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Articles of Faith
(continued)

1. ISRAEL: We believe in the sovereign selection of Israel as God's eternal covenant people, that she
   is now dispersed because of her disobedience and rejection of Christ, and that she will be regathered
   in the Holy Land and, after the second advent of Christ
   (Genesis 13:14-17; Romans 11:1-32; Ezekiel 37).
   
   
2. RAPTURE AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: We believe in the premillennial return of Christ, an
   event which can occur at any moment, and that at that moment the dead in Christ shall be raised
   in glorified bodies, and the living in Christ shall be given glorified bodies without tasting death, and
   all shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air before the seven years of the Tribulation
   (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 51-54; Philippians 3:20, 21; Revelation 3:10).
   
   We believe that the Tribulation, which follows the Rapture of the Church, will be culminated by
   the revelation of Christ in power and great glory to sit upon the throne of David and to establish
   the millennial kingdom (Daniel 9:25-27; Matthew 24:29-31; Luke 1:30-33; Isaiah 9:6, 7; 11:1-9;
   Acts 29:29, 30; Revelation 20:1-4, 6).
   
   
3. THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED: We believe that there is a radical and essential
   difference between the righteous and the wicked; that only those who are justified by faith in
   our Lord Jesus Christ and sanctified by the Spirit of our God are truly righteous in His esteem;
   while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in His sight wicked and under the curse;
   and this distinction holds among men both in and after death, in the everlasting felicity of the saved
   and the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost in the lake of fire (Malachi 3:18; Genesis 18:23;
   Romans 6:17, 18; 1 John 5:19; Romans 7:6; 6:23; Proverbs 14:32; Luke 16:25; Matthew 25:34-41;
   John 8:21; Revelation 20:14,15).
   
   
4. THE LORD'S DAY: We believe that the scriptures teach that Sunday
   (the first day of the week or Christian Sabbath) is a day of worship, and is to be kept sacred by abstaining
   from secular labor and by placing emphasis on the word of God both in private and public
   (Exodus 20:8, Isaiah 58:13-14, Acts 20:8, Hebrews 10:24-25).
   
   
5. STEWARDSHIP (TITHES/OFFERINGS): The bible teaches that everyone with an income
   should give systematically to support God's work on earth. The tithe is not the goal but the
   starting point in God. A sound doctrine of stewardship teaches that man is a steward of everything
   in his life, time, talents, and material possessions; that God is the source of all, that He both gives
   and owns them (Malachi 3:10-12, Matthew 6:1-4, Acts 2:44, 5:1-1l; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 6:20,
   16:1-4, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Philippians 4:10-19).
   
   
6. WITNESSING: We believe that as 'light' illuminates darkness and 'salt' preserves- so we ought
   to impact the society in which we live. We therefore commit ourselves to sharing an active
   testimony in such a way as to stem the tide of evil in our world (Acts 1:8, Matthew 4:19,
   Psalm 126:5-6, Proverbs 11:30, Ephesians 3:1-11).
   
   
7. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: We believe that the spirit of excellence ought to influence all areas
   of our lives. That we should strive to be knowledgeable, professional and a worthy example in our
   secular and spiritual loves; believe that a constant hunger to know the word of God,- its original
   historical meaning, with a view to live it out in daily life is a true mark of a maturing New
   Testament Believer (Deut 6:1-10, Proverbs 3:12, 4:1-20, 15:14, Matthew 5:2-6, John 8:31-32,
   Acts 17:11, Ephesians 4:11-16, 2 Timothy 2:15).
   
   
8. LEADERSHIP: We believe that the fivefold ministry gifts are "offices" to be respected, because God
   put them here. God gave the vision for our church to the Senior Pastor, who gives it to all other
   officers and members who should commit themselves to the job of making it come to pass. We
   believe that it is fit and proper to honor the one whom God has given the vision: with obedience,
   prayers and material support, and this will give us the confidence that God is at work in our church
   (Exodus 3:1-10, 18:1-14, Jeremiah 3:15, 23:3-4; Ezekiel 34:23,24; Micah 6:41, 1 Corinthians 1:10,
   11:1; Galatians 6:6, Hebrews 5:21-33; 6:1-4).
   
   
9. THE SANCTITY OF THE HUMAN BODY: We believe that, in recognition of our bodies as
   spiritual temples, we should avoid the intake of any harmful substance, and we should refrain
   from the abuse of our bodies by food or beverage; always maintaining proper diet and exercise
   (Proverbs 20:1, 23:21, Habakkuk 2:15, 1 Corinthians 6:13-20, 9:27).
   
   
10. FAMILY: We believe that the family- one man, one woman, is the God ordained institution which predates
    the church; that it is always better for children to be reared in a wholesome Christian
    family (Genesis 1:27, 2:24, Exodus 20:12, Psalm 128, Hebrews 5:21-33, 6:1-4). 
    
    
11. WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT THE BAPTISM1 OF THE HOLY GHOST: At the point of
    salvation Jesus Christ baptizes all believers with the Holy Spirit whereby He brings men
    and women into relationship with Himself and His Body, the Church. (Matthew 3:11; 1 Corinthians 12:13).
    Believers are never commanded to be baptized with the Holy Ghost. It is, in fact, the baptism
    of the Holy Ghost which makes one a part of the Body of Christ.
    
    
12. WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT THE FILING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit indwells
    all believers (Romans 8:14-17). Living the Spirit-filled life is an issue of obedience for all believers
    (Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:16-26). We acknowledge that within the Body of Christ, the term,
    filled with the Holy Ghost, is often used interchangeably with the term, baptism of the Holy Ghost.
    When referring to the controlling presence and power of the Holy Ghost as a result of the submissive
    will and desire of the believer, we allow such alternation of terms. The baptism of the Holy Ghost
    and the filling of the Holy Ghost are distinct, separate, valid, and valuable ministries of the Holy
    Ghost, which may occur simultaneously at salvation (Acts 19:2-6). Subsequent to salvation, being
    filled with the Holy Ghost should be a continuous reality and an ongoing characteristic of the
    believer's consecrated holiness.
    
    
13. WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: We believe in the perpetuity
    and the continuing ecclesiastical value of all of the spiritual gifts for edification of the believers and
    the body of Christ until the end of the Church age which will be consummated by the glorious event
    of the return of  our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:14; Ephesians 4:11,12).
    All of the gifts are equally valuable, but they are not equally distributed. They are given at the
    divine discretion of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). 
    
    
14. WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT SPEAKING IN TONGUES: We believe that the gift of tongues
    is a legitimate method of speaking to God. When used in prayer and in praise tongues require no interpretation
    (1 Corinthians 14:14-15). However, when used as a vehicle to give a message from
    God to the assembly, tongues without interpretation is forbidden (1 Corinthians 14:6-12).When
    tongues are accompanied with the gift of interpretation, it is placed on the same spiritual level
    with the same spiritual value as prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:5). Tongues should not be forbidden; tongues
    and prophecy are to be exercised decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:39-40). No spiritual gift, including the
    gift of speaking in tongues, is a mark of spirituality (1 Corinthians 13).
    
    
15. ABUNDANT LIVING: We believe that when believers trust God, they can expect spiritual,
    material, mental, and social blessings; that abundant Christian living, having sufficient to meet
    life's essentials, is a direct privilege each believer has an obedient, informed child of God
    (Exodus 22:7, Deut. 8:11, 28:1-8,Joshua 1:8-9, Proverbs 22:24-259 30:19; Eccl 22:6, John 10:10,
    2 Corinthians 9:6,3, John 2).
    
    
16. THINGS TO COME; We believe that the end of this world is coming; that at the last day, Christ
    will descend from heaven, and raise the dead from the grave for a final separation where the wicked
    will go to endless punishment and the righteous to endless joy, and that this will fix forever the final
    state of man (Isaiah 2:4, Matthew 12:49, 25:31-46, Acts 1:11; Romans 14:10, 1 Peter 4:7,
    Revelation 1:18).
    
    IT IS OUR PRAYER THAT EACH ONE READING THESE ARTICLES OF
    OUR FAITH WILL SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR THEMSELVES
    (ACTS 17:11) AND BY DONG SO- WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY
    SPIRIT- COME INTO A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE
    BELIEVE.