Before listing our current understanding of fundamental Christian beliefs, I would like to state on behalf of everyone supporting and participating in these web sites that our understanding of Scripture is a work in progress. We are willing to examine anything in the light of Scripture to make sure that what we believe harmonizes with God’s word.
Our beliefs are:
- There is one true God, Father of all, Creator of all.
- God’s name is represented by the Hebrew Tetragrammaton.
- Getting the exact Hebraic pronunciation is impossible and unnecessary.
- It is important to use God’s name, whatever pronunciation you may favor.
- Jesus is our Lord, King, and only Leader.
- He is the Father’s only-begotten Son.
- He is the Firstborn of all creation.
- All things were made through him, for him and by him.
- He is not the creator, but the maker of all things. God is the creator.
- Jesus is the image of God, the exact representation of his glory.
- We submit to Jesus, for all authority has been invested in him by God.
- Jesus existed in heaven before coming to earth.
- While on earth, Jesus was fully human.
- Upon his resurrection, he became something more.
- He was not resurrected as a human.
- Jesus was and is “the Word of God”.
- Jesus has been exalted to a position second only to God.
- The holy spirit is used by God to accomplish his will.
- The Bible is God’s inspired word.
- It is the basis for establishing truth.
- The Bible consists of thousands of manuscript copies.
- No part of the Bible should be rejected as myth.
- The accuracy of Bible translations must always be verified.
- The dead are non-existent; the hope for the dead is the resurrection.
- There is no place of eternal torment.
- There are two resurrections, one to life and one to judgment.
- The first resurrection is of the righteous, to life.
- The righteous are resurrected as spirits, in the manner of Jesus.
- The unrighteous will be resurrected to earth during the millennial Reign of Christ.
- Jesus Christ came to open the way for faithful humans to become God’s children.
- These are called the chosen ones.
- They will rule on Earth with Christ during his reign to reconcile all humanity with God.
- The earth will be filled with people during Christ’s reign.
- By the end of Christ’s reign, all humans will again be sinless children of God.
- The only way to salvation and eternal life is through Jesus.
- The only way to the Father is through Jesus.
- Satan (also known as the devil) was an angelic son of God before he sinned.
- The demons are also spirit sons of God who sinned.
- Satan and the demons will be destroyed after the 1,000 year Messianic Reign.
- There is one Christian hope and one Christian baptism.
- Christians are called to become the adopted children of God.
- Jesus is the mediator for all Christians.
- There is no secondary class of Christian with a different hope.
- All Christians are required to partake of the emblems in obedience to Jesus’ command.