DOCTRINAL STATEMENT Repentance is the act of acknowledging one’s sins and resolving to fully obey God. To repent means to change one’s overall attitude from wanting to go his own way to wanting to go God’s way. It begins when God opens one’s mind to see himself in comparison with God and His law. True…
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT The ceremony of water baptism is performed by immersion for the forgiveness of sins upon true repentance and acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice. After this ceremony, and as a result, one receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands. Baptism symbolizes the renunciation of the past sinful way of…
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT The laying on of hands is a ceremony performed by the ministry on special occasions such as for the receiving of God’s Holy Spirit after baptism, at ordination and for other special purposes. It symbolizes one’s submission to God and to the Church which is God’s instrument on earth. Such a ceremony is…
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT (parts 1-5) PART 1 The law of God as revealed in the Bible is a good, right and perfect system of eternal directives and principles which reflects God’s character and serves as a means of expressing His love toward man. God’s law teaches man how to properly worship God, how to love his…
The Ten Commandments, as revealed by God, codified by Moses, and ratified and magnified by Christ, are the perfect expression of God’s law. They are the foundation of all biblical teaching, showing man how to express love toward God and fellowman, and are consequently the focal point of Christian life. DOCTRINAL OVERVIEW When God initially…
Both testaments record that God made certain promises to man in the form of specific contracts or agreements with man. These are called “covenants” and define the terms of God’s relationship with individuals or groups in various circumstances and eras. Of these covenants the best known are the covenants made with physical Israel and the…
QUESTION: Is there anything to Bible Codes? No, there is nothing to the Bible Codes. I have studied into this matter and it just does not hold water. Different organizations and individuals are claiming to know and understand these supposed codes but their findings are different and contradictory. Further, the code meanings relate to things…
QUESTION: Did angels have children with human women? No, they did not. This Bible study is being prompted by a new, best-selling book by Patrick Heron, “The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse”. In it he purports that these giants or Nephilim of Genesis 6:4 are actually demons who chose to have sexual relations…
QUESTIONS: Was Peter a Catholic or a pope? Was Peter the bishop at Rome? PETER vs. the POPES The Roman Catholic Church claims that its popes have inherited the seat and authority of the Apostle Peter. That this is a gross error is evident by a simple comparison of Peter’s life and teaching with the…
QUESTION: What is a “Root of Bitterness”? Someone contacted the Web Site Office the other day and expressed a belief that a root of bitterness was something that had to do with relationships among the brethren. The person thought that a person could develop a root of bitterness toward another person. Clearly bitterness can take…