The Bible — Final Authority
- The Holy Scriptures are the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God (2 Tim 3:16–17; 2 Pet 1:20–21; John 17:17).
- The Bible is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and life, not tradition, systems, or human reasoning.
- We affirm Christ-centered interpretation: the Old Covenant is shadow, the New Covenant is substance (Luke 24:27; Heb 10:1).
God — Eternal, Sovereign, Relational
- We believe in the one eternal God, revealed in three divine Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — co-equal and co-eternal, sharing one essence, distinguished in personhood, perfect in unity, and inseparable in work and will (Deut 6:4; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14) Or in other words, trinity.
- God is both timeless outside creation and temporal within creation — He is eternal yet genuinely responsive in history (dual model of divine temporality, Open Theism).
- He is infinite in love, holiness, justice, and power, and He desires all to be saved (1 Tim 2:4; 2 Pet 3:9).
Jesus Christ — Fully God, Fully Man
- Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man (John 1:1; Col 2:9).
- Conceived by the Spirit, born of a virgin, He lived sinlessly, fulfilled the Law, died as substitute, rose bodily, ascended, and intercedes for us (Phil 2:6–11).
- Even as a baby, He was fully God and active in the Trinity, while genuinely learning and growing in His humanity.
- He is Lord of all and will return to consummate His Kingdom.
The Holy Spirit — Our Helper and Power
- The Spirit indwells every believer at salvation (John 14:26; Rom 8:9).
- He regenerates, seals, sanctifies, empowers, and distributes gifts for service (1 Cor 12).
- We affirm the continuing reality of all spiritual gifts: prophecy, tongues, healing, miracles, discernment, wisdom, etc.
- We believe that Spirit baptism happens at the moment of salvation.
- We believe that POWER is the initial evidence of Spirit baptism. It could accompany with other gifts like tongues, which is one gift among many (1 Cor 12:29–30).
Salvation — The Finished Work of Christ
We affirm salvation as the once-for-all, finished work of Christ:
- Seminal Headship: Just as we were present in Adam when he sinned (Augustinian realism, Romans 5:12–19), so also we are present in Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. Adam’s disobedience made us sinners; Christ’s obedience makes us righteous.
- Justification: We are declared righteous (Rom 5:1).
- Sanctification: We are completely sanctified at salvation (Heb 10:10, 14).
- Reconciliation: Restored to fellowship with God (2 Cor 5:18–19).
- Redemption: Purchased and freed from slavery (1 Cor 6:20).
- Glorification: Already guaranteed (Rom 8:30).
- Eternal life now: Eternal life is a present possession, not just a future hope (John 5:24; John 17:3).
- Forgiveness is complete: past, present, future sins are forgiven (Heb 10:17–18).
- Salvation is secure forever (John 10:28).
We reject any view that makes salvation conditional on human performance. Grace is unearned, undeserved, and sufficient.
The New Creation Reality
At new birth, we are made completely new (2 Cor 5:17).
- Our old self was crucified with Christ (Rom 6:6). This is not metaphor but mystical union — His death is our death, His burial our burial, His resurrection our life, His ascension our ascension (Gal 2:20; Eph 2:6; Col 3:1–3).
- We no longer have a sinful nature; what Paul calls the flesh (σάρξ) is a mindset of self-effort, not an indwelling sin principle.
- Eternal life and righteousness are ours now (2 Cor 5:21).
- We are seated with Christ in heavenly places while physically on earth (Eph 2:6).
- No believer falls out of fellowship; God never leaves us (Heb 13:5).
- We are holy, blameless, and accepted (Eph 1:4–6).
- We do not “like” sin; our new heart delights in God’s will (Rom 7:22).
- We do not live sin-conscious lives but Christ-conscious lives (Rom 8:1).
- We are not under any curse (Gal 3:13).
Grace, Law, and Holiness
- We are dead to the Law as covenant — ceremonial, civil, and moral, including the Ten Commandments (Rom 7:6; Gal 2:19).
- Righteousness is a gift, not achieved (Rom 5:17).
- Grace is not a license to sin but the power to live free from it (Rom 6:14).
- Holiness is identity-driven, not rule-driven (Titus 2:11–12).
- Sanctification is finished, not progressive striving. We live from holiness, not toward it.
Healing and Deliverance
- Healing is included in Christ’s atonement (Isa 53:4–5; 1 Pet 2:24).
- It is always God’s will to heal. Ministers exercise faith to release healing in Jesus’ name.
- We distinguish persecution from sickness: persecution is promised; sickness is not.
- Believers cannot be demon-possessed but may need deliverance from deception; Satan’s only weapon is lies (Col 2:15).
- The devil has no jurisdiction over our lives.
Authority of the Believer
- We are seated with Christ and reign as kings and priests (Eph 2:6; Rev 1:6).
- We have authority over sin, sickness, and Satan (Luke 10:19; Mark 16:17–18).
- There is no “territorial authority” — Christ’s authority extends over all.
- The devil is to be resisted, expelled, and exposed, not feared.
The Kingdom of God
- The Kingdom was inaugurated with Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection
- It is already here but not yet consummated (Luke 17:21).
- We reject dispensationalism and affirm that the Church is the new Israel, one people of God (Eph 2:14–16).
- The Kingdom is revealed in justice, peace, healing, and reconciliation (Rom 14:17).
- Believers are called to embody God’s justice and mercy in the world today (Micah 6:8).
The Church
- The Church is the family of Spirit-filled believers, not a building or denomination (1 Pet 2:9).
- Every believer is a minister and priest.
- The Church’s mission is evangelism, discipleship, healing, mercy, justice, and extending Christ’s Kingdom.
- We reject hierarchies of “spiritual giants” vs. “babies.” All believers are one and equal in Christ.
Worship and Ordinances
- Baptism: Water baptism is symbolic, an outward declaration of faith (Rom 6:3–4). True baptism is the Spirit baptizing us into Christ at salvation (1 Cor 12:13).
- Lord’s Supper: Symbolic remembrance of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice; not re-sacrifice, but celebration (1 Cor 11:24–26).
- Worship: In Spirit and truth, not bound by place or ritual (John 4:23–24).
The Gospel
- The gospel is good news of freedom, forgiveness, joy, peace, and abundant life (John 10:10).
- It is the revelation of God’s justice (Rom 1:17) and mercy.
- It frees us from condemnation, shame, striving, and fear.
- It reveals God’s goodness and calls us to embody justice, reconciliation, and renewal in the world.
The End Times
- We reject rapture theology and dispensational timelines.
- We are amillennialist: Christ reigns spiritually now, and His return will consummate all things.
- We believe in the literal, visible, bodily return of Jesus (Acts 1:11).
- Final hope is bodily resurrection and the renewal of creation (1 Cor 15; Rev 21).
- Believers will reign with Christ in new heavens and new earth.
Summary Confession
We are a people of the finished work of Christ:
- Seminal headship: We sinned in Adam, and we are redeemed in Christ.
- Mystically united with Him — crucified, buried, raised, ascended, and seated in heavenly places.
- Justified, sanctified, reconciled, redeemed, glorified.
- Living in resurrection life, Spirit-empowered, eternally secure.
- Dead to sin and the Law, alive to God in grace.
- Walking in authority, gifts, and power of the Spirit.
- Embodying the justice of the Kingdom, already revealed in Christ and awaiting final fulfillment.
- Awaiting not escape, but the glorious return of Jesus and the renewal of all things.
