Statement of Faith
Love of Christ
Fellowship Ministries
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"Where we endeavor to learn His word,
live by His principles and love His people"
The final authority of our beliefs is the Bible, God's infallible written Word, the sixty-six
books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the Bible was fully inspired by the
Holy Spirit, and that it was without error in the original manuscripts. (2 Tim 3:16,17; 2
Peter 1:21; 1 Cor 2:13, 10:11; John 10:35).
We believe:
1. There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons-- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
(Matt 28:19; John 10:30; Acts 5:3,4; 2 Cor 13:14).
2. God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, is the functional head of the Trinity (Father,
Son, Holy Spirit). He is the Father of all creation, of angels, of Israel, of believers, and of
Christ (John 14-17, 20:17; Job 1:16; Psalm 103:13).
3. Jesus is God the Son, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous
conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He lived a sinless life, and voluntarily
atoned for the sins of men by dying on the cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine
justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone. He rose from the dead
and ascended bodily into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God the Father. He is
the only mediator between God and man, and continually makes intercession for His saints
(Matt 1:16,20,23; Luke 1:34; Heb 4:15; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Cor 15; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Peter 2:5-9; 1
John 2:1).
4. The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, has come into the world to reveal and
glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws
sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of
spiritual birth, baptizes them into the body of Christ, and seals them until the day of
Redemption (John 16:8-11; Titus 3:5; 1 Cor 6:19; Rom 8:9b; 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 5:18; Gal
5:22-23).
5. Man was originally created in the image of God. He sinned by disobeying God and was
separated from God as a result. This fall brought all mankind under divine condemnation.
Man's nature is corrupt and this is why we need to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. (Gen
1:26-27; Eph 2:1; Rom 1:18, 3:20, 7:21-25, 5:12).
6. Our salvation is the result of God's grace, and it is not based in any way on human
works or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put
their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justifies them in His sight (Rom
6:23; Eph 2:8,9; John 3:16; Titus 3:5-8).
7. Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, His Body, which is composed of all men, living
and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith. God desires His people to
assemble together regularly for worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification
through the Scriptures, and for mutual encouragement (1 Cor 12:12-13; Col 1:18; Eph
2:15-16).
8. At physical death, the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with
the Lord and awaits the resurrection of the body to everlasting glory and blessing (1 Cor
15:12ff; 2 Cor 5:1-10; Phil 1:23; John 12:26).
Jesus Christ will come again to the earth--personally, visibly, and bodily--to fulfill the plan
of God (Rev 19:11-16; Zech 14:4-11; 1 Thess 1:9-10).
9. The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the
world and to disciple men of every nation. The fulfillment of that Great Commission
requires that all worldly and personal ambitions come second to our total commitment to
"Him who loved us and gave Himself for us" (Matt 28:19; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47-48).
books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the Bible was fully inspired by the
Holy Spirit, and that it was without error in the original manuscripts. (2 Tim 3:16,17; 2
Peter 1:21; 1 Cor 2:13, 10:11; John 10:35).
We believe:
1. There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons-- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
(Matt 28:19; John 10:30; Acts 5:3,4; 2 Cor 13:14).
2. God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, is the functional head of the Trinity (Father,
Son, Holy Spirit). He is the Father of all creation, of angels, of Israel, of believers, and of
Christ (John 14-17, 20:17; Job 1:16; Psalm 103:13).
3. Jesus is God the Son, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous
conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He lived a sinless life, and voluntarily
atoned for the sins of men by dying on the cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine
justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone. He rose from the dead
and ascended bodily into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God the Father. He is
the only mediator between God and man, and continually makes intercession for His saints
(Matt 1:16,20,23; Luke 1:34; Heb 4:15; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Cor 15; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Peter 2:5-9; 1
John 2:1).
4. The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, has come into the world to reveal and
glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws
sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of
spiritual birth, baptizes them into the body of Christ, and seals them until the day of
Redemption (John 16:8-11; Titus 3:5; 1 Cor 6:19; Rom 8:9b; 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 5:18; Gal
5:22-23).
5. Man was originally created in the image of God. He sinned by disobeying God and was
separated from God as a result. This fall brought all mankind under divine condemnation.
Man's nature is corrupt and this is why we need to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. (Gen
1:26-27; Eph 2:1; Rom 1:18, 3:20, 7:21-25, 5:12).
6. Our salvation is the result of God's grace, and it is not based in any way on human
works or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put
their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justifies them in His sight (Rom
6:23; Eph 2:8,9; John 3:16; Titus 3:5-8).
7. Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, His Body, which is composed of all men, living
and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith. God desires His people to
assemble together regularly for worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification
through the Scriptures, and for mutual encouragement (1 Cor 12:12-13; Col 1:18; Eph
2:15-16).
8. At physical death, the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with
the Lord and awaits the resurrection of the body to everlasting glory and blessing (1 Cor
15:12ff; 2 Cor 5:1-10; Phil 1:23; John 12:26).
Jesus Christ will come again to the earth--personally, visibly, and bodily--to fulfill the plan
of God (Rev 19:11-16; Zech 14:4-11; 1 Thess 1:9-10).
9. The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the
world and to disciple men of every nation. The fulfillment of that Great Commission
requires that all worldly and personal ambitions come second to our total commitment to
"Him who loved us and gave Himself for us" (Matt 28:19; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47-48).