What We Believe

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Apostolic Restoration Mission </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Apostolic Restoration Mission "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <B>What We Believe</B>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Church Directory"><U>Church Directory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ministerial Training"><U>Ministerial Training</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ministerial Members"><U>Ministerial Members</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Outreach Ministry"><U>Outreach Ministry</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Church History"><U>Church History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testimonies"><U>Testimonies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Homosexuality and the Scripture"><U>Homosexuality and the Scripture</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Apostolic Intercessory Ministry"><U>Apostolic Intercessory Ministry</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><U>Guest Book</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2043.jpg"> <div> <B>"Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life:" </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a15eab0.png" border=0 width="94" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>John 14:6</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>What We Believe</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="069c6af0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="175" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> We Believe the Bible to be the infallible, inspired, true Word of God. (There have been mistranslations of the Bible, and where the English translations disagree with the original languages, we accept what is in the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.) </div> <bR> <div> We accept the Holy Scriptures as the revealed will of God, the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice.</div> <bR> <div>  We believe in one God, Jesus Christ, who is the Creator of all things and the Savior of humanity.     We accept the Bible standard of full salvation as found in Acts 2:38, and as outlined below. We believe in personal holiness of heart and life, and separation from the things of the world. We believe in divine healing, as well as the operation of the nine gifts of the Spirit within the church (I Corinthians 12).  We pledge ourselves to intensive personal evangelism both at home and abroad with the goal of reaching the lost for Jesus Christ. We believe in the soon coming of Jesus to claim His church.     <IMG SRC="06a9f930.png" border=0 width="159" height="147" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Plan of Salvation:</U> Acts 2:37-39 </div> <div> 37 Now having heard <I>this</I>, they were pierced in the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, `Men <I>and</I> Brethren, what should we do?' </div> <div> 38 And Peter <I>said</I> to them, `Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ into the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. </div> <div> 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God might call to himself.' </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Repentance:</U> (To turn away from sin) The very first step in God's Plan of Salvation is to recognize that we are sinners. We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. Jesus said, "I tell you Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke13:3.</div> <div> When we repent, we also ask the Lord to forgive us and the Word declares that He is willing, and faithful to forgive.</div> <div> The scripture says that Godly sorrow worketh repentance. (2 Cor. 7:10)  </div> <bR> <div> <U>Baptism:</U> The Bible states, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved". Mark 16:16</div> <div> It is very important to understand that we need to be baptized in the Name of Jesus, by full immersion. Our word "baptize" comes from the Greek word <I>baptizo</I>, which means to dip, plunge, immerse or overwhelm with fluid. Only by immersion can we be identified with Christ in burial. (Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12) In every instance throughout the book of Acts the converts were baptized in the Name of Jesus. Church history also confirms that all first century Christian baptism was done in Jesus' Name. (See Acts 4:12; Col. 3:17) </div> <bR> <div> <U>Baptism of theHoly Ghost:</U> "...with stammering lips and another tongue" (Isaiah 28:11) We believe in the infilling with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance, as described in Acts 2:4. </div> <bR> <div> .......................................................................................................................................</div> <bR> <div> <U>Oneness of the Godhead:</U> There is only one God: His Name is Jesus. The oneness of God is documented throughout the Scripture. In the Old Testament, God said, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God; the LORD is one." And, "Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any." (Deut. 6:4 and Isaiah 44:8)</div> <div> This same truth is documented in the New Testament. "There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." 1 Tim. 2:5</div> <div> "Thou believest there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." (James 2:19)</div> <div> God is a Spirit (John 4:24) and able to reveal Himself in as many manifestations as He chooses. </div> <div> The term trinity is not found in the Bible. This term was coined by the Roman Catholic Church, and didn't become standard teaching until the Nicean council of 325 AD. </div> <div> If you would like a complete study of the oneness of God, please make a request by e-mailing us using the link provided.                </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Gifts of the Spirit:</U> We believe the 9 gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor. 12: 8-10) are still in operation today.</div> <div> The following is a list of the gifts. If you would like a more detailed Bible Study, please contact us. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1. <I>Word of Wisdom</I> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2. <I>Word of Knowledge</I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3. <I>Faith</I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4.<I> Gifts of Healing</I> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5. <I>Working of Miracles</I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6. <I>Prophecy</I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7. <I>Discerning of Spirits</I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8. <I>Divers kinds of Tongues</I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">9. <I>Interpretation of Tongues</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>Marriage</U></I>: We believe in the sanctity of marriage for all couples, regardless of gender. 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