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Doctrinal Commitments

The following Doctrinal Commitments represent the core beliefs of the denomination as outlined in Scripture.

  • Repentance:  Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19
  • Justification:  Romans 5:1; Titus 3:7
  • Regeneration:  Titus 3:5
  • New Birth:  John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9
  • Sanctification Subsequent to Justification:  Romans 5:2; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 13:12
  • Holiness:  Luke 1:75; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Hebrews 12:14
  • Water Baptism:  Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:22, 23; Acts 8:36, 38
  • Baptism with the Holy Ghost Subsequent to Cleansing; the Enduement of Power for Service:  Matthew 3:11; Luke 24:49, 53; Acts 1:4-8
  • The Speaking in Tongues as the Spirit Gives Utterance as the Initial Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost:  John 15:26; Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:1-7
  • The Church:  Exodus 19:5, 6; Psalm 22:22; Matthew 16:13-19; 28:19,20; Acts 1:8; 2:42-47; 7:38; 20:28; Romans 8:14-17: 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 12:12-31; 2 Corinthians 6:6-18; Ephesians 2:19-22; 3:9, 21; Philippians 3:10; Hebrews 2:12; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:6, 7; Revelation 21:2, 9; 22:17
  • Spiritual Gifts:  1 Corinthians 12:1, 7, 10, 28, 31; 1 Corinthians 14:1
  • Signs Following Believers:  Mark 16:17-20; Romans 15:18, 19; Hebrews 2:4
  • Fruit of the Spirit:  Romans 6:22; Galatians 5:22, 23; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 1:11
  • Divine Healing Provided for All in the Atonement:  Psalm 103:3; Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:17; James 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24
  • The Lord's Supper:  Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11: 2 3 - 2 6
  • Washing the Saints' Feet:  John 13:4-17; 1 Timothy 5:9, 10
  • Tithing and Giving:  Genesis 14:18-20; 28:20-22; Malachi 3:10; Luke 11: 42 ; 1 Corinthians 16:2 ; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9 ; Hebrews 7:1-21
  • Restitution Where Possible:  Matthew 3:8; Luke 19:8, 9
  • Premillennial Second Coming of Jesus: 
    First, to Resurrect the Dead Saints and to Catch away the Living Saints to Him in the Air - 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Second, to Reign on the Earth a Thousand Years -  Zechariah 14:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Jude 14, 15; Revelation 5:10; 19:11-21; 20:4-6
  • Resurrection:  John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 20:5, 6
  • Eternal Life for the Righteous:  Matthew 25:46; Luke 18:30; John 10:28; Romans 6:22; 1 John 5:11-13
  • Eternal Punishment for the Wicked - No Liberation nor Annihilation: Matthew 25:41-46; Mark 3:29; 2 Thessalonians 1: 8, 9; Revelation 20:10-15; 21:8

 

 

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