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Jesus is King Ministries
Our Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word
of God.
We believe that there is only One God, eternally existent in three
persons: God the Father, God the Son and, God the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of
God, which is in Christ, at His return.
We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through
repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ.
We believe that regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential
for personal salvation.
We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides
healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer.
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is
given to believers who ask for Him.
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose
indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy and separated life in the
present world.
Our Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word
of God.
We believe that there is only One God, eternally existent in three
persons: God the Father, God the Son and, God the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of
God, which is in Christ, at His return.
We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through
repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ.
We believe that regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential
for personal salvation.
We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides
healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer.
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is
given to believers who ask for Him.
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose
indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy and separated life in the
present world.
Jesus is King Ministries
What We Believe
Our Statement of Faith
THE BIBLE
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and contains one
harmonious and sufficiently complete system of doctrine. We believe in
the full inspiration of the Word of God. We hold the Word of God to be
the only authority in all matters and assert that no doctrine can be true or
essential, if it does not find a place in this Word.
THE FATHER
We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all
things. The Old Testament reveals God in diverse manners, by
manifesting his nature, character, and dominions. The Gospels in the
New Testament give us knowledge of God the “Father” or “My Father”,
showing the relationship of God to Jesus as Father, or representing Him
as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself that Son (St. John 15:8,
14:20). Jesus also gives God the distinction of “Fatherhood” to all
believers when he explains God in the light of “Your Father in Heaven”
(St. Matthew 6:8).
THE SON
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second person in the
Godhead of the Trinity or Triune Godhead. We believe that Jesus was
and is eternal in his person and nature as the Son of God who was with
God in the beginning of creation (St. John 1:1). We believe that Jesus
Christ was born of a virgin called Mary according to the scripture (St.
Matthew 1:18), thus giving rise to our fundamental belief in the Virgin
Birth and to all of the miraculous events surrounding the phenomenon
(St. Matthew 1:18-25). We believe that Jesus Christ became the
“suffering servant” to man; this suffering servant came seeking to
redeem man from sin and to reconcile him back to God, his Father
(Romans 5:10). We believe that Jesus Christ is standing now as mediator
between God and man (I Timothy 2:5)
THE HOLY GHOST
We believe the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the
Trinity, proceeds from the Father and the Son, is of the same substance,
equal to power and glory, and is together with the Father and the Son, to
be believed in, obeyed, and worshipped. The Holy Ghost is a gift
bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and
empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for
service in the world. He teaches and guides one into all truth (John 16:
13; Acts 1:8, 8:39).
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience
subsequent to conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is
the consequence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost with the
manifestations of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 10:46, 19:
1-6). We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order
to be saved (Acts 19:1-6; John 3:5). When one receives a baptismal
Holy Ghost experience, we believe one will speak with a tongue
unknown to oneself according to the sovereign will of Christ. To be
filled with the Spirit means to be Spirit controlled as expressed by Paul
in Ephesians 5:18-19. Since the charismatic demonstrations were
necessary to help the early church to be successful in implementing the
command of Christ, we therefore, believe that a Holy Ghost experience
is mandatory for all men today.
MAN
We believe that man was created holy by God, composed of body and
soul. We believe that man, by nature, is sinful and unholy. Being born in
sin, he needs to be born again, sanctified and cleansed from all sins by
the blood of Jesus. We believe that man is saved by confessing and
forsaking his sins, and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and that
having become a child of God, by being born again and adopted into the
family of God, he may, and should, claim the inheritance of the sons of
God, namely the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
SIN
Sin, the Bible teaches, began in the angelic world (Ezekiel 28:11-19;
Isaiah 14:12-20), and is transmitted into the blood of the human race
through disobedience and deception motivated by unbelief (I Timothy 2:
14). Adam’s sin, committed by eating of the forbidden fruit from the
tree of knowledge of good and evil, carried with it permanent pollution
or depraved human nature to all his descendants. This is called “original
sin.” Sin can now be defined as a volitional transgression against God
and a lack of conformity to the will of God. We, therefore, conclude
that man by nature, is sinful and that he has fallen from a glorious and
righteous state from which he was created, and has become unrighteous
and unholy. Man, therefore, must be restored to his state of holiness
from which he has fallen by being born again (St. John 3:7).
SALVATION
Salvation deals with the application of the work of redemption to the
sinner with his restoration to divine favor and communion with God.
This redemptive operation of the Holy Ghost upon sinners is brought
about by repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ
which brings conversion, faith, justification regeneration, sanctification,
and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Repentance is the work of God,
which results in a change of mind in respect to man’s relationship to
God. (St. Matthew 3:1-2, 4:17; Acts 20:21). Faith is a certain conviction
wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, as to the truth of the Gospel and
a heart trust in the promises of God in Christ (Romans 1:17, 3:28; St.
Matthew 9:22; Acts 26:18). Conversion is that act of God whereby He
causes the regenerated sinner, in his conscious life, to turn to Him in
repentance and faith (II Kings 5:15; II Chronicles 33:12-13; St. Luke 19:
8, 9; Acts 8:30). Regeneration is that act of God by which the principle
of the new life is implanted in man, and the governing disposition of soul
is made holy and the first holy exercise of this new disposition is
secured. Sanctification is that gracious and continuous operation of the
Holy Ghost, by which He delivers the justified sinner from the pollution
of sin, renews his whole nature in the image of God and enables him to
perform good works (Romans 6:4;5:6; Colossians 2:12; 3:1).
ANGELS
The Bible uses the term “angel” (a heavenly body) clearly and primarily
to denote messengers or ambassadors of God with such scripture
references as Revelations 4:5, which indicates their duty in heaven to
praise God (Psalm 103:20), to do God’s will (St. Matthew 18:10) and to
behold his face. But since heaven must come down to earth, they also
have a mission to earth. The Bible indicates that they accompanied God
in the Creation, and also that they will accompany Christ in His return in
Glory.
DEMONS
Demons denote unclean or evil spirits; they are sometimes called devils
or demonic beings. They are evil spirits, belonging to the unseen or
spiritual realm, embodied in human beings. The Old Testament refers to
the prince of demons, sometimes called Satan (Adversary) or Devil, as
having power and wisdom, taking the habitation of other forms such as
the serpent (Genesis 3:1). The New Testament speaks of the Devil as
Tempter (St. Matthew 4:3) and it goes on to tell the works of Satan,
The Devil, and Demons as combating righteousness and good in any
form, proving to be an adversary to the saints. Their chief power is
exercised to destroy the mission of Jesus Christ. It can well be said that
the Christian Church believes in Demons, Satan, and Devils. We believe
in their power and purpose. We believe they can be subdued and
conquered as in the commandment to the believer by Jesus. “In my
name they shall cast out Satan and the work of the Devil and to resist
him and then he will flee (WITHDRAW) from you.” (St. Mark 16:17).
THE CHURCH
The Church forms a spiritual unity of which Christ is the divine head. It
is animated by one Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. It professes one faith,
shares one hope, and serves one King,. It is the citadel of the truth and
God’s agency for communicating to believers all spiritual blessings. The
Church then is the object of our faith rather than of knowledge.
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
We believe in the second coming of Christ; that He shall come from
heaven to earth, personally, bodily, visibly (Acts 1:11; Titus 2:11-13; St.
Matthew 16:27; 24:30; 25:30; Luke 21:27; John 1:14, 17; Titus 2:11)
and that the Church, the bride, will be caught up to meet Him in the air
(I Thessalonians, 4:16-17). We admonish all who have this hope to
purify themselves as He is pure.
DIVINE HEALING
Jesus is King Ministries believes in and practices Divine Healing. It is a
commandment of Jesus to the Apostles (St. Mark 16:18). Jesus affirms
his teachings on healing by explaining to His disciples, who were to be
Apostles, that healing the afflicted is by faith (St. Luke 9:40-41).
Therefore, we believe that healing by faith in God has scriptural support
and ordained authority. St. James’ writings in his epistle encourage
Elders to pray for the sick, lay hands upon them and to anoint them with
oil, and that prayers with faith shall heal the sick and the Lord shall raise
them up. Healing is still practiced widely and frequently in the Church of
God in Christ, and testimonies of healing in our Church testify to this
fact.
MIRACLES
Jesus is King Ministries believes that miracles occur to convince men
that the Bible is God’s Word. A miracle can be defined as an
extraordinary visible act of Divine power, wrought by the efficient
agency of the will of God, which has as its final cause the vindication of
the righteousness of God’s word. We believe that the works of God,
which were performed during the beginnings of Christianity, do and will
occur even today where God is preached, Faith in Christ is exercised,
The Holy Ghost is active, and the Gospel is promulgated in the truth
(Acts 5:15; 6:8; 9:40; Luke 4:36, 7:14-15; 5:5-6; St. Mark 14:15).
THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH
It is generally admitted that for an ordinance to be valid, it must have
been instituted by Christ. When we speak of ordinances of the church,
we are speaking of those instituted by Christ, in which by sensible signs
the grace of God in Christ, and the benefits of the covenant of grace are
represented, sealed, and applied to believers, and these in turn give
expression to their faith and allegiance to God. Jesus is King Ministries
recognizes three ordinances as having been instituted by Christ himself
and therefore, binding upon the church practice.
A. THE LORD’S SUPPER (HOLY COMMUNION)
The Lord’s Supper symbolizes the Lord’s death and suffering for the
benefit and in the place of His people. It also symbolizes the believer’s
participation in the crucified Christ. It represents not only the death of
Christ as the object of faith which unites the believers to Christ, but also
the effect of this act as the giving of life, strength, and joy to the soul.
The communicant by faith enters into a special spiritual union of his soul
with the glorified Christ.
B. FEET WASHING
Feet Washing is practiced and recognized as an ordinance in our Church
because Christ, by His example, showed that humility characterized
greatness in the Kingdom of God, and that service, rendered to others
gave evidence that humility, motivated by love, exists. These services
are held subsequent to the Lord’s Supper; however, its regularity is left
to the discretion of the Pastor in charge.
C. WATER BAPTISM
We believe that Water Baptism is necessary as instructed by Christ in
St. John 3:5, “UNLESS MAN BE BORN AGAIN OF WATER AND
OF THE SPIRIT.”
However, we do not believe that water baptism alone is a means of
salvation, but is an outward demonstration that one has already had a
conversion experience and has accepted Christ as his personal Savior.
As Bible believing Christians , we practice immersion in preference to
“SPRINKLING” , because immersion corresponds more closely to the
death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord (Colossians 2:12). It also
symbolizes regeneration and purification more than any other mode.
Therefore, we practice immersion as our mode of Baptism. We believe
that we should use the Baptismal Formula given us by Christ for all
“…IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER , AND OF THE SON, AND
OF THE HOLY GHOST.” (St. Matthew 28:19)
What We Believe
Our Statement of Faith
THE BIBLE
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and contains one
harmonious and sufficiently complete system of doctrine. We believe in
the full inspiration of the Word of God. We hold the Word of God to be
the only authority in all matters and assert that no doctrine can be true or
essential, if it does not find a place in this Word.
THE FATHER
We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all
things. The Old Testament reveals God in diverse manners, by
manifesting his nature, character, and dominions. The Gospels in the
New Testament give us knowledge of God the “Father” or “My Father”,
showing the relationship of God to Jesus as Father, or representing Him
as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself that Son (St. John 15:8,
14:20). Jesus also gives God the distinction of “Fatherhood” to all
believers when he explains God in the light of “Your Father in Heaven”
(St. Matthew 6:8).
THE SON
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second person in the
Godhead of the Trinity or Triune Godhead. We believe that Jesus was
and is eternal in his person and nature as the Son of God who was with
God in the beginning of creation (St. John 1:1). We believe that Jesus
Christ was born of a virgin called Mary according to the scripture (St.
Matthew 1:18), thus giving rise to our fundamental belief in the Virgin
Birth and to all of the miraculous events surrounding the phenomenon
(St. Matthew 1:18-25). We believe that Jesus Christ became the
“suffering servant” to man; this suffering servant came seeking to
redeem man from sin and to reconcile him back to God, his Father
(Romans 5:10). We believe that Jesus Christ is standing now as mediator
between God and man (I Timothy 2:5)
THE HOLY GHOST
We believe the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the
Trinity, proceeds from the Father and the Son, is of the same substance,
equal to power and glory, and is together with the Father and the Son, to
be believed in, obeyed, and worshipped. The Holy Ghost is a gift
bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and
empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for
service in the world. He teaches and guides one into all truth (John 16:
13; Acts 1:8, 8:39).
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience
subsequent to conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is
the consequence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost with the
manifestations of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 10:46, 19:
1-6). We believe that we are not baptized with the Holy Ghost in order
to be saved (Acts 19:1-6; John 3:5). When one receives a baptismal
Holy Ghost experience, we believe one will speak with a tongue
unknown to oneself according to the sovereign will of Christ. To be
filled with the Spirit means to be Spirit controlled as expressed by Paul
in Ephesians 5:18-19. Since the charismatic demonstrations were
necessary to help the early church to be successful in implementing the
command of Christ, we therefore, believe that a Holy Ghost experience
is mandatory for all men today.
MAN
We believe that man was created holy by God, composed of body and
soul. We believe that man, by nature, is sinful and unholy. Being born in
sin, he needs to be born again, sanctified and cleansed from all sins by
the blood of Jesus. We believe that man is saved by confessing and
forsaking his sins, and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and that
having become a child of God, by being born again and adopted into the
family of God, he may, and should, claim the inheritance of the sons of
God, namely the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
SIN
Sin, the Bible teaches, began in the angelic world (Ezekiel 28:11-19;
Isaiah 14:12-20), and is transmitted into the blood of the human race
through disobedience and deception motivated by unbelief (I Timothy 2:
14). Adam’s sin, committed by eating of the forbidden fruit from the
tree of knowledge of good and evil, carried with it permanent pollution
or depraved human nature to all his descendants. This is called “original
sin.” Sin can now be defined as a volitional transgression against God
and a lack of conformity to the will of God. We, therefore, conclude
that man by nature, is sinful and that he has fallen from a glorious and
righteous state from which he was created, and has become unrighteous
and unholy. Man, therefore, must be restored to his state of holiness
from which he has fallen by being born again (St. John 3:7).
SALVATION
Salvation deals with the application of the work of redemption to the
sinner with his restoration to divine favor and communion with God.
This redemptive operation of the Holy Ghost upon sinners is brought
about by repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ
which brings conversion, faith, justification regeneration, sanctification,
and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Repentance is the work of God,
which results in a change of mind in respect to man’s relationship to
God. (St. Matthew 3:1-2, 4:17; Acts 20:21). Faith is a certain conviction
wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, as to the truth of the Gospel and
a heart trust in the promises of God in Christ (Romans 1:17, 3:28; St.
Matthew 9:22; Acts 26:18). Conversion is that act of God whereby He
causes the regenerated sinner, in his conscious life, to turn to Him in
repentance and faith (II Kings 5:15; II Chronicles 33:12-13; St. Luke 19:
8, 9; Acts 8:30). Regeneration is that act of God by which the principle
of the new life is implanted in man, and the governing disposition of soul
is made holy and the first holy exercise of this new disposition is
secured. Sanctification is that gracious and continuous operation of the
Holy Ghost, by which He delivers the justified sinner from the pollution
of sin, renews his whole nature in the image of God and enables him to
perform good works (Romans 6:4;5:6; Colossians 2:12; 3:1).
ANGELS
The Bible uses the term “angel” (a heavenly body) clearly and primarily
to denote messengers or ambassadors of God with such scripture
references as Revelations 4:5, which indicates their duty in heaven to
praise God (Psalm 103:20), to do God’s will (St. Matthew 18:10) and to
behold his face. But since heaven must come down to earth, they also
have a mission to earth. The Bible indicates that they accompanied God
in the Creation, and also that they will accompany Christ in His return in
Glory.
DEMONS
Demons denote unclean or evil spirits; they are sometimes called devils
or demonic beings. They are evil spirits, belonging to the unseen or
spiritual realm, embodied in human beings. The Old Testament refers to
the prince of demons, sometimes called Satan (Adversary) or Devil, as
having power and wisdom, taking the habitation of other forms such as
the serpent (Genesis 3:1). The New Testament speaks of the Devil as
Tempter (St. Matthew 4:3) and it goes on to tell the works of Satan,
The Devil, and Demons as combating righteousness and good in any
form, proving to be an adversary to the saints. Their chief power is
exercised to destroy the mission of Jesus Christ. It can well be said that
the Christian Church believes in Demons, Satan, and Devils. We believe
in their power and purpose. We believe they can be subdued and
conquered as in the commandment to the believer by Jesus. “In my
name they shall cast out Satan and the work of the Devil and to resist
him and then he will flee (WITHDRAW) from you.” (St. Mark 16:17).
THE CHURCH
The Church forms a spiritual unity of which Christ is the divine head. It
is animated by one Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. It professes one faith,
shares one hope, and serves one King,. It is the citadel of the truth and
God’s agency for communicating to believers all spiritual blessings. The
Church then is the object of our faith rather than of knowledge.
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
We believe in the second coming of Christ; that He shall come from
heaven to earth, personally, bodily, visibly (Acts 1:11; Titus 2:11-13; St.
Matthew 16:27; 24:30; 25:30; Luke 21:27; John 1:14, 17; Titus 2:11)
and that the Church, the bride, will be caught up to meet Him in the air
(I Thessalonians, 4:16-17). We admonish all who have this hope to
purify themselves as He is pure.
DIVINE HEALING
Jesus is King Ministries believes in and practices Divine Healing. It is a
commandment of Jesus to the Apostles (St. Mark 16:18). Jesus affirms
his teachings on healing by explaining to His disciples, who were to be
Apostles, that healing the afflicted is by faith (St. Luke 9:40-41).
Therefore, we believe that healing by faith in God has scriptural support
and ordained authority. St. James’ writings in his epistle encourage
Elders to pray for the sick, lay hands upon them and to anoint them with
oil, and that prayers with faith shall heal the sick and the Lord shall raise
them up. Healing is still practiced widely and frequently in the Church of
God in Christ, and testimonies of healing in our Church testify to this
fact.
MIRACLES
Jesus is King Ministries believes that miracles occur to convince men
that the Bible is God’s Word. A miracle can be defined as an
extraordinary visible act of Divine power, wrought by the efficient
agency of the will of God, which has as its final cause the vindication of
the righteousness of God’s word. We believe that the works of God,
which were performed during the beginnings of Christianity, do and will
occur even today where God is preached, Faith in Christ is exercised,
The Holy Ghost is active, and the Gospel is promulgated in the truth
(Acts 5:15; 6:8; 9:40; Luke 4:36, 7:14-15; 5:5-6; St. Mark 14:15).
THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH
It is generally admitted that for an ordinance to be valid, it must have
been instituted by Christ. When we speak of ordinances of the church,
we are speaking of those instituted by Christ, in which by sensible signs
the grace of God in Christ, and the benefits of the covenant of grace are
represented, sealed, and applied to believers, and these in turn give
expression to their faith and allegiance to God. Jesus is King Ministries
recognizes three ordinances as having been instituted by Christ himself
and therefore, binding upon the church practice.
A. THE LORD’S SUPPER (HOLY COMMUNION)
The Lord’s Supper symbolizes the Lord’s death and suffering for the
benefit and in the place of His people. It also symbolizes the believer’s
participation in the crucified Christ. It represents not only the death of
Christ as the object of faith which unites the believers to Christ, but also
the effect of this act as the giving of life, strength, and joy to the soul.
The communicant by faith enters into a special spiritual union of his soul
with the glorified Christ.
B. FEET WASHING
Feet Washing is practiced and recognized as an ordinance in our Church
because Christ, by His example, showed that humility characterized
greatness in the Kingdom of God, and that service, rendered to others
gave evidence that humility, motivated by love, exists. These services
are held subsequent to the Lord’s Supper; however, its regularity is left
to the discretion of the Pastor in charge.
C. WATER BAPTISM
We believe that Water Baptism is necessary as instructed by Christ in
St. John 3:5, “UNLESS MAN BE BORN AGAIN OF WATER AND
OF THE SPIRIT.”
However, we do not believe that water baptism alone is a means of
salvation, but is an outward demonstration that one has already had a
conversion experience and has accepted Christ as his personal Savior.
As Bible believing Christians , we practice immersion in preference to
“SPRINKLING” , because immersion corresponds more closely to the
death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord (Colossians 2:12). It also
symbolizes regeneration and purification more than any other mode.
Therefore, we practice immersion as our mode of Baptism. We believe
that we should use the Baptismal Formula given us by Christ for all
“…IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER , AND OF THE SON, AND
OF THE HOLY GHOST.” (St. Matthew 28:19)