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About Us
What We Believe
The Tenets of Faith
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Fundamentals of Church Doctrine
The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. 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
God
There is one and only one living and true God…The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being.
The Trinity
God the Father
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace…God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ.
God the Son
Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary…He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin.
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God…He exalts Christ. He convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment…He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism and service.
Man
Man was created by the special act of God, in His own image, and is the crowning work of His creation. By his free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every man possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
Salvation
Salvation by definition is the act of saving, or the deliverance of the soul from sin and death. Because sin entered the world through one man (Adam), it became necessary that sin be atoned through one man (Jesus). Jesus bore our sins on the cross, and by faith in him, we have eternal life. Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, sanctification and glorification.
Eternity
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence.
The Church
A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a local body of baptized believers who are associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel and seek to extend the Gospel to the ends of the earth. A place where believers gather to worship and Praise God and to share the Word of God and the love of God with others. The New Testament speaks also of the church as the body of Christ, which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages.
Water Baptism
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior. Every person who has believed in Christ should be baptized.
Baptism of the Holy Ghost
The Baptism of the Holy Ghost is the indwelling of the Spirit of God in a believer and is frequently associated with the bestowal of spiritual gifts and empowerment for Christian ministry and is evidenced by the speaking in tongues as the Spirit of God leads.
The Lord’s Supper (Communion)
The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming. Only baptized believers should partake of the Lord’s Supper.
The Lord’s Day
The first day of the week is the Lord’s Day. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion.
Stewardship
God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are belongs to Him. Christians have a spiritual debt to the whole world, a holy trust in the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They therefore have the privilege and calling to serve Him with their time, talents, and material possessions.
Tongues
We acknowledge of the gifts of tongues and prophecy and encourage its use in accord with Paul’s instructions.
Tithing
“A tithe of everything you produce belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.” Lev. 26:30 At Philadelphia Christian Ministries we practice tithing for the support of Christ’s body, the church, as God commands. We recognize that giving 10% of our income as well as a free will offering is the Biblical standard of giving.
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