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His enthronement, His personal coming for Christ (those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord which is the blessed hope of the church),then there will be the general resurrection and the final judgment. (Luke 24: 15; Ephesians 1: 20; Acts 7: 54-58; Hebrews 1: 3; 1 Thessalonians 4: 13)
The revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from, the salvation of national Israel, and the millennial reign of Christ on the earth is the scriptural promise and the world’s hope. (11 Thessalonians 1: 7; Revelation 19: 11-14; 20: 1-7; Romans 11: 26-27).
Satan has many names in Scripture and is real with a Personality. (Job 1: 6; 3: 1; 11 Corinthians 11:14).
The external life of the believer (John 5: 42; 10:28), and the eternal punishment of the unbeliever: (Mark 9:43, 48: 11, Thessalonians 1: 9; Revelation 20: 10-15).
We “according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelteth righteousness” (11 peter 3: 13).
We believe in the indigenous church, which has within itself all it needs to fulfill the commission of the church.
That is the raising up, ordaining and releasing of workers for harvest field, and the taking care of any problems arising within the Body. (Matthew 18: 17; Acts 6: 1-8; 15: 22; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 1 Peter 2: 2).
The One true God has revealed Himself as the eternity self-existence, self-revealed “I AM”; and has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association. i.e. As Father: Son and Holy Ghost. (Deuteronomy 6: 4, Mark 12: 29; Isaiah 43: 10-11; Matthew 28: 19; Galatians 3: 20).
The creation, test and fall of man, as recorded in Genesis; his total depravity and inability to attain to Divine righteousness. Man’s only hope is Jesus Christ the Son of God. (Genesis 1: 26-31; 3: 1-7; Romans 5: 12-21).
The saviour of men, the Lord Jesus Christ, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of virgins Mary, very God and very man. (Luke 1: 30-35; John 1: 8; Isaiah 9: 6).
The creation, test and fall of man, as recorded in Genesis; his total depravity and inability to attain to Divine righteousness. Man’s only hope is Jesus Christ the Son of God. (Genesis 1: 26-31; 3: 1-7; Romans 5: 12-21).
The grace of God, which brings salvation, hath appeared to all men, through the preaching of repentance towards the Lord Christ; man is saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and being justified by grace through faith he becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 2: 11; Romans 10: 8-10; 13:15; Luke 24: 47; Titus 3: 5-7).
The salvation by grace alone, through faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the Cross of Calvary, by which we secure remission of sins and eternal life. (Ephesians 2: 8-9; Hebrews 9: 12-22; Romans 5: 1). The Gospel of the grace of God, how that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day for our justification. (1 Corinthians 15: 1-4; Romans 4: 25).
The water baptism of believers by immersion in the name of the Father; the Son, and the Holy Ghost according to the Scripture. (Matthew 28: 19; Acts 8: 37-38; 19: 5; Romans 6:4).
The baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to salvation, with the scriptural evidence, namely, speaking “with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Luke 24: 49; Acts 1: 8; 2: 1-4; 38: 39; 8: 13-17; 10: 44-47; 11: 15-17; 19: 1-7).
The Spirit-filled life of separation from the world, and the Perfecting of holiness in the fear of God as an expression of Christian’s faith (Ephesians 5: 18; 2 Corinthians 6: 147: 1)