RC Christian Ministries
FAITH AND BELIEFS
Our Faith is based on our belief that:
1. The Bible is the inspired Word of God
(Psalm 119:97-105)
2. God is the Creator of all things
(Genesis 1:1-31)
3. God has revealed Himself to mankind through His inspired Word, the Bible
(2 Timothy 3:14-17)
4. God reveals Himself through His Spirit
(1 Corinthians 2:6-16)
5. There is One God revealed in three distinct persons
(One God - Isaiah
43:10, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 45:22;
(Father is God -
Galatians 1:3, 1Peter 1:3, Jude 1)
(Jesus Christ is God -
Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:15-17, Hebrews 1:1-12)
(Holy Spirit is God
- Job 33:4, Psalm 104:30, John 16:7-15, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 10:15-18)
6. Jesus is the Messiah
(Daniel 9:25 &
John 1:41)
7. Jesus is the Son of God
(Psalm 2:1-12,
Matthew 3:13-17, John 5:16-23)
8. Jesus is the Savior for all mankind
(Isaiah 53:1-12,
Isaiah 62:11, Matthew 1:21, John 4:42, Romans 5:6-11, 1 Timothy 2:5,
2 Timothy 2:10)
9. The forgiveness of sins is a free gift
(Romans
6:23 & Ephesians 2:8)
10. Salvation is by true faith in Christ not of works
(John
3:1-21, John 6:25-40, John 20:31, Romans 3:19-31, Romans 4:1-6,
Romans 10:9-13,
Ephesians
2:1-9, 1 John 5:10-13)
11. Jesus Remade
our spiritual lives so that we are characterized by good works that are not to secure our salvation but as the fruit of salvation
(Luke 6:35-36,
Romans 8:4, 1 Corinthians 3:4-18, Ephesians 2:10)
12.
The Church is not a building but Christians in the Body of Christ
(Ephesians
1:22-23, Colossians 1:24, Hebrews 12:23)
13.
The Church is not denominational
(Acts
2:42-47, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 2:1-4)
14.
Love of your neighbor is a true mark of a Christian
(Matthew
22:35-40, John 13:34-35, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
15.
The Church is to put others first and to minister to their needs
(Luke
10:25-37, Acts 2:42-47, Romans 12:9-21, Galatians 6:7-10, Philippians 2:1-4)
16.
Christians are to be witnesses for Christ
(Matthew
5:13-16, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Romans 10:14-17, Ephesians 5:11-17,
Colossians 4:2-6, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 1 Peter
3:15, Jude 3)