DOCTRINE | BELIEFS

THE SCRIPTURES

The Holy Bible was written by divinely inspired men and is God's revelation of himself to man. It is a perfect treasury of divine instruction. It has God as its author, its purpose is salvation, and its subject is truth, without any admixture of error. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. She reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions must be judged. All Scripture is a testimony to Jesus, who is Himself the center of divine revelation.

 

 

Exodus 24.4; Deuteronomy 4.1-2; 17.19; Joshua 8.34; Psalms 19.7-10; 119.11, 89, 105, 140; Isaiah 34.16; 40.8; Jeremiah 15.16; 36.1-32; Matthew 5.17-18; 22.29; Luke 21.33; 24.44-46; John 5.39; 16.13-15; 17.17; Acts 2.16 et seq.; 11.17; Romans 15.4; 16.25-26; 2 Timothy 3.15-17; Hebrews 1.1-2; 4..12; 1 Peter 1.25, 2 Peter 1.19-21.

 

• GOD

There is one God, and only one, living and true. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and in all other perfections. God is all-powerful and all-knowing; and the perfect knowledge of him extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of creatures free from him. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. The eternal and triune God reveals himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with different personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being.

 

 

• GOD THE FATHER

God as Father reigns with providential care over all of his universe, his creatures, and the flowing stream of human history according to the purposes of his grace. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving, and all-wise. God is the Father indeed of all those who become his children through faith in Christ Jesus. He is fatherly in his attitude towards all men.

 

 

Genesis 1.1; 2.7; Exodus 3.14; 6.2-3; 11.15 ff.; 20.l et seq.; Leviticus 22.2; Deuteronomy 6.4; 32.6; 1 Chronicles 29.10; Psalms 19.1-3; Isaiah 43.3,15; 64.8; Jeremiah 10.10; 17.13; Matthew 6.9 et seq.; 7.11; 23.9; 28.19; Mark 1.9-11; John 4.24; 5.26; 14.6-13; 17.1-8; Acts 1.7; Romans 8.14-15; 1 Corinthians 8.6; Galatians 4.6; Ephesians 4.6; Colossians 1.15; 1 Timothy 1.17; Hebrews 11.6; 12.9; 1 2 Peter 1.17; 1 John 5.7.

 

• GOD SON

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In his incarnation as Jesus Christ he was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and fulfilled the will of God, taking upon himself human nature with its demands and needs and identifying himself completely with humanity, but without sin. He honored divine law by his personal obedience, and in his substitutionary death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead in a glorified body and appeared to his disciples as the person who was with them before his crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the Only Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person the reconciliation between God and man has been effected. He will return with power and glory to judge the world and accomplish his redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and all-knowing Lord.

 

 

Genesis 18.1 et seq.; Psalms 2.7 et seq.; 110.1 et seq.; Isaiah 7.14; 53; Matthew 1.18-23; 3.17; 8.29; 11.27; 14.33; 16.16,27; 17.5; 27; 28.1-6,19; Mark 1.1; 3.11, Luke 1.35; 4.41; 22.70; 24.46; John 1.1-18,29; 10.30,38; 11.25-27; 12.44-50; 14.7-11; 16.15-16.28; 17.1-5,21-22; 20.1-20,28; Acts 1.9; 2.22-24; 7.55-56; 9.4- 5.20; Romans 1.3-4; 3.23-26; 5.6-21; 8.1-3.34; 10.4; 1 Corinthians 1.30; 2.2; 8.6; 15.1-8, 24-28; 2 Corinthians 5.19-21; 8.9; Galatians 4.4-5; Ephesians 1.20; 3.11; 4.7-10; Philippians 2.5-11; Colossians 1.13-22; 2.9; 1 Thessalonians 4.14-18; 1 Timothy 2.5-6; 3.16; Titus 2.13-14; Hebrews 1.1-3; 4.14-15; 7.14-28; 9.12-15, 24-28; 12.2; 13.8; 1 Peter 2.21-25; 3.22; 1 John 1.7-9; 3.2; 4.14-15; 5.9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1.13-16; 5.9-14; 12.10-11; 13.8; 19.16.

 

 

• GOD SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, completely divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand the truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes each believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and gives them the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through his church. He seals the believer for the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will lead the believer to reach the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.

 

 

Genesis 1.2; Judges 14.6; Job 26.13; Psalms 51.11; 139.7 et seq. Isaiah 61.1-3; Joel 2.28-32; Matthew 1.18; 3.16; 4.1; 12.28-32; 28.19; Mark 1.10,12; Luke 1.35; 4.1, 18-19; 11.13; 12.12; 24.49; John 4.24; 14.16-17.26; 15.26; 16.7-14; Acts 1.8; 3 2.1-4.38; 4.31; 5.3; 6.3; 7.55; 8.17.39; 10.44; 13.2; 15.28; 16.6; 19.1-6; Romans 9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2.10-14; 3.16; 12.3-11,13; Galatians 4.6; Ephesians 1.13-14; 4.30; 5.18; 1 Thessalonians 5.19; 1 Timothy 3.16; 4.1; 2 Timothy 1.14; 3.16; Hebrews 9.8,14; 2 Peter 1.21; 1 John 4.13; 5.6-7; Revelation 1.10: 22.17.

• THE HUMAN BEING

Man is God's special creation, made in his own image. He created them male and female as the crown of his creation. The gift of gender is therefore part of the goodness of God's creation. In the beginning man was innocent and was endowed by God with the freedom to choose. By his own decision man sinned against God and brought sin to the human race. Through Satan's temptation man transgressed God's commandment, and fell from his original state of innocence, whereby his posterity inherited a nature and environment prone to sin. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of performing a moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only God's grace can bring man into his holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill God's creative purpose. The holiness of the human personality is evident in that God created man in his own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, each person of each race possesses absolute dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.

 

 

Genesis 1.26-30; 2.5, 7.18-22; 3; 9.6; Psalms 1; 8.3-6; 32.1-5; 51.5; Isaiah 6.5; Jeremiah 17.5; Matthew 16.26; Acts 17.26-31; Romans 1.19-32; 3.10-18.23; 5.6,12,19; 6.6; 7.14-25; 8.14-18.29; 1 Corinthians 1.21-31; 15.19,21-22; Ephesians 2.1- 22; Colossians 1.21-22; 3.9-11.

 

• GOD SON

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In his incarnation as Jesus Christ he was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and fulfilled the will of God, taking upon himself human nature with its demands and needs and identifying himself completely with humanity, but without sin. He honored divine law by his personal obedience, and in his substitutionary death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead in a glorified body and appeared to his disciples as the person who was with them before his crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the Only Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person the reconciliation between God and man has been effected. He will return with power and glory to judge the world and accomplish his redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and all-knowing Lord.

 

 

Genesis 18.1 et seq.; Psalms 2.7 et seq.; 110.1 et seq.; Isaiah 7.14; 53; Matthew 1.18-23; 3.17; 8.29; 11.27; 14.33; 16.16,27; 17.5; 27; 28.1-6,19; Mark 1.1; 3.11, Luke 1.35; 4.41; 22.70; 24.46; John 1.1-18,29; 10.30,38; 11.25-27; 12.44-50; 14.7-11; 16.15-16.28; 17.1-5,21-22; 20.1-20,28; Acts 1.9; 2.22-24; 7.55-56; 9.4- 5.20; Romans 1.3-4; 3.23-26; 5.6-21; 8.1-3.34; 10.4; 1 Corinthians 1.30; 2.2; 8.6; 15.1-8, 24-28; 2 Corinthians 5.19-21; 8.9; Galatians 4.4-5; Ephesians 1.20; 3.11; 4.7-10; Philippians 2.5-11; Colossians 1.13-22; 2.9; 1 Thessalonians 4.14-18; 1 Timothy 2.5-6; 3.16; Titus 2.13-14; Hebrews 1.1-3; 4.14-15; 7.14-28; 9.12-15, 24-28; 12.2; 13.8; 1 Peter 2.21-25; 3.22; 1 John 1.7-9; 3.2; 4.14-15; 5.9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1.13-16; 5.9-14; 12.10-11; 13.8; 19.16.

 

 

• GOD SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, completely divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand the truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes each believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and gives them the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through his church. He seals the believer for the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will lead the believer to reach the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.

 

 

Genesis 1.2; Judges 14.6; Job 26.13; Psalms 51.11; 139.7 et seq. Isaiah 61.1-3; Joel 2.28-32; Matthew 1.18; 3.16; 4.1; 12.28-32; 28.19; Mark 1.10,12; Luke 1.35; 4.1, 18-19; 11.13; 12.12; 24.49; John 4.24; 14.16-17.26; 15.26; 16.7-14; Acts 1.8; 3 2.1-4.38; 4.31; 5.3; 6.3; 7.55; 8.17.39; 10.44; 13.2; 15.28; 16.6; 19.1-6; Romans 9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2.10-14; 3.16; 12.3-11,13; Galatians 4.6; Ephesians 1.13-14; 4.30; 5.18; 1 Thessalonians 5.19; 1 Timothy 3.16; 4.1; 2 Timothy 1.14; 3.16; Hebrews 9.8,14; 2 Peter 1.21; 1 John 4.13; 5.6-7; Revelation 1.10: 22.17.

• THE HUMAN BEING

Man is God's special creation, made in his own image. He created them male and female as the crown of his creation. The gift of gender is therefore part of the goodness of God's creation. In the beginning man was innocent and was endowed by God with the freedom to choose. By his own decision man sinned against God and brought sin to the human race. Through Satan's temptation man transgressed God's commandment, and fell from his original state of innocence, whereby his posterity inherited a nature and environment prone to sin. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of performing a moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only God's grace can bring man into his holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill God's creative purpose. The holiness of the human personality is evident in that God created man in his own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, each person of each race possesses absolute dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.

 

 

Genesis 1.26-30; 2.5, 7.18-22; 3; 9.6; Psalms 1; 8.3-6; 32.1-5; 51.5; Isaiah 6.5; Jeremiah 17.5; Matthew 16.26; Acts 17.26-31; Romans 1.19-32; 3.10-18.23; 5.6,12,19; 6.6; 7.14-25; 8.14-18.29; 1 Corinthians 1.21-31; 15.19,21-22; Ephesians 2.1- 22; Colossians 1.21-22; 3.9-11.

 

• BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience that symbolizes the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Because it is an ordinance of the church, it is a requirement that precedes the privilege of church membership and partaking of the Lord's Supper. The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience by which the members of the church, by partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, commemorate the death of the Redeemer and announce his second coming.

 

 

Matthew 3.13-17; 26.26-30; 28.19-20; Mark 1.9-11; 14.22-26; Luke 3.21-22; 22.19-20; John 3.23; Acts 2.41-42; 8.35-39; 16.30.33; 20.7; Romans 6.3-5; 1 Corinthians 10.16,21; 11.23-29; Colossians 2.12.

• THE DAY OF THE LORD

The first day of the week is the Lord's Day. It is a Christian institution that should be observed regularly. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should include exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. Activities on the Lord's Day must be in accordance with the Christian conscience under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

 

 

Exodus 20.8-11; Matthew 12.1-12; 28.1 et seq.; Mark 2.27-28; 16.1-7; Luke 24.1- 3,33-36; John 4.21-24; 20.1,19-28; Acts 20.7; Romans 14.5-10; 1 Corinthians 16.1-2; Colossians 2.16; 3.16; Revelation 1.10.

 

 

• THE KINGDOM

The Kingdom of God includes both his general sovereignty over the universe and his particular dominion over men who voluntarily acknowledge him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the kingdom of salvation into which men enter through their surrender to Jesus Christ through childlike faith and trust. Christians must pray and work for the Kingdom to come and for God's will to be done on earth. The final consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.

 

 

Genesis 1.1; Isaiah 9.6-7; Jeremiah 23.5-6; Matthew 3.2; 4.8-10.23; 12.25-28; 13.1-52; 25.31-46; 26.29; Mark 1.14-15; 9.1; Luke 4.43; 8.1; 9.2; 12.31-32; 17.20-21; 23.42; John 3.3; 18.36; Acts 1.6-7; 17.22-31; Romans 5.17; 8.19; 1 Corinthians 15.24-28; Colossians 1.13; Hebrews 11.10,16; 12.28; 1 Peter 2.4-10; 4.13; Revelation 1.6,9; 5.10; 11.15; 21-22.

 

• THE LAST THINGS

God, in his own time and in his own way, will bring the world to his proper end. According to his promise, Jesus Christ will return to earth in glory in a personal and visible way; the dead will rise again; and Christ will judge all men in justice. The unjust will be consigned to Hell, the place of eternal punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.

 

 

Isaiah 2.4; Matthew 16.27; 18.8.9; 19.28; 24.27,30,36,44; 25.31-46; 26.64; Mark 8.38; 9.43-48: Luke 12.40,48; 16.19-26; 17.22-37; 21.27-28; John 14.1-3; Acts 1.11; 17.31; Romans 14.10; 1 Corinthians 4.5; 15.24-28,35-58; 2 Corinthians 5.10; Philippians 3.20-21; Colossians 1.5; 3.4; 1 Thessalonians 4.14-18; 5.1 et seq. 2 Thessalonians 1.7 et seq.; 2; 1 Timothy 6.14; 2 Timothy 4.1,8; Titus 2.13; Hebrews 9.27-28; James 5.8; 2 Peter 3.7 et seq. 1 John 2.28; 3.2; Jude 14; Revelation 1.18; 3.11; 20:1-22.13.

 

• BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience that symbolizes the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Because it is an ordinance of the church, it is a requirement that precedes the privilege of church membership and partaking of the Lord's Supper. The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience by which the members of the church, by partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, commemorate the death of the Redeemer and announce his second coming.

 

 

Matthew 3.13-17; 26.26-30; 28.19-20; Mark 1.9-11; 14.22-26; Luke 3.21-22; 22.19-20; John 3.23; Acts 2.41-42; 8.35-39; 16.30.33; 20.7; Romans 6.3-5; 1 Corinthians 10.16,21; 11.23-29; Colossians 2.12.

• THE DAY OF THE LORD

The first day of the week is the Lord's Day. It is a Christian institution that should be observed regularly. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should include exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. Activities on the Lord's Day must be in accordance with the Christian conscience under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

 

 

Exodus 20.8-11; Matthew 12.1-12; 28.1 et seq.; Mark 2.27-28; 16.1-7; Luke 24.1- 3,33-36; John 4.21-24; 20.1,19-28; Acts 20.7; Romans 14.5-10; 1 Corinthians 16.1-2; Colossians 2.16; 3.16; Revelation 1.10.

 

 

• THE KINGDOM

The Kingdom of God includes both his general sovereignty over the universe and his particular dominion over men who voluntarily acknowledge him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the kingdom of salvation into which men enter through their surrender to Jesus Christ through childlike faith and trust. Christians must pray and work for the Kingdom to come and for God's will to be done on earth. The final consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.

 

 

Genesis 1.1; Isaiah 9.6-7; Jeremiah 23.5-6; Matthew 3.2; 4.8-10.23; 12.25-28; 13.1-52; 25.31-46; 26.29; Mark 1.14-15; 9.1; Luke 4.43; 8.1; 9.2; 12.31-32; 17.20-21; 23.42; John 3.3; 18.36; Acts 1.6-7; 17.22-31; Romans 5.17; 8.19; 1 Corinthians 15.24-28; Colossians 1.13; Hebrews 11.10,16; 12.28; 1 Peter 2.4-10; 4.13; Revelation 1.6,9; 5.10; 11.15; 21-22.

 

 

• THE LAST THINGS

God, in his own time and in his own way, will bring the world to his proper end. According to his promise, Jesus Christ will return to earth in glory in a personal and visible way; the dead will rise again; and Christ will judge all men in justice. The unjust will be consigned to Hell, the place of eternal punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.

 

 

Isaiah 2.4; Matthew 16.27; 18.8.9; 19.28; 24.27,30,36,44; 25.31-46; 26.64; Mark 8.38; 9.43-48: Luke 12.40,48; 16.19-26; 17.22-37; 21.27-28; John 14.1-3; Acts 1.11; 17.31; Romans 14.10; 1 Corinthians 4.5; 15.24-28,35-58; 2 Corinthians 5.10; Philippians 3.20-21; Colossians 1.5; 3.4; 1 Thessalonians 4.14-18; 5.1 et seq. 2 Thessalonians 1.7 et seq.; 2; 1 Timothy 6.14; 2 Timothy 4.1,8; Titus 2.13; Hebrews 9.27-28; James 5.8; 2 Peter 3.7 et seq. 1 John 2.28; 3.2; Jude 14; Revelation 1.18; 3.11; 20:1-22.13.

 

• PEACE AND WAR

It is the duty of every Christian to seek peace with all men based on the principles of justice. In accordance with the spirit and teachings of Christ, they must do everything in their power to end the war. The true remedy for the warrior spirit is the gospel of our Lord. The supreme need of the world is the acceptance of his teachings in all relations of men and nations, and the practical application of his law of love. Christian people all over the world should pray for the kingdom of the Prince of Peace.

 

Isaiah 2.4; Matthew 5.9,38-48; 6.33; 26.52; Luke 22.36,38; Romans 12.18-19; 13.1-7; 14.19; Hebrews 12.14; James 4.1-2.

• RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Only God is Lord of the conscience, and He has set it free from the doctrines and commandments of men that are contrary to his Word or not contained in it. Church and state must be separated. The state must give protection and complete freedom to every church in the exercise of its spiritual purposes. In providing such freedom no church group or denomination should be favored by the state over other groups. Since civil government is ordained by God, it is the duty of Christians to render loyal obedience to it in all things not contrary to God's revealed will. The church must not resort to civil power to carry out its work. The gospel of Christ considers only the spiritual means to reach its ends. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. The state has no right to levy taxes for the support of any form of religion. The Christian ideal is that of a free church in a free state, and this implies the right for all men of free and unimpeded access to God, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion, without interference by part of civil power.

 

 

Genesis 1.27; 2.7; Matthew 6.6-7,24; 16.26; 22.21; John 8.36; Acts 4.19-20; Romans 6.1-2; 13.1-7; Galatians 5.1,13; Philippians 3.20; 1 Timothy 2.1-2; James 10 4.12; 1 Peter 2.12-17; 3.11-17; 4.12.19.

• THE FAMILY

God has ordained the family as the fundamental institution of human society. It is made up of people related to each other by marriage, blood or adoption. Marriage is the union of a man and a woman in a lifelong covenant commitment. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and woman in marriage a means for intimate companionship, the channel for sexual expression according to biblical patterns, and the means for the procreation of the human race. Husband and wife have equal value before God, since both were created in the image of God. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to his people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has a God-given responsibility to provide, protect, and lead his family. A wife should graciously submit to leadership as her husband's servant, just as the church willingly submits to Christ's leadership. She, being created in God's image as is her husband, and thus equal to him, has a God-given responsibility to respect her husband and assist her in managing the home and raising her children. the next generation. Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and inheritance from the Lord. Parents must demonstrate to their children God's model for marriage. Parents should teach their children spiritual and moral values and direct them, through the example of a consistent lifestyle and loving discipline, to make decisions based on Bible truth. Children must honor and obey their parents.

 

 

Genesis 1.26-28; 2.15-25; 3.1-20; Exodus 20.12; Deuteronomy 6.4-9; Joshua 24.15; 1 Samuel 1.26-28; Psalms 51.5; 78.1-8; 127; 128; 139.13-16; Proverbs 1.8; 5.15-20; 6.20-22; 12.4; 13.24; 14.1; 17.6; 18.22; 22.6,15; 23.13-14; 24.3: 29.15,17; 31.10-31; Ecclesiastes 4.9-12; 9.9; Malachi 2.14-16; Matthew 5.31-32; 18.2-5; 19.3-9; Mark 10.6-12; Romans 1.18-32; 1 Corinthians 7.1-16; Ephesians 5.21-33; 6.1-4; Colossians 3.18-21; 1 Timothy 5.8,14; 2 Timothy 1.3-5; Titus 2.3-5.