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We Believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of the Bible, which is therefore inherent and infallible in its original autographs. We also believe in the sole authority in the Bible, and therefore reject any claim that there is authority in tradition or in any supposed further revelation. (2 Tim 3:16 and 1Peter 1:21) We believe that there is one God. He is infinite and perfect, eternally existing in three distinct and equal persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit- each possessing the nature and perfection of deity, as well as the characteristics of personality and in this sense, they are a tri-unity, one-in-three, and three-in-one. (Deut 6:4, Acts 17:24, Psalm 90:2, Math 28:19,20) We believe that God is the creator of all things, and that God created individually the various groups of living beings, including mankind, as special acts of creation not through evolution. (Gen 1-2, Psalm 96:5, Is 37:16, Jerem 10:11-12, Rom 4:17, Heb 11:3) We believe that the first man, Adam, was created in the image of God. Adam sinned, though the image of God has not been lost, as a consequence all people are now born guilty before God and with a nature of rebellion against Him. (Gen 1:26, 27,2:7, Psalm 51:5, Eph 2:1-3, Rom 5:12) We believe that God made an irrevocable covenant with Abraham, which includes the unconditional election of Israel as God's chosen people, the promise of the Messiah through whom all the world will be blessed, and the gift of the land of Israel to the Jewish people. (Gen 12:1-3, 15:9-17, 17:1-5, 2 Sam 7:12-16, Rom 9-11). We believe that God the Son ,the eternal Word ,took human nature to Himself and was known as Y'shua,or Jesus,the Messiah. We believe in His full deity,His virgin conception by the work of the Holy Spirit,His full humanity,and His sinless life.( Is 7:14,9:6,John 1:1-3, 14, 20:28, Col 2:9, 2 Cor 5:21, 1 Peter 2:22, Heb 4:15, 7:26) We believe that Jesus the Messiah is the promised Prophet, Priest and King. As the prophet he revealed the mind of God in His teaching. As the great High Priest, He offered Himself once and forall as he only effective sacrifice for the sins of men, dying as an atonement, which is both penal and substitutionary. He continues His priestly ministry as He interscedes for His people. As the King, He began His reign as Messiah when He ascended into heaven after his death and bodily ressurrection. He will return physically and visibaly to reign on earth. (Rom 6:9-10, Rev 20:1, Deu 18:15, Acts 3:22-24, Mat 13:57, Heb 1-2, Lev 21, Heb 5-7, 7:1-3, 2 Sam 7:12-16, Isi 9:7, Luke 1:32-33, Mat 2:1-11) We believe that the Holy Spirit sovereignly gives gifts to believers, though no one particular gift is given to every believer. We believe in justification through grace alone through faith alone and that salvation is only achieved by faith in the Messiah Jesus for Jew and Gentile alike. We further believe that true believers in Messiah Jesus cannot lose their salvation. (1 Cor 12:1-11, 28-30, Rom 12:6-8, Eph 4:11, 2:8-9, Acts 4:12 Rom 8:27-30, John 10:28-30) We believe that the church is comprised of both Jew and Gentile who have accepted Jesus as Messiah. Gentiles who have come to faith in Messiah are fellow heirs with Jewish believers of the promises of God. We also believe that the establishment of the local assembly of believers were both Jews and Gentiles are encouraged to live together in unity, whilst expressing their respctve cultural distinctives. (Eph 2:15, Heb 10:24-25, Acts 14:23, 1 Tim 3, Titus 1:5-9) We believe that there will be a seven year period in which God will pour out His wrath on the earth, after which Messiah Jesus will return to earth to reign over the Millennial Kingdom. Then all his enemies will be put under his feet and He will hand over the kingdom to His Father. We further believe that the final state of those who have trusted in Messiah Y'shua will be eternal bliss in the prescence of God while the eternal state of those who have not trusted the Messiah will be one of conscious suffering in hell.( Dan 9:27, Mat 24-25, 2 Thess 2, 1 Thess 1:10, Rev 20:1-4, Isi 11:1-10, 2 Peter 3:13, Rev 21:1-3, 20:1-15, Mat 25:46, 2 Thess 8-9) Hallelujah!!! |