DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

Being a Christian confessional entity, it is vital to clearly explain the bases and beliefs of faith on which the ministry is based.

We believe that there is only one true God, as expressed in Isaiah 44:6: “The Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord Almighty, says: I am the first and the last; “Besides me there is no other god.”

We believe that this God, one and true, eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This truth is expressed in the blessing of II Corinthians 13:14: “ “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the participation of the Spirit be with you all.”  It is also read in the baptismal formula of Matthew 28:19: “Go therefore to the people of all nations, and make them my disciples; Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.”

We believe in the incarnation of Jesus, as John 1:14 says: “He who is the Word became man and lived among us. And we have seen the glory of him, the glory that he received from the Father, because he was his only son, and abundant in love and truth.”  We also believe in the death of the Lord Jesus Christ for our sins: “God made Christ, by shedding his blood, the instrument of forgiveness. This forgiveness is achieved by faith. This is how God wanted to show how he makes us righteous: forgiving us the sins we had committed before (Romans 3:25). In the same way we believe in the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. “But God raised him up, freeing him from the pains of death, because death could not control him. (Acts 2:24).

We believe that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), and that separation from God is the result of sin (Isaiah 59:2). Salvation is a gift of grace, not earned by works, but received through faith in Jesus Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9), who is the only way to the Father (John 14:6). Through His sacrifice, we are reconciled to God and granted eternal life (Romans 6:23).

We believe in the presence of the Holy Spirit in the believer, who is our guide and comforter, as stated in John 14:16-17: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”

We believe in the Bible as the revealed word of God and therefore our only rule of faith and conduct. Paul tells us in II Timothy 3:16: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

We believe in the Church as the community of people who believe in Christ, integrated as a body that testifies to the saving action of God.  “For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same purpose, so we, although we are many, are one body in Christ and are united to one another as members of the same body.” (Romanos 12: 4, 5).

We believe in the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He will come in glory, raise the dead and judge the world. The angels said to Jesus’ disciples, in Acts 1:11: “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”  In John 5:29 it reads: “and come out hose who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be”

We believe that the believer must comply with what was established by Christ in Mark 12: 29-31 which says: “The most important one, answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” It is our responsibility to love and respect God with all our being and to seek the good of others and seek to have harmonious interpersonal relationships.

We believe that the Bible should be taught to train new generations in the fundamental values ​​of life. The voice of God comes to us from the book of Deuteronomy saying: “Record in your mind all the things that I have told you today, and teach them continually to your children; “Talk to them about them, both at home and on the road, and when you go to bed and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-7).

We believe that the human being is made in the image and likeness of God and therefore is the highest creation in God’s order and must be valued and respected.  “And God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; “male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27).

We believe that the physical body of the believer is “Temple of the Holy Spirit” according to 2 Corinthians 3:16-17 and therefore it should be taken care of, providing good nutrition, promoting hygiene habits, rest, recreation and physical strengthening, through sports and psychomotor development activities. God is interested in the integral well-being of every individual, which includes this aspect of his nature.

We believe that God is the Creator of the universe and everything in it, according to Genesis Chapter 1: 1 to 26. 

We believe that all authority comes from God and therefore we must submit to it, as Romans 13:1 says, “Everyone must submit to the authorities because there is no authority that God has not ordained. So those that exist were established by Him.”

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