Our Statement of Faith

The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine ( 2 Timothy 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2Peter 1:21).

Our God is One but manifest in three persons- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Sprirt ( Philippians 2:6; Matthew 3:16-17). God the Father is greater than all; the Source of the Word of God, flesh-covered, the One Begotten , and has existed with the Father from the beginning ( John 1:!-18; John10:30). The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and He is eternal

( John 15:26).

Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam’s transgression and fall, sin came into the world. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. As it is written, there is none righteous , no not one. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to unto the work of the devil by giving His life and shedding His blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23; Romans 3:9-10; 1 John 3:8, Galatians 3:13-14). Salvation is the gift of God to man, separated from works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God (Ephesians 2:8)

Man’s first step toward salvation is Godly sorrow that workers repentance. The new birth is necessary to all men, and when fulfilled produces eternal life (2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 John 5:12; John 3:3).

The Baptism in the Holy Ghost and Fire is a gift from Gouda’s promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to those who are believers in this dispensation and is received subsequent to the new birth. This experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of the speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance ( Matthew 3:11; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38-39; Acts 19:1-7; Act 2:4).

The Bible teaches that without Holiness no man can see the Lord. We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing as the time of regeneration and continuing until the consummation of salvation

( Hebrews 12:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 3:12-14; 2 Corinthians 1:30).