Our Belief

THE BIBLE
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and contains one harmonious and sufficiently complete system of doctrine.  We believe in the full inspiration of the Word of God.  We hold the Word of God to be the only authority in all matters and assert that no doctrine can be true or essential if it does not find a place in this Word.


THE FATHER

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all things.  The Old Testament reveals God in diverse manners, by manifesting His nature, character, and dominions.  The Gospels in the New Testament give us knowledge of God the "Father" or "My Father," showing the relationship of God to Jesus as Father, or representing Him as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself that Son (St. John 15:8, 14:20).  Jesus also gives God the distinction of "Fatherhood" to all believers when He explains God in the light of "Your Father in Heaven" (St. Matthew 6:8).


THE SON
We Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second person in the Godhead of the Trinity or the Triune Godhead.  We believe that Jesus was and is eternal in His person and Nature as the Son of God who was and is eternal in His person and nature as the Son of God who was with God in the beginning of creation (St. John 1:1).  We believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin called Mary according to the Scriptures (St. Matthew 1:18), thus giving rise to our fundamental belief in the Virgin Birth and to all of the miraculous events surrounding the phenomenon (St. Matthew 1:18-25).  We believe that Jesus Christ became the "suffering servant" to man: this suffering servant came seeking to redeem man from sin and to reconcile him to God, his Father (Romans 5:10).  We believe that Jesus Christ is standing now as mediator between God and man (I Timothy 2:5).


THE HOLY GHOST

We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is the consequence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost with the manifestation of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 10:46, 19:1-6). We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be saved (Acts 19:1-6; John 3:5). When one receives a baptismal Holy Ghost experience, we believe one will speak with a tongue unknown to oneself according to the sovereign will of Christ. To be filled with the Spirit means to be Spirit controlled as expressed by Paul in Ephesians 5:18, 19. Since the charismatic demonstrations were necessary to help the early church to be successful in implementing the command of Christ, we therefore, believe that a Holy Ghost experience is mandatory for all believers today.

SALVATION
Salvation deals with the application of the work of redemption to the sinner with restoration to divine favor and communion with God. This redemptive operation of the Holy Ghost upon sinners is brought about by repentance toward God and Faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ which brings conversion, faith, justification, regeneration, sanctification, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Repentance is the work of God, which results in a change of mind in respect to a person's relationship to God (St. Matthew 3:1-2, 4:17; Acts 20:21).   Faith is a certain conviction wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, as to the truth of the Gospel and a heart trust in the promises of God in Christ (Romans 1:17, 3:28; St. Matthew 9:22; Acts 26:18). Conversion is that act of God whereby He causes the regeneration sinner, in one's conscious life, to turn to Him in repentance and faith (II Kings 5:15; II Chronicles 33:12, 13; St Luke 19:8, 9; Acts 8:30). Regeneration is the act of God by which the principle of the new life is implanted in humankind, the governing disposition of the soul is made holy, and the first holy exercise of this new disposition is secured. Sanctification is that gracious and continuous operation of the Holy Ghost, by which He delivers the justified sinner from the pollution of sin, renews a person's whole nature in the image of God, and
enables one to perform good works (Roman's 6:4, 5:6; Colossians 2:12, 3:1).

  

THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is the consequence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost with the manifestations of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 10:46, 19:1-6).  We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be saved (Acts 19: 1-6; John 3: 5).  When one receives a baptismal Holy Ghost experience, we believe one will speak with a tongue unknown to oneself according to the sovereign will of Christ.  To be filled with the Spirit means to be Spirit controlled as expressed by Paul in Ephesians 5:18, 19.  Since the charismatic demonstrations were necessary to help the early church to be successful in implementing the command of Christ, we, therefore, believe that a Holy Ghost experience is mandatory for all believers today.

 

Meet Pastor

Terrell Harris &

First Lady Pearl Harris

Pastor Terrell Harris and First Lady Pearl Harris
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