This I Believe

This I Believe ...

I believe the Bible is the inspired and infallible word of God, (2 Tim. 3:15-16).

I believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit, (Matt. 28:19, Mark 12:29).

I believe in the virgin birth of Christ, His vicarious, atoning death, bodily resurrection and ascension, (Rom. 8:34, Acts 1:10).

I believe in Salvation through faith in Christ based on the blood of Jesus Christ, (Eph. 2:8-9, Rom. 10:13-15, I John 5:10).

I believe a person who believes in and accepts by faith Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour is saved once and always, (John 3:16, John 10:28-29, Rom. 8:38-39).

I believe in one Baptism, The Baptism of the Holy Spirit, for the purpose of putting us into the spiritual body of Christ as his children, (I Cor. 12:13, Eph. 4:4-6).

I believe in water baptism for believers as a symbol of their spirit baptism, depicting the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, and showing that the believer has been crucified with Christ and should now walk in newness of life, (Rom. 6:3-7).

I believe when a Christian daily crucifies self and continuously is filled with the Holy Spirit, he will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but bear the fruit of the Spirit, (Gal. 2:20, Luke 9:23, Eph. 5:18, Gal. 5:16-26).

I believe in the local church composed of baptized believers, not simply an organization but as a living organism with Jesus Christ as the head and the Holy Spirit as the heart, (Eph. 1:22-23, Rom. 5:5).

I believe that real revival will come when we lament the darkness of our mind, the stiffness of our will, the dullness of our affections, and importunately entreat the God of all mercy to renew a right Spirit within us, (PS. 85:6, II Chr. 7:14-15, I John 1:9, PS 51:7-17).

I believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and while no one knows the day or hour I believe He may come any day, (John 14:10, Acts 1:11, Rev 1:7, Matt. 24:44, Rev. 22:20)