Statement of Faith

Update: December 20, 2012

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1、All the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are inspired of God,totally inerrant, to which nothing can be added, and from which noting can be taken away [II Tim. 3;16; Rev. 22;18-19]

2、God the Father is omnipresent,omnipotent, and omniscient, eternally present, who created all things out of nothing,and raised people from the dead [ Ex. 3;4; Rom.4;17]

3、 Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of the Father, co-eternal with the Father, through Whom all things were made. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit incarnate, and born of the Virgin Mary. He has both a divine and a human nature united in one person. As Savior of mankind, he suffered and died for sinners in a truly sinless body. He was raised from the dead on the third day, talked with his disciples concerning things of the Kingdom, and ascended into heaven after40days. He will come again and judge the living and the dead ( John 1;1-14; Matt. 1;20-23; Heb. 4;14,15; Acts 1;1-3; John 5;25-29).

4、The Holy Spirit is third person of the Triune God. He was sent to dwell in the believers, and work with the church in leading men to confession, repentance, and regeneration by accepting Jesus as their personal savior. When a believer is filled with the Holy Spirit he becomes holy and useful to the Master. The Holy Spirit leads the believers into all the truths in the Bible ( John 16;7-13; Acts 7;51-60; Matt.28;19)

5、The Origin of Sin; Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God. Adam and Eve, first ancestors of the human race, listened to the devil and disobeyed God's command, and ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and became sinners. All the human race inherit this sinful nature from Adam and Eve, are of the flesh, and cut off from God.This is the origin of man's original sin (Gen.1;26; 3;6,7,16,19; Rom.5;12-14)

6、 Redemption; We believe in the redemption of Jesus Christ who shed his blood and died for sinners on the cross. The just died in the place of the unjust, and redeemed them from both their original and personal sins. All who come to Jesus to confess their sins and repent, accepting Jesus as their personal Savior and being baptized in his name, will be saved and become children of God. They will then lead their family and children to the Lord. So we are saved by grace through faith; and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that on one should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them ( Eph. 2;1-10;I John 1;9; Acts 2;38; I Pet. 3;18)

7、Predestination & Free Will; We believe that God created man in His own image and likeness, and endowed him with intelligence and wisdom to distinguish between good and evil. So man should be responsible for what he does. He is free to choose eternal life or eternal perdition. We believe that all have sinned, and died in trespasses and sins. Man can not save himself; he has to turn to Christ the Savior under the movement of the Holy Spirit. For He has chosen us before the foundation of the world in Christ, and predestined us to kind intention of His will(Gen.1;26; 2;16,17, 19, Rom.3;23; I cor. 12;3; Eph. 1;4)

8、Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption: If a man believes in his heart that jesus is Lord, he will be justified,. A man is regenerated through the Word of God and the Spirit of God. The Gentiles become fellow-heirs, fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel(Rom.10:10; John 3:; Eph. 3:6;5:6)

9、Sanctification: The Lord elected us from the beginning and predestined to salvation and sanctification through our faith in the Word and the moving of the Holy Spirit. If a man cleanses himself form things of dishonor, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and useful to the Master(Jonh 17:17; Pet.1:2; II Tim. 2:21)

10、 Baptism and the Lord's Supper; We who have been baptized into Christ Jesus are baptized into his dead .So we have been buried with him through baptism into death,in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. The Lord's Supper was instituted in the night in which he was betrayed. He took the bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said,'' This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.'' In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, ''This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.'' For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner,shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly (Rom. 6;3, 4; I Cor.11;23-29)

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