WE BELIEVE IN GOD
We believe in the one and only God who is perfect and eternal. He is a Trinity—the
Holy Father, the Holy Son and the Holy Spirit. They are equal in power and
glory: that is the triune God Who created all, upholds all and governs all.
JESUS CHRIST
We believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God, our Savior and Lord. We believe
that he is the true God and true human being who was incarnated by the Holy
Spirit in the Virgin Mary. He, being righteous, is able to bring sinners
to righteousness through his sacred blood which was shed for the unrighteous.
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the God of personality Who dwells in
the hearts of true believers. He came to lead us, teach us and grant us
abilities. We believe in His reproaching of the world of its sins, its righteousness
as well as its judgment.
HUMAN BEING/SIN
We believe that human beings were originally created in the image of God.
However, this perfect image was later degraded through Adam and Eve's disobedience.
Human beings from then on were to undergo the process of death in both body
and spirit. Therefore, human beings, set apart from God, carry the characteristics
of original sin from birth.
SALVATION
We believe that the salvation of all men is brought through Jesus Christ
and that whosoever repents of his/her sins and believes in Jesus is born
again by the Holy Spirit, receives the gift of everlasting life, and |
becomes a child of God. God also wants His
believerts to be completely holy by being filled with the Holy Spirit: to
live a different life in contrast with sinfulness and worldliness: to dedicate
their lives to His will: and to live a life of effective service. Born again
believers must have this important, gradual experience.
BIBLE
We accept the Holy Scripture, the Old and New Testaments, as inspired by
God. We believe in the Holy Scripture to be the Word of God—accurate
and correct—which provides us the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine
and Christian conduct. The purpose of this revelation is to show God's concern
for the salvation of all men and women.
CHURCH
We believe that the church is composed of all believers in Christ who are
redeemed by his blood and born again by the Holy Spirit. Christ is the head
of his church. We believe that our important duty is to spread his gospel
as God's witnesses to all the nations of the world.
LAST THINGS
We believe in the physical resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous
respectively. The righteous will resurrect unto life, and the unrighteous
will resurrect unto judgment. We also believe in the imminence of Jesus
Christ's second coming. He will return in physical form and will be visible
to our world where he will stay to complete the Thousand Year Kingdom. We
believe that this second coming, a blessed hope to all believers, stimulates
us to lead a faithful life and to live in sincere service to the Lord.
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