• The Trinity
There is only one living and eternal God. He reveals Himself to us as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit who subsist in unity and also as three separate, but distinct Persons. --John 14:7-16
• God the Father
God the Father providentially reigns governing His universe, His creatures, and the flow of human history. He is Father in truth and grace to those who become His children through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. --Genesis 1:1, 26, 27, 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 40:28-29; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14
• God as Son
Jesus Christ is God's eternal Son who was born of a virgin as both God and man, lived a sinless life, died to atone for the sins of human beings, was buried, arose from the grave, ascended into heaven and will literally return to earth one day.
--Matthew 1:22,23; Isaiah 9:6, 53:5-6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15; Titus 2:13
• God as Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the helper, assistant, counselor, and instructor of the triune Godhead. His work is to reveal Christ, convict of sin, lead to repentance, comfort, strengthen, sanctify the soul, and guide believers in worship, evangelism, and service.
--2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16,17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 5:18
• The Bible
The Scriptures are God-breathed and written by men divinely inspired. It is God's revelation of Himself to man and is an infallible, inerrant treasure of instruction and truth. God is its author, salvation is its end, and truth is its matter.
--Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 3:16
• The Church
The church is a local body of baptized believers. The New Testament speaks of the church as the body of Christ, which includes all members of all ages, with Christ as the Head.
--Matthew 16:18; Acts 20:27-29; 1 Corinthians 12:27-29; Ephesians 1:21-23, 3:20-22, 4:1-3, 5:21-27; Colossians 1:17-19
• Salvation
Salvation is a gift from God to mankind and is free to all who will accept it. It involves the redemption of man through repentance and placing one's faith in Jesus Christ. Every person who is truly saved will spend eternity in heaven, while those who die in their unconfessed sins will spend eternity in hell.
--Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1
• Baptism
Baptism occurs by immersion in water after salvation and is done in obedience to the command of Jesus Christ. It symbolizes our death to sin, our burial of the old life, resurrection to walk in newness of life, and our faith in our Savior who was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead.
--Matthew 3:15-17; Acts 2:38
• Man
Human beings are the special creations of God, made in His image. Through the first man, Adam, man sinned against God and brought sin into humanity. As a result, all human beings are sinners and are in need of salvation through Christ's death on the cross.
--Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1,2
We therefore relate Man with God orginal plans as we value man in these various dimesions
• We value Christ likeness
- We want men to be like our Lord Jesus Christ and savior in all conduct.
- We want to minister by serving people the way He did with compassion, under the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit.
- We shall convey the love, mercy and power of God through the ministry of the church. …….
Luke 14:16-20; John 20:21; Ephesians 5:2; Colossians 3:12
• We value godly family life
- Where parents live as examples and cultivate an environment in which the spiritual, emotional and social growth of their children can be fully accomplished.
Deuteronomy 6:7; Proverbs 22:6; 2 Timothy 3:15
• We value marital fidelity
- W here husband and wife can depend on each other to provide spiritual, emotional and intimate needs.
Proverbs 5:15-19; 1 Corinthians 7:3-5, Galatians 5:19-20; Hebrews 13:4
• We value purposeful singleness
- W here the uniqueness of being single (unmarried) should be used to bless the church.
Matthew 19:12c; 1 Corinthians 7:32-34
• We value the Church of God as the body of Christ
- Our desire shall be to seek its good, growth and prosperity.
Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 3:9-11; 5:25-27; 1 Timothy 3:5
• We value the mercy of God
- We shall always recognize in humility that all the goodness we receive from God is a result of His mercies, even those blessings we may regard as “rights” because of our relationship with Him as children. We shall therefore seek to extend mercy to another and to all who come under the ministry of the church.
Psalm 52:8; Lamentation 3:22-23; Colossians 3:12; James 5:11
• We value giving
- We shall always give ourselves first to the cause of the kingdom of God, and we shall encourage members of the church to give out of their material and financial blessings out of a willing and cheerful heart. We recognize that this ability comes from God Almighty out of whom all blessings flow.
1 Chronicles 29:12-14; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 8:1,2,5,7; 9:6-8
• We value the servant leadership
- Our leaders shall serve the members of the church as Christ did selflessly and not for profit or self-glorification. Matthew 10:42; John 13:13-15; Acts 20:18-19
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