The Holy Bible
We believe that it is divinely inspired by God and is infallible, written by holy men of God who were moved by the Holy Spirit in 66 books.
We believe that it is the living and effective Word of God and the complete revelation of God to mankind.
We believe that it is fully sufficient for man to know the truth concerning his salvation, conduct, knowledge of God, and his relationship with Him.
[References: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:21, Hebrews 4:2, Luke 16:29]
God
We believe in one God, eternal and self-existent, omnipotent over all things.
We believe that God is three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that these three persons are equal in all divine attributes.
We believe that the three persons of the Trinity are distinct yet inseparable (each person performs certain works that cannot be attributed to the others, such as the incarnation of the Son).
We believe that the three persons of the Trinity are united without fusion (the person of the Father is not the person of the Son).
[References: Deuteronomy 6:4, Psalms 90:2, Psalms 119:68, Matthew 28:19, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 John 4:4]
Jesus Christ
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son, co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit, equal to them in all divine attributes.
We believe in His divinity, that He is eternal, omnipotent, and omniscient, and that all things were created through Him.
We believe in His humanity, that since His incarnation, He became both God and man simultaneously. In the fullness of time, He took on a true body, free from sin, formed in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit. As a man, He was without sin, did not know sin, and did not commit sin.
We believe that He is one person with two united natures: the divine nature (deity) and the human nature (humanity). His deity never separated from His humanity, not even for a single moment.
We believe that He died in the flesh on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead on the third day in a glorified body, ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for believers.
We believe that salvation is found in no one else but Him and that He is the head of the Church (the true believers in every place and time).
[References: John 1:3, 1:14, Philippians 2:6, Matthew 1:18-23, Luke 1:35, 1 John 3:5, 1 Corinthians 15:3-5, Hebrews 5:8, 9:24, 1 John 2:1, Acts 4:12]
The Holy Spirit
We believe that He is a person equal to the Father and the Son and united with them in one essence.
We believe that He convicts the sinner and leads him to repentance, regenerating him as a child of God with a new nature.
We believe that He dwells in every believer. We also believe in the experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit, empowering believers to overcome sin and bear fruit in their testimony for the Lord Jesus.
We believe in the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit given to believers for the edification of the Church and that the Holy Spirit works in believers for the glory of the Lord Jesus.
[References: Acts 5:3-4, John 16:8, John 3:7, 1 Corinthians 3:16, Acts 2:4, Galatians 5:22, 1 Corinthians 12, John 14:16]
Humanity
We believe that every human is born with a sinful nature inherited from Adam’s fall, and therefore, every human commits sins, making him deserving of the second death—eternal destruction.
We believe that man cannot save himself from this punishment through his works.
[References: Genesis 3, Psalms 51:5, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 5:12, Revelation 20:11-15, Titus 3:5]
Salvation
We believe that salvation from eternal destruction is by grace and is a free gift from God granted only through the full atonement of Christ.
We believe that the sinner receives salvation through heartfelt faith in the Lord Jesus. As he repents of his sins and accepts the Lord and His work on the cross, his sins are forgiven, and he is born again, becoming a child of God and a temple of the Holy Spirit.
[References: Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16-18, Romans 3:24-25, John 1:12-13]
The Unseen World
We believe in the existence of angels, as well as in the existence of Satan and his kingdom.
We believe that angels are God’s servants who come to our world to support and protect believers.
We believe that the forces of Satan’s kingdom fight against believers, aiming to steal their privileges, bind them in sin and weakness, and hinder their success. The opportunity they take advantage of is the believer’s continued welcoming of sin or failure to resist it.
We believe that the believer has authority over Satan and his kingdom because the Lord Jesus has given believers the power to trample on serpents and scorpions of the kingdom of darkness. The believer also has a higher position, as he is seated with Christ in the heavenly places. Therefore, he has the authority to cast out evil spirits in the name of Christ and to resist Satan while holding onto the armor of God so that the devil will flee. The believer must use his authority to achieve victory.
[References: Hebrews 1:14, Ephesians 4:17, Deuteronomy 28:48, 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Luke 10:19, Ephesians 1:20-22, Ephesians 2:6, Mark 16:17, Ephesians 6:11, James 4:7]