Statement of Faith

The Scriptures:

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God (Matt. 5:18; II Tim 3:16-17).  We hold the Bible to be inerrant in the original writings, infallible, God-breathed, and the complete and final authority for faith and practice (II Peter 1:20-21) We believe that the Scripture should be interpreted in their normal, literal sense.

The Godhead:

We believe in one Triune God, Creator of all (Deut. 6:4; Col. 1:16), eternally existing in three distinct person – Father, Son and Holy Spirit (II Cor. 13:14), yet one in being, essence, power, and glory, having the same attributes and perfection.  (John 10:30).

The Person and Work of Christ:

We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.  He is very God, the express image of the Father, who, without ceasing to be God, became man in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man (Matt. 1:21; John 1:18; Col. 1:15)

            We believe that God the Son became incarnate in the person Jesus Christ; that He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary; that He is truly God and truly man; that He lives a perfect, sinless life; that all His teachings and utterances are true (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23).  We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for all mankind (I John 2:2) as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice (Isa. 53:5-6).  We hold that His death is efficacious for all who believe (John 1:12; Acts 16:31); that our justification is grounded in the shedding of His blood (Rom 5:9; Eph. 1:170; and that it is attested by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Matt. 28:6; I Peter 3)

            We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven in His glorified body (Acts. 1:9-10) and is now seated at the right hand of God as our High Priest and Advocate (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25).

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit:

We believe in the deity (Acts 5:3-4) and the personality of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8-11). He regenerates sinners (Titus 3:5) and indwells believers (Rom. 8:9).  He is the agent by whom Christ baptizes all believers in to His body (I Cor. 12:12-14).  He is seal by whom the Father seals believers unto the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13-14).  He is the Divine Teacher who illumines believers’ hearts and minds as they study the Holy Scripture (Rom. 12:2; I Cor. 2:9-12).

We believe it is the duty and privilege of all the saved to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts. 4:31).  This filling is commanded (Eph. 5:18).  Conditions for being filled are yieldedness to the Spirit’s control (Rom. 8:14), victory over sin, and a dependent life (Gal. 5:16).  The results of filling are Christlike character, worship, submissiveness, and service (Gal. 5:22-23).

We believe that the Holy Spirit gives gifts to each member of the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:11; Eph. 4:7) The Son of God sovereignty assigns the place of the gifts in the body, and the Father provides the energy in the outworking of the gifts (I Cor. 12:4-6).  Each believer is to exercise his spiritual gift(s) for the common good to the building up of the body of Christ (Eph. 4:7-12).

Angels, Good and Evil:

We believe in the reality and personality of angels.  We believe that God created an innumerable company of these sinless, spiritual beings who were to be His messengers (Neh, 9:6; Psa. 148:2; Heb. 1:14).

            We believe in the personality of Satan.  He is a fallen angel who led a great company of angels into rebellion against God (Isa. 14:12-17); Ezek. 28:12-15).  He is the great enemy of God and man, and his angels are his agents in the prosecution of his unholy purposes. He shall be eternally punished in the Lord of Fire (Matt. 25:41; Rev. 20:10).

Man:

We believe that man came into being by direct creation of God and that man is made in the image and likeness of God (Gen. 1:26-27).

Sin:

We believe that human race sinner in Adam (Rom. 5:12), that sin is universal in man (Rom. 3:23), and that it is exceedingly heinous to God. We believe that man inherited a sinful nature, that he became alienated from God, that he became totally depraved, and that of himself, he is utterly unable to remedy his lost estate (Eph. 2:1-5, 12). We believe that all men are guilty and in a lost condition apart from Christ (Rom. 2:1).

Salvation:

We believe that salvation is a gift of God’s grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ of the cross (Eph. 2:8-9). Christ shed His blood to accomplish justification through faith propitiation to God, redemption from sin, and reconciliation of man. “Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8-9) and “bore our sins in His own body on the tree” (I Peter 2:24).

            We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1; 38-39; I Cor. 4:8; I Peter 1:5, Jude 24).

            We believe that it is the privilege of all who are born again to rejoice in the assurance their salvation through the testimony of God’s word (Rom. 8:16; I Tim. 1:12; I John 5:13). We also believe that Christian liberty should never serve as an occasion to the flesh (Gal. 5:13).

We believe that the Scripture disclose several aspects of sanctification. In addition to God’s work of bringing a sinner to Christ (II Tim.  2:130), he is set apart to God. This is positional sanctification and refers to his standing. He then undergoes a process whereby the Holy Spirit quickens his affections, desires, and attitudes, enabling him to respond in faith to live a life of victory over sin. This is progressive sanctification and refers to his state (II Cor. 3:18; 7:1; gal. 5:16-25; Eph. 4:22-29; 5:25-27; Col. 3:10). Some day his standing and his state will be brought into perfect accord. This is prospective, or ultimate, sanctification. (I Thess. 5:23; I John 3:2).

The Church:

We believe that the Church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, began at Pentecost and is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age (I Cor. 12:12-14; II Cor. 11:2); Eph. 1:22-23, 5:25-27).

            We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches in clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts.  14:27, 20:17; 28:32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).

            We believe in the autonomy of the local church, free of any external authority or control (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-31; 28:28; Rom 16:1, 4;1 I Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-7,13; I Peter 5:1-4).

            We believe in the ordinances of believer’s water baptism by immersion as a testimony of born again and encouragement to growth in Christ. Therefore water baptism should be proform only after personal acceptance of Christ. Infant baptism is not in the teaching of the Bible. We believe the Lord’s Supper as a remembrance in this age of Christ’s death for the Church and encouragement for our love to our loving Saviour. (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:8; I Cor. 11:23-26).

            We believe that the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord, and that separation from religious apostasy, sinful pleasures, practices, and associations is commanded by God. (Rom. 12:1-2;  II Cor. 6:14-7:1; II Tim. 3:1-5; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11).

            We believe in the Great Commission as the primary mission of the Church. It is the obligation of the saved to witness, by word and life, to the trues of Holy Scripture. The gospel of the grace of God is to be preached to the entire world (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 1:8; II Cor. 5:19-20). Converts are to be taught to obey the Lord and to testify concerning their faith in Christ as Savior in water baptism and to honor Christ by holy living and observance of the Lord’s Supper (Matt. 28:19; I Cor 11:23-29).

            We believe the Church should be governed by the elders with the assistance of the deacons. The elders are the overseers of the church. The elders and the deacons make the decisions for the Church.

            We believe every Christian who regular attending and worship in the church, should consider himself the member of the church. They should fulfill their responsibilities as a member, such as attending church meetings, praying for the church, caring others, tithing and offering, and etc. 

信仰声明

圣经:

我们相信《旧约》和《新约》的圣经是神逐字逐句和全面默示的话语(马太福音5:18;提摩太后书3:16-17)。我们认为圣经在原始书写中是无误的、绝对可靠的、神所默示的,是信仰和实践的完整和最终权威(彼得后书1:20-21)。我们相信圣经应该以其正常、字面上的意思来解释。

神的本体:

我们相信独一的三位一体神,是万物的创造者(申命记6:4;歌罗西书1:16),永恒地存在于三个位格中——父、子、圣灵(哥林多后书13:14),然而本质、权能和荣耀却是同一的,具有相同的属性和完美(约翰福音10:30)。

基督的位格和工作:

我们相信主耶稣基督的神性。祂是真神,是父的真实形象,祂在不停止为神的情况下成为人,以便揭示神并救赎有罪的人类(马太福音1:21;约翰福音1:18;歌罗西书1:15)。

我们相信神子道成肉身成为耶稣基督;祂由圣灵感孕,从童女马利亚所生;祂是真正的神,也是完全的人;祂过着完美无罪的生活;祂所有的教导和言论都是真实的(以赛亚书7:14;马太福音1:23)。我们相信主耶稣基督为全人类死在十字架上(约翰一书2:2),作为代表性的、替代性的牺牲(以赛亚书53:5-6)。我们认为祂的死对所有信的人都是有效的(约翰福音1:12;使徒行传16:31);我们的称义是基于祂流血的牺牲(罗马书5:9;以弗所书1:7),并且通过祂真实的、身体的复活得到印证(马太福音28:6;彼得前书3:18)。

我们相信主耶稣基督在荣耀的身体中升天(使徒行传1:9-10),并且现今坐在神的右边作为我们的大祭司和中保(罗马书8:34;希伯来书7:25)。

圣灵的位格和工作:

我们相信圣灵的神性(使徒行传5:3-4)和位格。

我们相信圣灵使世人为罪、为义、为审判,自己责备自己(约翰福音16:8-11)。祂使罪人重生(提多书3:5)并住在信徒的心中(罗马书8:9)。祂是基督用来将所有信徒施洗进入祂身体的媒介(哥林多前书12:12-14)。祂是父神用来印信信徒直到得赎的日子(以弗所书1:13-14)。祂是神圣的教师,在信徒学习圣经时启示他们的心和思想(罗马书12:2;哥林多前书2:9-12)。

我们相信所有得救的人都有责任和特权持续被圣灵充满(使徒行传4:31)。这种充满是命令(以弗所书5:18)。充满的条件是顺服圣灵的控制(罗马书8:14)、胜过罪恶和依靠的生活(加拉太书5:16)。充满的结果是基督的品格、敬拜、顺服和服事(加拉太书5:22-23)。

我们相信圣灵赐予基督身体的每个成员不同的恩赐(哥林多前书12:11;以弗所书4:7)。神子主权地分配恩赐的位置,父神提供恩赐的运行能量(哥林多前书12:4-6)。每个信徒都应运用他的属灵恩赐来造就基督的身体(以弗所书4:7-12)。

天使,善与恶:

我们相信天使的真实性和位格。我们相信神创造了无数无罪的属灵存在,他们是神的使者(尼希米记9:6;诗篇148:2;希伯来书1:14)。

我们相信撒但的位格。祂是一个堕落的天使,带领大批天使反叛神(以赛亚书14:12-17;以西结书28:12-15)。祂是神和人的大敌,祂的天使是祂执行不圣洁目的的工具。祂将被永远地在火湖中受罚(马太福音25:41;启示录20:10)。

人类:

我们相信人是由神直接创造而成的,并且人是按照神的形象和样式造的(创世记1:26-27)。

罪:

我们相信人类在亚当里犯了罪(罗马书5:12),罪在全人类中普遍存在(罗马书3:23),而且在神眼中极其恶劣。我们相信人类继承了罪性,与神疏远,完全败坏,凭自己完全无法挽回自己的失落状态(以弗所书2:1-5, 12)。我们相信所有人在没有基督的情况下都是有罪和失丧的(罗马书2:1)。

救赎:

我们相信救赎是神通过信靠耶稣基督在十字架上的完工而赐予的恩典的礼物(以弗所书2:8-9)。基督流血实现了通过信心得到的称义、对神的赎罪、脱离罪的救赎以及人类的和好。“基督为我们死”(罗马书5:8-9),并且“亲身担当了我们的罪”(彼得前书2:24)。

我们相信所有被救赎的人,一旦得救,就会被神的大能保守,并在基督里永远安全(约翰福音6:37-40;10:27-30;罗马书8:1, 38-39;哥林多前书4:8;彼得前书1:5,犹大书24)。

我们相信所有重生的人的特权是通过神的话语的见证来享受救恩的确据(罗马书8:16;提摩太前书1:12;约翰一书5:13)。我们也相信基督徒的自由不应成为放纵肉体的机会(加拉太书5:13)。

我们相信圣经揭示了成圣的几个方面。除了神使罪人归向基督的工作(提摩太后书2:13),他被分别为圣归于神。这是位置上的成圣,指的是他的地位。然后他经历一个过程,通过圣灵激发他的情感、欲望和态度,使他能够在信心中回应,过一个胜过罪恶的生活。这是进步的成圣,指的是他的状态(哥林多后书3:18;7:1;加拉太书5:16-25;以弗所书4:22-29;5:25-27;歌罗西书3:10)。有一天他的地位和状态将完全一致。这是预期的或最终的成圣(帖撒罗尼迦前书5:23;约翰一书3:2)。

教会:

我们相信教会是基督的身体和所许配的新妇,始于五旬节,是由本时代所有重生之人组成的属灵有机体(林前12:12-14;林后11:2;弗1:22-23,5:25-27)。

我们相信,新约圣经清楚教导并定义了地方教会的建立和延续(徒14:27,20:17;28:32;提前3:1-13;多1:5-11)。

我们相信地方教会的自主性,应不受任何外部权威或控制(徒13:1-4;15:19-31;28:28;罗16:1,4;林前3:9,16;5:4-7,13;彼前5:1-4)。

我们相信信徒的水礼应以浸礼的方式进行,作为重生的见证并鼓励在基督里的成长。因此,水礼应仅在个人接受基督后进行。圣经中没有婴儿受洗的教导。我们相信圣餐是为纪念基督为教会的死,并激励我们对我们慈爱的救主的爱(太28:19-20;徒2:41-42;18:8;林前11:23-26)。

我们相信得救者应以不玷辱其救主和主的方式生活,并应按照神的命令远离宗教叛教、罪恶的娱乐、习惯和交往(罗12:1-2;林后6:14-7:1;提后3:1-5;约壹2:15-17;约贰9-11)。

我们相信大使命是教会的首要使命。得救者有义务通过言语和生活见证圣经的真理。神恩的福音应传遍全世界(太28:19-20;徒1:8;林后5:19-20)。应教导悔改者顺服主,并通过水礼见证他们在基督里的信仰,以圣洁的生活和守圣餐来尊崇基督(太28:19;林前11:23-29)。

我们相信教会应由长老管理,执事协助。长老是教会的监督,长老和执事共同为教会作决定。

我们相信每位经常参加教会聚会和敬拜的基督徒应视自己为教会的成员。他们应履行作为成员的责任,如参加教会聚会、为教会祷告、关怀他人、奉献和捐献等。