Articles of Faith

ARTICLES OF FAITH

1. The Fellowship believes that all Scriptures are inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.
2. The Fellowship believes that there is only ONE true God - revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3. The Fellowship believes in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.  As God's Son, Jesus was both human and divine.
4. The Fellowship believes that Man willingly fell into sin ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
5. The Fellowship believes that every person can have restored fellowship with God through "Salvation" (accepting Christ's offer for forgiveness for sin).
6. The Fellowship believes, and practices, two ordinances-(1) Water Baptism by Immersion or by Sprinkling as the situation may dictate, after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic rememberance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
7. The Fellowship believes in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a special seperate experience following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.
8. The Fellowship believes in a physical evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is "Speaking in Tongues", as experienced on the day of Pentacost and referenced throughout the Acts and the Epistles.
9. The Fellowship believes that Sanctification initially begins at salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
10. The Fellowship believes that the Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin.  We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
11. The Fellowship believes in Divinely called and Scripturally ordained Leadership Ministry serves the Church. 
12. The Fellowship believes in Divine healing of the sick is a privledge for Christians today and is provided for in Christ's atonement. (His sacrificial death on the Cross for our sins.)
13. The Fellowship believes in the Blessed Hope - When Jesus raptures His Church prior to His return to Earth (the second coming).  At this future moment in time all Believers who have died will rise from their graves and will me the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
14. The Fellowship believes in the Millennial Reign of  Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over the Earth for 1,000 years.
15. The Fellowship believes a final judgement will take place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.