MESSIANIC STATEMENT OF FAITH
1. We believe the Bible
(both Old and New Covenants) to be the divinely inspired
Word of God; it is our source and final authority. |
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Timothy 3:16; I Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12). |
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2.
We believe the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God
of Jacob to be the only living and true God. He is an
eternal tri-unity of three co-equal and divine
personalities: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy
Spirit. He is the Creator of heaven and earth. |
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1:1; Matthew 3:16-17). |
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3. We
believe Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah) to be the
only begotten Son of God who became God incarnate. He was
both fully God and fully man, conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Jewish virgin Miriam. |
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1:20-23; Luke 1:27-32) |
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4. We
believe Yeshua, by virtue of His miraculous birth and
sinless life, voluntarily gave Himself as the perfect
atoning sacrifice for the sins of Israel and all mankind and
by His vicarious death made it possible for all to be
reconciled to God. |
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1:4; Hebrews 9:26). |
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5. We
believe after His death on the tree, the Lord Yeshua on the
third day rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, where
He is seated at the right hand of the Father, as our
Intercessor and Advocate, the only mediator between God and
man. |
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(II
Corinthians 5:15; Matthew chapter 28; Mark, chapter 16;
Luke, chapter 24). |
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6. We
believe the Lord Yeshua will soon descend from heaven to
gather (rapture) the true believers, those who have accepted
Yeshua as the Messiah, unto Himself. |
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chapter 4; Revelations 20:6). |
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| 7. We
believe all men are sinners by nature and in need of
salvation, which can only be accomplished by confession in
the Messiah, by God’s grace and through His atoning blood,
death and resurrection. |
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3:23-25; Rom. 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; I Peter 1:1819). |
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| 8. We
believe that every follower of Yeshua should seek the
infilling of the Holy Spirit as a definite and distinct
experience, that they might be endued with power for the
Messiah’s service. |
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1:4-5 & 8; Acts 2:1-18 & 38-39). However, this is not a
prerequisite for salvation. |
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| 9. We
believe disunity, Proverbs 6:16-19, with others in
the congregation is detrimental and shall be disciplined
according to Matthew 18:15-18, with the final
decision left to the spiritual leader and board. |
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| 10. We
believe in tithing and love offerings to support the work of
God. One-tenth is the measure of one’s tithe. |
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Malachi 3:10; Luke 6:38). |
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| 11. We believe in a literal
heaven and hell. |
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Revelation 21:1-2; Psalm 9:17; Matthew 10:28). |
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| 12. We believe in the
following observances: |
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Water Baptism (Romans 6:3-4;
Matthew 28:19)
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Communion (Luke 22:19; I
Corinthians 11:26)
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Dedication of Children (I
Samuel 1:26-28; Mark 10:15-16)
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Matrimony (Matthew 19:4-6;
Ephesians 5:31)
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Anointing with Oil (Exodus
30:25; James 5:14)
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Laying on of Hands (Acts 6:6;
Hebrews 6:1-2)
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