BELIEFS

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and contains one harmonious and sufficiently complete system of doctrine. We believe in the full inspiration of the Word of God. We hold the Word of God to be the only authority in all matters and assert that no doctrine can be true or essential, if it does not find a place in the Word.

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and creator of all things, The Old Testament reveals God in diverse manners, by manifesting his nature, character, and dominions. The Gospel in the New Testament gives us knowledge of God the “Father” or “My Father”, showing the relationship of God to Jesus as Father or representing Him as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself that son (St. John 15:8, and 14:20). Jesus also gives God distinction of “Fatherhood” to all believers when he explains God in the light of “Your Father in Heaven” (St. Matthew 6:8).

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second person in the Godhead of the Trinity. We believe that Jesus was and is eternal in his person and nature as the Son of God who was with God in the beginning of creation (St. John 1:1). We believe that Jesus was born of a virgin according to the scripture (ST. Matthew 1:18), thus giving rise to our fundamental belief in the virgin birth and to all of the miraculous events surroundings the phenomenon (St. Matthew 1:18-25).

We believe that Jesus became the “suffering servant” to man; this suffering servant came seeking to redeem man from sin and to reconcile him back to God, his Father (Romans 5:10). We also believe that Jesus Christ is standing now as mediator between God and man (I Timothy 2:5).

We believe that the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, proceeded from the Father and the Son and is of the same substance, equal to power and glory and is together with the Father and the Son, to believe, obey, and worship. The Holy Ghost is a gift bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering the believer. The believer becomes more effective witness for service in the world. He teaches and guides one into all truth (John 16:13: Acts 1:8, 8:39).

We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification. Tongue speaking is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the manifestation of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23, Acts 10:46 and 19:1-6). We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be saved, but that we are baptized with the Holy Ghost because we are saved. (Acts 19:1-6 and John 3:5) When one receives a baptismal Holy Ghost experience, we believe one will speak with a tongue unknown to oneself according to the sovereign will of Christ. To be filled with spirit means to be spirit controlled as expressed by Pal in Ephesians 5:18-19. Since the charismatic demonstrations were necessary to help the early church to be successful in implementing the command of Christ, we therefore, believe that a Holy Ghost experience is mandatory for all men today.

We believe that man was created by God; holy, composed of body, soul, and spirit. We believe that man, by nature is sinful and unholy. Being born in sin he needs to be born again, sanctified and cleaned from all sins by the blood of Jesus. We believe that man is saved by confession and forsaking his sins, and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ and that having become a child of god by being born again and adopted into the family of God, he may and should claim the inheritance of the sons of God.

We believe in the second coming of Christ; that He shall come from heaven to earth, personally, bodily, visibly (Acts 1:11; Titus 2:11-13: St. Matthew 16:27: 24:30; 25:30; Luke 21:27; John 1:14, 17; Titus 2:11) and that the Church, the bride, will be caught up to meet Him in the air (I Thessalonians 4:16-17). We admonish all who have this hope to purify themselves as He is pure.