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Doctrinal Position -
The
following is a brief, but accurate, description of the doctrinal
position of True Vine Baptist Church in relationship to the Bible,
the Church, and so forth. Please be advised that the
statements do not got into detail on these subjects, but merely
give you a brief look at what we believe as set for in the
scriptures. For attendees, please reference the Church
Constitution for a more formal statement of faith and membership
information.
I.
God:
We
believe that God is the true and living God, and is infinite,
always has been and always will be. (Revelation
21:6) That He is the Supreme
ruler of the universe and maker of all things. In him
exists, and yet are separate in their work, the Trinity: the
Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. All work in harmony and
never conflict. (I John
5:7; Genesis
14:22; Psalms
135:6,7; Philippians
2:5,6; Ephesians
2:18; Exodus
20:1-3)
II.
Lord Jesus Christ:
We
believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, Mary, and begotten
of the Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner. That He was born God in
the flesh, and that no other man was ever or ever will be born
this way. He was, and is, the sinless Son of God and God the
Son. We believe that He died, was buried, and arose the
third day. (Genesis
3:15; Matthew
1:18-25;
Luke 1:35; John
1:1-14; I Corinthians
15:1-4; I Timothy
3:16)
III.
Bible:
We
believe the scriptures, as contained in the Authorized King James
Authorized Version 1611 to be the pure Word of God. We
believe the 66 books, from Genesis to Revelation, to be given by
inspiration, that it is free from "errors" and that it
is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice for
every Christian. (Psalms
12:6,7; 119:89,105,128,140,160;
Proverbs
3:5,6; II timothy
3:16,17)
IV.
Church:
We
believe that the local church was purchased by the blood of Jesus
Christ, and is responsible to help perfect the saints, do the work
of the ministry, to edify the body of Christ, and to feed to flock
of God. (Acts
20:28; Ephesians
4:11,12; I
Peter 5:2) We believe that a Baptist Church is a group of
baptized believers who are come together to accomplish, and try to
obey, what true Bible Believing Baptists have believed and
practiced for centuries.
We
believe the local church is a separate organization from the
government and should be separate in all areas, and that it is a
self-governing organization. We believe that the local
church is not the church body, that is, the living organism of I
Corinthians 12:13-20, but that is does contain the
"body" (True Church).
We
believe that the local church, is bound by the great commission of
Mark 16:15, that is to spread the gospel found in I
Corinthians 15:1-4. And that the two offices of the church
are the Pastor, or Bishop, and Deacon. The qualifications,
work, and authority of these two offices are duly outlined in the
scriptures. (I Timothy
3:1-3; Titus
1:6-9;
Acts 6:1-6; Ephesians
4:11,12; II Timothy
4:1-4; I Peter
4:11; 5:2,3)
V.
Creation:
We
believe the account of creation in genesis to be literal and
correct. Any other interpretation, such as evolution
(Theistic or otherwise), is a manmade doctrine (Matthew
15:9), based on science falsely so called, (I
Timothy 6:20), and the teachers of such are fools (Psalms
14:1). Man is a direct creation of God (Genesis
1:26; 2:7,8). And that all creation produces after it's
kind. (Psalms
104:1-35; 121:2;
146:1-10;
Colossians 1:16,17; Job
38:4; Isaiah
42:5)
VI.
Heaven:
We
believe that heaven is a real place where Jesus Christ is now
seated at the right hand of the Father. It is the place
especially designed for those who God will someday take to be with
him. (Hebrews
10:12; Philippians
1:23; II
Corinthians 5:8; John
3:16; 14:1-3)
VII.
Hell:
We
believe that hell, just as heaven, is a literal place and it that
it was prepared for the Devil and his angels. However, any
unsaved man that dies will be condemned to the torments of hell
fire until the White Throne Judgment, where he will receive the
everlasting judgment into the lake of fire. We believe hell
to be beneath us, in the core of this earth. Geologists estimate
the center of the earth to be between 10,000, and 12,000 degrees
Fahrenheit. (Luke
16:23,24; Matthew
5:22; 25:41;
Revelation
20:12-15; Proverbs
15:24; Isaiah
14:9; Psalms
9:17)
VIII.
Fall of Man:
We
believe that man is a fallen creature due to the sin of Eve, and
the willingness of Adam to partake of the forbidden fruit.
Thus man is under condemnation of God and has no excuse and no
defense for his position. (Psalms
51:5;
Isaiah 64:6; Romans
1:18-32; 5:12;
Ephesians
2:1)
IX.
Salvation:
We
believe that a person has to be saved in order to receive God's
gift of eternal life. We believe that salvation is a result
of a man's recognition of being a sinner, repenting of this
condition, and then calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.
We
believe that blood of Jesus Christ (God's blood), is necessary for
the cleansing of sins and that there is no substitutes. (water
baptism, being a good person, keeping the commandments, etc.,
etc.). We believe that salvation is by grace through faith,
plus or minus nothing! We believe salvation is eternal, and
that those who receive the Lord Jesus as their Saviour are kept by
the power of God until the day pf redemption. (Romans
2:4; 3:10,
23; 5:10;
6:23; Colossians
1:14; Hebrews
9:12;
Ephesians 1:13,14; 2:8,9;
4:30; Revelation
1:5; Luke
13:3; Acts
17:30; I Timothy
2:25; II Peter
3:9; Titus
3:5; John
10:28,29; I
John 5:11-13)
X.
Devil:
We
believe the Devil (Satan, the Dragon, Lucifer, etc.) to be the
great deceiver (Revelation
12:9), who
at one time was holy and enjoyed heavenly honors. But
through pride and rebellion and the desire to be as God, fell (Ezekiel
28:1-19), and now is the Prince of the power of the air (Ephesians
2:2; John
12:31), and is the god of this world (II
Corinthians 4:4; Luke
4:5,6). His destiny is in the lake of
fire (Revelation
20:7-10). (John
14:30; I Peter
5:8; I John
3:8; 4:3;
Revelation
13:13-18)
XI.
Return of Jesus Christ:
We
believe the second coming of Jesus Christ is in two stages. The
first stage is the Lord Jesus Christ's personal, imminent,
pre-tribulation return for the Church. This rapture or catching
away of the church age saints removes the Church, His body, before
God's wrath is poured out on earth during the great tribulation.
The second stage of Christ's second coming is the pre-millennial
return of Jesus Christ after the tribulation to set up His 1000
year reign on earth. (I Thessalonians
4:13-18; I Corinthians
15:42-44, 51-53; Philippians
3:20,21)
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