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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance
Matthew 3:8 (NKJV)
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Born a girl despised by her parents. Days, months, years pass until I reach youth. Countless things happened, nothing good: abandonment, separated parents, living in and other abuses, a meaningless life; but I became a mother of 4 beautiful children. Without education, without purpose, without goals. A dishonest life, I felt empty, a lack of love, and I thought, "there is no sense to live, it is better to die." Praise God for that thought. Because that thought, of not existing in this world, would have taken me to the worst place where a Human should not go. But then came a divine plan. And it was necessary to die, but die to the deeds of the flesh.
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21 (NKJV)
And that's when life began, because my heart began to receive a call of love. "If you go to the church and seek God, everything would change for you." That thought led me to meet the Great, the Almighty, Jesus Christ. Whom I accepted as my only Savior of my soul and everything began to change for me. Love, peace, joy, patience, hope, desire to live to work for a true and faithful God, my condition did not see decay, but it was what he could do through me. And the process began, not easy, with many tears, often not understanding the purpose for me, but continuing to fight in this war, with great joy and hope that He would fulfill his purpose for me. One morning, I made a call that never expected. He invited me to pastor. With awe, I began to obey the call, but around me, everything was negative. Only He could help me, because how to open a church, when no one wants to submit to the will of God, when most churches have forgotten that the God that we serve said:
For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Leviticus 11:45 (NKJV)
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Leviticus 19:2 (NKJV)
For I understand the word when I read:
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
Hebrews 12:14 (NKJV)
Glory to God today and forever Glory to God. I began to obey God with a soul who was willing to love God. He and I started the work, praying, humiliated, and watching, without music but joyful. And God is faithful, he began dealing with souls and hearts ready to serve you added and today the group formed to praise.
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Statement of Faith
The Scriptures. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative word of God. 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Matt. 5:18; John 16:12-13.
The Godhead. We believe that there is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Deut. 6:4, 2 Cor. 1-14.
Man's Creation and Fall. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sin nature and consequent alienation from God and came under the judicial sentence of death. Gen. 1:26; Rom. 3:22;6:23.
The Person and Work of Christ. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return for His church and with His church in power and glory. Rom. 3:25; Heb. 7:24-25; Titus 2:13; 1 Cor 15; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; John 20:31.
The Holy Spirit. We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, in the present age indwells all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, baptizes them into the body of Christ, seals them unto the day of redemption, and that every believer is commanded of God to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:8; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor12:12-14; Eph. 5:18-20; 1 Cor. 3:16-17.
Salvation. We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this faith is manifested in works pleasing unto God. Titus 2:11-14; Eph. 2:8-10; John 1:12; 1 John 5:11-13.
The Church. We believe that the church, which is the body and bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons in this age of grace, irrespective of their affiliation with Christian organizations. Eph. 1:2-23; 5:25-27; 1 Cor. 12:12-14.
The Final State. We believe that the condition and retribution of the lost and the salvation and blessedness of the saved are conscious and everlasting. Mark 9:43-48; John 5:28-29; 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-15.
Special Creation. We believe the triune God created the universe apart from pre-existing materials and without any evolutionary process. We believe in the historicity of the first eleven chapters of Genesis (Genesis 1:1; Nehemiah 9:6; Psalms 102:25; Acts14:15).
Satan. We believe that Satan was originally created a perfect being. He rebelled against God. As a result he became depraved, the devil and adversary of God and His people, the leader of a host of angels who fell with him. Satan has been judged and defeated at the cross and awaits his ultimate doom at the conclusion of the Millennial Reign which takes place after the Second Advent of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:2; I Thessalonians 3:5; I Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:9; 20:1-3; 7-10).
Sanctification.
- Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil and of dedication unto God (Romans 12:1-2; I Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12).
- Sanctification is obtainable as a second definite work of grace, received by faith in the blood of Christ.
- Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1-11,13; 8:1-2,13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12-13; I Peter 1:5).
The Ordinances and Practices of the Church.
- Baptism in Water. The ordinance of baptism by immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Saviour and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to the world that they died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:4).
- Holy Communion. The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements - bread and fruit of the vine - is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (II Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (I Corinthians 11:26); and a prophecy of His second coming (I Corinthians 11:26); and is enjoined on all believers "until He comes!"
- Footwashing. Washing the saints' feet is scripturally sound, but its practice in the local assembly is left optional (John 13:4-17).
- Child Dedication. Since water baptism is an outward expression of an inward work of grace, we do not practice infant baptism. However, we do encourage presenting our children to the Lord in child dedication and blessing until they are old enough to make their own choice and decision (Luke 2:27; Mark 10:13-16).
The Blessed Hope. The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church (I Thessalonians 4:16-17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians 15:51-52).
The Millennial Reign of Christ. The Word of God promises the catching away of the prepared and waiting saints, followed by the great tribulation, and then the return of our Lord with His saints and holy angels in power and great glory to reign on earth a thousand years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel (Ezekiel 37:21-22; Zephaniah 3:19-20; Romans 11:26-27) and the establishment of universal peace (Isaiah 11:6-9; Psalms 72:3-8; Micah 4:3-4).
The Final Judgment. There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, and the beast and false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20; 20:11-15, 21:8).
Racism. God created all men equal in value and imputed upon them dignity and the Imago Dei. One is never partially in the Image of God any more than one may be partially alive. Attempts to identify, treat, or view certain people or groups as lesser members of humankind are a blasphemous affront to our Creator. Racism in all its forms is sin, for it grounds the identity and security of human life in self rather than God, in creature rather than the Creator, apart from whom a human being has no identity or value. Self-indulgent pride in “race,” therefore, must be regarded as idolatry in one of its most ugly forms, an attempt to be like God. We believe prejudice to be an attempt to reverse the creative act of God and what God has valued, let no man devalue. Secondly, racism is an attempt to reverse the redemptive act of Christ. In Jesus Christ, God became a Man and so identified Himself fully with every member of the human family in whatever nation or culture they may be found. Jesus Christ has removed all barriers that stand between human beings, giving reconciliation through His cross. Thirdly, through the means of grace, God empowers and commands all Christians “to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against the soul,” including the sin of racism. (Gen. 1:26-27; 9:6; Jn. 13:35, 15:12-13; Acts 17:24-26; 1 Cor. 1:13; Gal. 3:26-28; Eph. 2:13-16; 1 Tim. 2:3-6; 1 Pet. 1:22; 1 John 2:9-10)
Tithes and Offerings. The needs of the New Testament Church, its varied ministries along with its God ordained leadership are to be met by the tithes and offerings of the believers (Matthew 23:23; I Corinthians 16:1; II Corinthians 9:6-7).
Biblical Marriage. The Bible is the highest authority for both church and life (2 Timothy 3:16-17). In constituting the first accredited institution in society, God defined marriage as being exclusively between one man and one woman, and all other variations are gross distortions of God’s plan. (Gen. 1:27, 2:18, 23-24). Homosexual behavior is sin because it is disobedient to the most basic scriptural and moral teachings which define the church: “If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.” (Leviticus 20:13 NIV). When the church condones detestable behavior, it becomes detestable to God. (Romans 1:25–27, 1 Cor. 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 1:9-10). It is sin because it violates the created order for families. Condoning homosexual behavior brings destruction upon the church institution (Genesis 19:4–11, 24-25), and any governmental effort to force religious institutions to condone homosexual behavior is the government attempting to destroy the church. Furthermore, it is also clear that Jesus authoritatively affirmed the continuing validity of the Old Testament moral law, including prohibitions against homosexual behavior. (Matthew 5:27-28). Therefore; because of our most basic belief in the inalterable law of the Bible, the International Pentecostal Church of Christ condemns the practice of homosexual behavior including arrogant attempts to redefine marriage. All churches, ministers, officers, employees, and members on every level are prohibited from condoning or engaging in homosexual practices. Churches, ministers, officers, employees, and members are also expressly forbidden to participate in or aid in any way same-sex weddings, unions, or related religious services, or to allow any church owned facilities or resources to be used for homosexual weddings or activities. (2 Cor. 6:14). Although all church positions are limited to those subscribing to church faith and practice, all persons, whatever their backgrounds, should be welcomed to any church, for Christ calls upon all persons to come to Him and to leave their sin.
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