We
Believe
Salvation
Through Jesus Christ
Salvation
is deliverance from spiritual death and enslavement by sin. God provides
salvation for all who believe and accept His free offer of forgiveness.
Mankind’s only hope of redemption from the fallen sinful state is
through the blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son–blood that was
shed as Jesus died on the cross. [The account of the crucifixion of Jesus
is recounted by four of His contemporaries: Matthew (chapter 27), Mark
(chapter 15), Luke (chapter 23), and John (chapter 19).] (Luke 24:47;
John 3:3,16,17; Rom. 8:16; 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8,9; 4:24; Titus 2:11-12;
3:5-7)
Divine
Healing
Divine
healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is
provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
(Isa. 53:4,5; Matt. 8:16,17; James 5:14-16)
Baptism
in the Holy Spirit
All
believers are entitled to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and
therefore should expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father,
according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal
experience of all believers in the early Christian church. With the experience
comes the provision of power for victorious Christian living and productive
service. It also provides believers with specific spiritual gifts for
more effective ministry. The baptism of Christians in the Holy Spirit
is accompanied by the initial physical sign of speaking in other tongues
(unlearned languages) as the Spirit of God gives them audible expression.
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 2:4; 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9; 1 Cor.
12:1-31)
The
Second Coming of Christ
All
Christians who have died will one day rise from their graves and will
meet the Lord in the air. Christians who have not yet died will be raptured
or caught up with them, to be with the Lord. Then Christians of all ages
will live with God forever. The scriptural truth of the Lord’s soon
return is "the blessed hope". (Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52;
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Titus 2:13)
