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STATEMENT OF FAITH FOR LIGHT FOR THE LAST DAYS
The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, Gods infallible written
Word, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe
that it was uniquely, verbally and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit
and that it was written without error (inerrant) in the original manuscripts. It is the supreme and final authority in all matters
on which it speaks.
We accept those areas of doctrinal teaching on which,
historically, there has been general agreement among all true Christians.
There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons -
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each of whom possesses equally all
the attributes of Deity and the characteristics of personality.
Jesus Christ is God, the living Word, who became flesh through
His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth.
Hence, He is perfect Deity and true humanity united in one person forever.
He lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for the sins of men
by dying on the cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine
justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in
which He lived and died.
He ascended bodily into heaven and sat down at the right hand
of God the Father, where He, the only mediator between God and humanity, continually makes intercession for His own.
Human beings were originally created in the image of God. Adam
sinned by disobeying God; thus, he was alienated from his
Creator. That historic fall brought all mankind under divine condemnation.
Human nature is corrupted, and by nature we are totally unable
to please God. Every human being is in need of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Our salvation is wholly a work of Gods free grace and is not the
work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their
faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justified them
in His sight.
It is the privilege of all who are born again of the Spirit to be
assured of their salvation from the very moment in which they
trust Christ as their Saviour. This assurance is not based upon
any kind of human merit, but is produced by the witness of the
Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the testimony of God in
His written word.
The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify
Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts
and draws sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of spiritual birth and seals them
until the day of redemption. His fullness, power and control are appropriated in the believers life by faith.
Every believer is called to live so in the power of the indwelling
Spirit that he will not fulfil the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to
the glory of God.
Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, His Body, which is
composed of all people, living and dead, who have been joined to
Him through saving faith.
God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly for
worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification through
the Scriptures and for mutual encouragement.
At physical death the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of
his body to everlasting glory and blessing.
At physical death the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection
of his body to everlasting judgment and condemnation.
Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly and
bodily - to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the
Gospel throughout the world and to disciple people of every nation.