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Worshipworks Ministries International
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, equally in all parts and in the whole, and is totally inerrant in the original manuscripts. We further believe it is the supreme revelation from God and of God, superior to conscience and reason, though not contrary to them; and it is, therefore, our infallible rule in all matters. We believe that all Scriptures center about the Lord Jesus Christ and hence that no portion is properly read nor understood until it leads to Him.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - and that these three are one God, having the same nature, attributes and perfections and are worthy of the same homage and obedience.
We believe in the pre-existence, incarnation and virgin birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. He came into the world to reveal the Father and was the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person; that the Lord Jesus Christ was the Creator of all things, for by Him the worlds were made. We believe that in Christ dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and that He was very God and very man, the I AM, the Jehovah of the Old Testament. We further believe in the sinless life of our Lord Jesus Christ, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His bodily ascension into heaven and in earth, and under the earth.
We believe that the Holy Spirit, though omnipresent from all eternity, after the glorification of Jesus Christ was sent on the day of Pentecost, dwells in every believer, unites all to Christ in one body, and is the source of all power and acceptable service. We further believe that all of the gifts of the Spirit should be and must be operative in the church for the church to manifest her full glory under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
We believe that God created an innumerable company of sinless spiritual beings known as angels; the one, "Lucifer, son of the morning," the highest rank, sinned through pride, thereby becoming satan. A great company of the angels followed him in his moral fall and have now become demons and are active as his agents. We further believe that a great company of angels kept their holy estate and are before the Throne of God, from whence they are sent forth as ministering spirits to minister to those who are the heirs of salvation.
We believe that God sovereignly created the world out of nothing. We further believe that man was created in the image of God and by a direct and immediate act of God.
We believe that man, by willful transgression, fell from a state of righteousness and holiness in which he was first created into total spiritual depravity; a state of death in trespasses and sins in which he is held as a slave of sin and an enemy of God, being unable to attain divine righteousness by his own efforts, but must be redeemed and delivered by the power of the gospel.
We believe that repentance and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ produces the work of justification in the believer through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Further, we believe that, owing to universal spiritual death through sin, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless born of the Spirit. We also believe that our redemption has been accomplished solely by the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, who died as our substitute.
We believe that a continuous walk in grace should be the emphasis of heart righteousness and purity. We also believe in the keeping power of God, walking after the Spirit and not after the flesh, in conduct that demonstrates the character of Jesus Christ, not being conformed to the world, but being transformed by the renewing of the mind.
We believe that the New Testament teaches at least three baptisms. First, there is the baptism whereby the repentant sinner, upon trusting Jesus Christ as his/her Savior, is baptized by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ. Second, there is a water baptism by immersion for believers only. This we believe to be an ordinance of the church, whereby the believer experiences the reality of co-crucifixion and co-resurrection with the Lord Jesus Christ. Third, there is the filling or baptism in the Holy Spirit by the Lord Jesus Christ, which may occur at or subsequent to conversion. We believe that speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance is the normative evidence of this baptism. Further, we believe that by the believer's continued submission to the Holy Spirit, his very weakness is transformed into strength to witness for Jesus Christ in power and to live according to the will of God.
We believe in divine healing for the whole man through the atoning death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is by the power of God through the prayer of faith and/or the laying on of hands.
We believe that all who are united by the new birth to Jesus Christ are members of the universal church, the Body of Christ. We also believe that the local congregation of Christian believers is divinely instituted and is the chosen instrument of God for the furtherance of God's work upon the earth.
We believe that water baptism is for believers only and should be administered by the mode of immersion and in the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ to the glory of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We believe that we are identified with Jesus Christ and participate in His death, burial and resurrection through water baptism. It is the old life crucified and buried and the new life resurrected in Christ. We believe the Lord's Supper is beneficial to the local congregation and should be observed according to Holy Scripture, which states, "As oft as you do it, do it in remembrance of me."
We believe the Bible declares that the hour comes and now is that the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; furthermore, it instructs us to let the high praises of God be in our mouths and a two-edged sword in our hands. Praise and worship is an integral part of the life of the believer, both corporately and personally.
We believe in the divinely called, commissioned and equipped five-fold ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers as given to the church by the Lord Jesus Christ after His ascension. We further believe that all Christians are called to be ambassadors for Christ and that all believers have been given the ministry of reconciliation.
We believe in the doctrine of laying on of hands for:
1) The confirming of believers to
commitment and ministry in the local church.
2) The confirming of one's call by God to special ministry in the local church.
3) The imparting of spiritual gifts.
4) The experiencing of the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
5) The ministering of healing to the sick through the Lord Jesus Christ.
We further believe that, in obedience to the Holy Scripture, we should lay hands on no man suddenly, but that the laying on of hands confirms a ministry that is already observable and has been proven.
We believe that it is the explicit message of our Lord Jesus Christ to those whom He has redeemed, that they are sent forth by Him into the world to be witnesses of His saving grace. The primary purpose in life should be to glorify God by obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ's command to preach the Gospel to every creature.
We believe that all that was lost by the Fall has been restored through the finished work of the cross by Jesus Christ. It is enforced and advanced through His church. There will be a total and ultimate restoration of all things by Him.
We believe the scripture teaches that, "...this same Jesus shall so come, in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven." His coming is imminent. When He comes, "the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air...". He shall return to the earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. His saints shall return with Him, and shall be kings and priests. He shall reign a thousand years.
We believe that the spirits and souls of the unbelieving remain after death conscious of condemnation and in misery until the final judgment of The Great White Throne. When soul and body are reunited, they shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power. The terms "eternal" and "everlasting" used in describing the duration of the damned in the Lake of Fire carry the same thought and meaning of endless existence as used in denoting the duration of joy and ecstasy of the saints in the presence of God.
We believe that at death, the spirits and souls of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ pass immediately into His presence and there remain in conscious bliss until the resurrection of the glorified body. When Jesus Christ comes for His own, soul and body are reunited and shall be with Him forever in glory.
