General Principles of Faith

_________________________________________________________ 1) We recognize that there is one true living God, Exodus 20:2-3 who
exists as the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit and that He is worthy of all
honor, praise and glory as the creator, sustainer, and the beginning and
the end of all things, Rev. 4:11, 5:9-10, Is. 43:1,7,21.

2) We recognize Jesus as the Messiah, the Word who became Flesh and
dwelt among us John 1:1,14. We believe that He came here to
establish His kingdom and at the same time destroy the works of the
devil and as we are of Him, we His body work to do the same, I John 3:8, that He disarmed the rulers and the authorities and made a public
display of them, Col. 2:15.

3) We believe that God has proven His love for us because when we
were still sinners, Christ died for us, Rom. 5:8. We believe that he
delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transformed us to His
kingdom and in Him we have redemption as we live by faith. The
forgiveness of sin, healing, deliverance, and safety, Col. 1:13-14.

4) We believe that we are now His children, 1 John 3:1-3 and that we
are seated with Christ in the high places, Eph.2:6. We believe that we
are saved by grace through faith, and that it is a gift of God, not the
result of works on our part, Eph. 2:8.

5) We choose to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might,
Eph. 6:10. We put no confidence in the flesh, Phil.3:3, for the weapons of warfare are not of the flesh.

6) We believe that the truth will set us free, John 8:32 and that walking
in the light is the only path of fellowship, I John 1:7. Therefore we stand
against Satan's deception by taking every thought captive in
obedience to Christ, II Cor. 10:5. We declare that the Bible is the
authoritative standard, II Timothy 3:15-16, but that the Word also dwells
in us. We choose to speak the truth in love, Eph. 4:15.

7) We choose to present our bodies as an instrument of righteousness, a
living and holy sacrifice, and we renew our minds by the living Word of
God that we may prove that the will of God is good, acceptable, and
perfect, Romans 6:12,12:1-2. We put off the old self with its evil practices and put on the new self, Col. 3:9-10, and we declare ourselves to be a new creature in Christ, II Cor. 5:17.

8) We ask our Father to fill us with His Holy Spirit, Eph. 5:18, leading us into all truth, John 16:13, and empower our lives that we may live above sin and not carry out the desire of the flesh, Gal. 5:16.

9) We renounce all selfish goals and choose the ultimate goal of love,I
Tim. 1:5. We choose to obey the two greatest commandments, to love
God with all of our hearts, souls and minds, and to love our neighbors as
ourselves, Matt. 22:37-39.

10) We believe that Jesus has all authority in Heaven and in Earth and
Christ, both head and body has the same authority as long as we move
in love and unity with Him and each other, not doing our will but His will,
Matt. 28:18 and that He is head over all rule and authority, Col. 2:10 and that we are to act in His authority and in His name and the name of His
ministry. Until His return we are called to do the things that Jesus did for the purpose of establishing the Kingdom of God on earth while
destroying the works of the devil, I John 3:8. We believe that we were
given the keys to the Kingdom and that we were given the power of
heaven and earth through Christ and that we as believers in
accountability are responsible for the outcomes of the earth.

That like Jesus we the body are sent to intercede for those in the world,
but first we must turn from our wicked ways and our ways of doing
things and be open to His Spirit, II Chron. 7:14. We believe that Satan
and his demons are subject to us as Christ dwells in us as we are
members of His body, Eph1:19-23. Therefore we obey the command to
submit to God and resist the devil, and we command Satan in the
Name of Jesus to leave our presence.

11) We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, I Cor. 12:8-10, 28 and the five fold gift ministry, Eph. 4:11-16, and that we are called to be ministers of reconciliation and Ambassadors for Christ (head and body),
representing His kingdom and authority, as there is one body with many
parts. That by working together in unity and love we could as the body
destroy the works of the devil! If we did these things by faith, the world
would be different, as God's 'will' would be done on earth as it in
Heaven. We all have been called by God to do His work and we are
responsible for that work and its outcome.

12) We believe that the only way for the body to come together in
unity is through the five-fold gift ministry (Ephesians 4:11-13.) It is their job to equip the saints for the ministry, for the perfecting of the body, that we do not get caught by the winds of doctrines being tossed and driven to and fro and being deceived by man, Eph. 4:11-16. 

13) We believe that Jesus was the perfect example and Christ head
and body should also be an example for all doing only His will. We
believe we are to follow Him and do as He did, to heal the sick, cast
out demons, taking care of peoples physical and spiritual needs
through the power and anointing of Jesus, glorifying the Father. Jesus
died for us that we might have life, here and for eternity and if we are
of Him we will die to self. He suffered so we could overcome by His
blood and the word of our testimony. We believe that the purpose that
we live is to serve God first and all others next. We believe that we
have already been given every spiritual blessing, but we must receive
them by faith, Eph. 1:3.
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