River of Life Christian Church Statements of Faith.
-GOD
We believe that there is only one true, living, and eternal God and that the Godhead is revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
One true and eternal God
1. God as Father
2. God as Son
3. Virgin Birth of Jesus
4. God as Holy Spirit
-The Holy Bible
We believe that the Holy Scriptures are the Old and New Testaments the inspired and infallible Word of God and therein is found the only reliable guide of Christian faith and conduct.
1. The Inspired Revelation
2. The Infallible Word
3. The Reliable Guide
-Man
We believe that God created man in His own image to bring Him honor through obedience, and that when man disobeyed he became a fallen sinful creature, unable to save himself.
We believe that infants are in the covenant of God’s grace and that all persons become accountable to God when they reach a state of moral responsibility.
1. Man’s Origin
2. Man’s Purpose
3. Man’s Sin
4. Man’s Accountability
-Salvation
We believe that Salvation (regeneration, sanctification, justification, and redemption) has been provided for all mankind through the redemptive work (life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession) of Jesus Christ.
We believe that this Salvation can be received only through repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
1. Salvation
2. Regeneration
3. Sanctification
4. Justification
5. Redemption
6. Christ’s Redemptive Work
7. Life and Death
8. Resurrection
9. Ascension
10. Intercession
11. Repentance
12. Faith
-Assurance and Endurance
We believe that those who abide in Christ have the assurance of salvation.
We believe that God calls us to endure this earthly life and run the Christian race that is set before us.
We believe that God’s Word teaches us how one should live as a believer providing evidence of one’s belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
We believe that God’s Word provides warnings for those who are living outside of God’s Will and should by all means be sure of one’s own relationship with Jesus Christ.
1. Assurance
2. Endurance
3. Warnings
-Christian Duties
We believe that Christians should live faithfully by serving in and through the local church, praying diligently, witnessing earnestly, practicing tolerance, showing loving kindness, giving as God prospers, and conducting themselves in such a way as to bring glory to God.
1. Faithful Service
2. Prayer
3. Witnessing
4. Tolerance
5. Loving Kindness
6. Financial Stewardship
-Church
Our beliefs about church
1. The Church Universal
2. The Local Church
3. Worship and Service
4. Nurture
-Ordinances
We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances instituted by Christ to be observed by Christians only.
We also believe that the Biblical mode of baptism is immersion and that participation in the Lord’s Supper should be open to all Christians.
1. Baptism
A. Instituted
B. Subjects
C. Biblical Mode
D. Purpose
2. Communion
A. Instituted
-The Lord’s Day
We believe in the sanctity of the Lord’s Day, the first day of the week, and that this day ought to be observed by worshipping God, witnessing for Christ, and ministering to the needs of humanity.
We believe that secular work on Sunday should be limited to cases of necessity or mercy.
1. Sanctity
2. Observance
-Last Things
We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ, and in the bodily resurrection of the dead.
We believe that God will judge all mankind by Jesus Christ that He will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in the Lake of Fire.
1. Return
2. Resurrection
3. Judgment and Reward