OUR DOCTRINE
1. We believe all Scripture was given by verbal,
complete, and inerrant inspiration of God (II Tim 3:16)
and God has promised to preserve every jot
and tittle of what He inspired (Matt. 5:18). We
hold to the Authorized Version (King James Bible)
as the standard for English speaking people and
believe we find within it the certainty of the
words of truth (Prov. 22:20-21).
2. We believe in one true God who is manifest in
three eternal persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit (I John 5:7; Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19).
3. We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is fully and
literally God in human form (I Tim. 3:16). He was
conceived of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35), and in
the womb of a virgin named Mary (Isaiah 7:14)
received a human body. We believe He was tempted
by Satan in all points like as we are (Matt 4:1-11;
Heb 4:15; I John 2:16). We believe He allowed
Himself to be crucified in order to pay the
penalty deserved for all man's sin (Rom. 5:11-21),
He literally and bodily rose again from the grave
on the third day (I Cor. 15:3-4), and He now sits
on the right hand of the Father in heaven (Col. 3:1).
4. We believe the Holy Spirit is fully God and
the current earthly manifestation of God through
His indwelling of the believer in the Lord Jesus
Christ (I Cor. 3:16; John 16:7) and He seals the
believer and baptizes (immerses) him into the body
of Christ at the moment of salvation (I Cor. 12:13)
with the goal of teaching God's Word and
conforming the believer to the very image of
Christ (Eph. 1:3-14; I Cor. 2:9-16; II Cor. 3:17-18).
We believe all spiritual blessings are
received at the time of salvation (Eph. 1:3) and
the Spirit gives gifts to every believer as He
(the Spirit) wills so the believer might effectively
communicate the love of Christ (I Cor. 12-13). We
believe the modern "tongues movement" is not
according to Scripture (I Cor. 14).
5. We believe Satan is a real and historical
being - a fallen cherub who was lifted up in pride
and rebelled against God leading an army of
angelic beings with him (Isa. 14:12-17). His
defeat was sealed by the work of Christ on the
cross (Heb 2:14). His final destiny is the lake
of fire (Rev. 20:10).
6. We believe the Genesis account of creation is
historical, not allegorical or figurative. We
believe Adam was an historical person, created by
the direct act of God and in His image (Gen. 1-2).
Adam chose to sin against God through the
free will God gave him and reaped the wages of
death. As the originator of the human race, Adam
passed his sinful nature to all mankind (Rom. 5:12).
All men are sinners by birth and become
sinners in experience (Rom. 3) for which the wages
are death (Rom 6:23).
7. We believe salvation is by God's grace alone
on the basis of the finished work of Jesus Christ
on the cross and His resurrection, appropriated by
the faith of anyone who will personally believe in
his heart and confess with his mouth that Jesus
Christ is Lord (Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 10:9-10). We
believe the act of salvation is just as definite
and decisive as physical birth (John 3:1-7). We
believe this salvation cannot be reversed or lost
and believers are kept by the power of God (John 10:28-29;
I John 2:19; Rom 8:35-39; I Peter 1:5).
8. We believe the local assembly of believers
(church) is God's instrument in this age. While all
genuine born-again believers in Christ share an
organic family relationship, the overwhelming
number of references of the word "church" in the
Bible apply to a local, visible assembly of
believers (Acts 14:23; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:11-16;
I Tim. 3:1-13). At the Second Coming of Christ all
genuine believers from the time of Christ's
ascension will be united together as the Body of
Christ (I Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 19:7-8; 21:2).
Until then it is the responsibility of each local
church to continue in evangelism, discipleship,
and missions both independently and
interdependently (Matt 28:18-20). We believe each
local assembly should be as self-governing, self-
supporting, and self-propagating as possible;
practicing the ordinances of baptism and the
Lord's Table; and operating under the leadership
of those who hold the office of pastor (also known
as "bishop" or "elder") and assisted by those who
hold the office of deacon (Matt. 28:18-20; I Cor. 11:23-34;
I Tim. 3:1-13; I Pet. 5:1-4; Heb. 13:17).
We believe every member of the local
church has the responsibility to minister the Word
of God and support the ministry through prayer,
holy living, tithes, and offerings (I Cor. 16:2;
Mal. 3:10; Acts 4:34-37; II Cor. 8:7; Acts 2:41-47; 13:1-4).
9. We believe in the literal, physical return of
Jesus Christ to the earth in power and great glory
to judge the world and reign (Acts 1:11; II Thess. 1:7-10).
We believe shortly before Christ's
Second Coming all genuine believers will be
raptured out to meet the Lord in the air (I Thess. 4:13-18;
I Cor. 15:51-52) followed by a seven year period
of tribulation on earth during which time God will
judge His people Israel and all without Christ
(I Thess. 5:1-11; Matt. 24). That period of
tribulation will be ended by Christ's personal
return to rule for a thousand years (Rev. 20:1-6;
Matt. 25:31-46).
10. We believe all men will spend eternity either
with Christ or eternally separated from Him. We
believe the lost who die wait in a literal hell
for the day of final judgment where they will be
assigned to the proper degree of punishment in a
literal lake of fire (Rev. 20:11-15). We believe
those who have accepted Christ as Savior will
experience a bodily resurrection to everlasting
life (I Thess. 4:13-18; I Cor. 15:51-58).
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God
and is profitable for DOCTRINE, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness
that the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works. II Timothy 3:16, 17
Email: antonovaa@hotmail.com
