Beliefs

Jesus Christ is God to the highest degree. He is uncreated and has existed forever, was conceived in a virgin’s womb, lived a sinless life, performed many miraculous signs and wonders, provided a sacrificial and substitutional death on a cross, was buried, was resurrected bodily on the 3rd day, ascended to the Father, will return in climactic power and glory on the final Day, and on that same Day, He will make all things new.

Matt 1:23, Luke 1:31-32, Acts 10:37-38, Acts 2:22, Heb 7:26-27, 1 Cor 15:3-5, 2 Cor 5:21-6:1, Matt 28:6, Luke 24:39, 1 Cor 15:4-6, Acts 1:9-11, Phil 2:9-11, Heb 1:3

The Scriptures are divinely inspired, infallible, and supremely authoritative over everything in heaven and on earth. God’s Word, in the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts, was written over the course of 1500 years by over 40 different authors, but ultimately it was composed and brought forth by the Holy Spirit.

2 Tim 3:15-17, 1 Thess 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21

Jesus is God in totality at all times. He is fully God and fully Man (except without sin). He is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, unchangeable, immortal, invincible, and infinite at all points and at all times.

2 Cor 5:16, Heb 13:8, Col 2:9, Col 1:15-20, John 16:30, John 21:17, Heb 1:2-3

Jesus Christ has one, single, and unchanging nature for all time. God the Father and God the Holy Spirit share this exact same nature. 3 Persons who share the same divine nature (3-in-1; God’s nature).

It should be noted that catholicism falsely teaches that Jesus has 2 natures, which is also known as the hypostatic union. The pagan Roman emperor Marcian coordinated with the heretic Pope Saint Leo the Great at the catholic council of Chalcedon in 451 AD to establish the myth that Jesus has 2 natures. Unfortunately, this lie has continued to spread throughout the entire world to this day.

Jesus took on flesh, and His nature didn’t change. Jesus rose from the grave, and His nature didn’t change. Jesus is seated on the throne in heaven right now, and His nature is the same. God’s nature never changes. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8

Heb 1:3, Heb 1:12, 2 Peter 1:4, Deut 6:4

There is One True God eternally existent in 3 distinct Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 3 Persons who share the same divine nature (3-in-1; God’s nature).

Deut 6:4, Isa 43:10-11, Matt 28:18-20, Luke 3:22, 1 John 5:7 NKJV

The people of God on earth have 2 natures: an old sinful nature and a new holy eternal nature (The Holy Spirit). When Jesus returns, He will obliterate the temporary sinful nature in the believer, and only the new eternal nature will remain forever.

Unbelievers have only 1 nature: a sinful nature. Jesus has only 1 nature as well: a holy eternal nature.

Eph 4:22-23, Eph 2:10

We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, all for the glory of God alone.

This is not a fun topic, but nonetheless important. Jesus teaches that final judgment includes a real and eternal separation between the righteous and the wicked, and this punishment is not temporary but everlasting, eternal, and perpetual. In Matthew 25:46, Jesus states, “These (people) will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” He uses the same word (aiōnios, “eternal”) to describe both destinies, indicating equal duration. This theme is found elsewhere in the New Testament, presenting hell as conscious, ongoing punishment/torment for those (goats) who don’t have the Holy Spirit, while eternal life is granted as a free gift to those (sheep) who have the Holy Spirit. Those who have the Holy Spirit aren’t perfect by any means, but because of their simple faith in Jesus, their multitude of sins have been removed from their account by the blood of Jesus only.

It should be noted that God won’t be doing any tormenting; He simply declares a final judgment and sends unbelievers to the spiritual location that is devoid of everything good, godly, and holy. The Lord will be totally distant and totally negligent toward the unrighteous for eternity and will uphold the word of His final judgment forever.

2 Peter 3:9 – The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

• Heaven is an everlasting spiritual location (better than we can imagine)
• This Earth is a temporary physical location
• Hell is an everlasting spiritual location (worse than we can imagine)

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Matthew 25:46, Mark 9:48, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 14:11

Immediately after Jesus’ death on the cross, He entered into heaven (paradise). Next, His body was taken and placed into the earth (the grave). Jesus did not descend into hell. Jesus descending to hell after His death is according to the catholic heresy purported forth from the false gospel of Nicodemus. Jesus never rose from hell, but instead, the Son of God is ALWAYS sent from heaven, and He raised to life on the 3rd day.

Luke 23:43, Ephesians 4:9, Luke 23:46

Jesus was not forsaken in the soul or spirit, but only in the flesh. Jesus being forsaken means that He was given over into the hands of sinful men (the Romans), and God the Father didn’t send any angels to save Him from the agony of the cross. “God turning His face away”, or “God turning His back” means that God didn’t save Jesus from the cross and the brutality He would receive (because of our sin) from the Romans in the flesh.

In order for our sins to be paid off, Jesus is required to be abandoned in the flesh and received by God (joyfully) in the spirit. Therefore, on the cross, God, in the spirit, turned His face toward His Beloved Son.

God did not turn His face away in the spirit from His Son at any point or at any time. God doesn’t turn His face away from the best and holiest picture of love ever displayed to humankind. The cross is the victory, glory, and power of God, not a loss in any way, and it is His very own glorious plan from before Genesis chapter 1. Jesus is the Lamb who was prophesied to be slain from the foundation of the world.

Psalm 22:24, Judges 6:13, Matthew 26:53-54, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 4:1, Revelation 13:8

Jesus Christ ascended to heaven in a physical body. During His last day on the earth, at the time of His earthly ministry, Jesus was raptured.

The words “ascension” and “rapture” are perfectly synonymous. Both words define being lifted up vertically from the earth into the clouds. Jesus was in His immortal and eternal body that can never die when He was taken up.

Acts 1:9-10

Through His blood and the free gift of the Holy Spirit, Jesus has unified all of God’s people in heaven and earth into one spiritual body, despite man-made denominations and sects. God’s people are already one because they all have the same Holy Spirit indwelling.

John 17:20-23, Gal 3:28, Eph 4:11-13, Psalm 133:1, Phil 2:1-3

All sin must be rejected and renounced. Holy Christian living and a continual turning away from sin (keeping in step with repentance) is the only way to live a godly life, and is simple proof of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit residing in the believer. Unbelievers make a practice of sin, and don’t get sick of doing it. Believers aren’t perfect by any means, but will be sickened by their own sin and will ultimately turn away from it because the only differentiating factor in the people of God is the presence of the Holy Spirit.

2 Tim 1:9, Rom 6:1-2, Luke 3:8

Faith in Jesus without good works results in decay and death for the soul of the individual. Consequently, faith in Jesus with good works results in health and abundant life for the soul of the individual, but this has nothing to do with eternal salvation. People are saved by faith in Jesus alone without the addition of any of their good works. 100% Him, 0% us, so He gets all the glory.

Look at who the book of James is written to: “To the TWELVE TRIBES which are scattered abroad:” – James 1:1
James is addressing his letter to the nation of unconverted/unbelieving Israel, pleading with them to put their faith alone in Jesus Christ.

Therefore, the true use case scenario for “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26) is to urge unbelievers to be genuinely saved.

Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:23-24, Titus 3:5-7, Galatians 2:16, 2 Timothy 1:9, Romans 4:2-3, James 2:19

The process of sanctification is entirely by God’s grace alone, as Christians do not become more holy by their own good works, but rather by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Gal 3:3, Eph 2:8-9, 1 Cor 1:29-30, Rom 1:17 NLT, Phil 1:6

Marriage is between one man and one woman.

Homosexuality is a sin.

Human life begins at conception.

Romans 1:26-27, 1 Cor 6:9-11, Lev 18:22, Lev 20:13, 1 Tim 1:10 NLT

God speaks in His Word, outside His Word, all within the boundaries of His Word.

At the moment of salvation, a person is:

– Indwelt with the Person of the Holy Spirit (anointed, baptized, submerged in the Spirit of God. They are now fully in Christ).
– Set free from the power of sin and eternal death in hell (totally forgiven).
– Adopted into the family of God.
– A member of the Body of Christ (The Church).
– Transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of God (new eternal legal citizenship).
– Able to receive any of the free gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:8, Luke 24:49, John 14:15-17; 26, Romans 8:26, Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

Most likely, you’ve probably heard someone say: “Once saved, always saved”, but unfortunately that’s a bit misleading. What should be said is: “IF saved, always saved.”

When the Holy Spirit indwells a person at the moment of their salvation/adoption/conversion, they are forever filled with the abiding presence of God. At the instance of a person’s new birth (“Created in Christ Jesus” – Eph 2:10), they are given The Holy Spirit, who is the seal and guarantee of our eternal hope of living in God’s glorious presence in paradise forever (“Christ in you, the hope of glory” – Col 1:27).

The unbreakable internal habitation of God’s very own presence has nothing to do with our obedience or good works, but everything to do with the immeasurable weight of Jesus’ finished work on the cross. Because Jesus’ blood is eternally holy and pure, the Holy Spirit is therefore permanently anchored within each born-again Christian. Therefore, those who have been born of the Spirit are permanent children of God, securely held by His grace, because it’s impossible to be spiritually “un-born again”.

“A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.” (Jesus speaking) – John 8:35 NLT

So the helpful question isn’t, “Can I lose my salvation?”, but instead, “Can Jesus lose my salvation?”
– Answer: No

1 Peter 1:5, John 10:28, John 14:16-17, Eph 4:30, 2 Cor 1:22, Gal 3:2-3

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given freely to believers for the benefit of serving and encouraging others. These 9 gifts are meant to be faithfully stewarded and actively used, but only the way that Jesus would use them (in self-sacrificial love, kindness, and humility benefitting/serving others).

1 Cor 12, 1 Cor 14:1, 1 Thess 5:20

The Kingdom of God has always existed for eternity. Through Jesus, God created the earth and all physicality in 6 days, establishing His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

When Adam sinned against God, the enemy’s kingdom invaded the earth. From Adam’s sin until now, the world has experienced a clash between the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of the enemy.

The re-establishment of the Kingdom of God back on the earth will be once again be fully realized on the Day when Christ returns in glory to establish His complete and total reign over everything, just as it was in the beginning, except this time, the serpent will NEVER be able to tempt any child of God ever again.

Col 1:16, Heb 1:8, Heb 1:10, Luke 17:20-21 NLT, Rev 11:15

When someone raises a Jewish flag in support of Israel, what do they really mean by that? Are they saying they support the political system of Israel or modern-day Judaism? Or are they supporting the people of Israel?

Either way, believers should bless and support the PEOPLE of Israel, not the political system of Israel. The system of Israel/Judaism openly rejects faith in Jesus according to the New Testament, and the Israeli people, by and large, are still enslaved to the law and heading for hell. They, too, need to repent and place their trust in Jesus alone to be saved (not their obedience to the law).

Remember, Jesus died for all PEOPLE, not temporary religious or political systems that will ultimately pass away.

Romans 10:1-3, Genesis 12:3, Romans 9:3-5, Romans 1:16, John 4:22, Romans 11:17-18, Galatians 3:29, 2 Corinthians 5:14

To understand end times, simply look through the lens of Inaugurated Eschatology with an amillennial, post-tribulation rapture perspective.

Unfortunately, when someone hasn’t intentionally studied eschatology, they usually end up believing what they unknowingly sponged from mainstream pop culture, which happens to be some form of premillennialism. Almost every major cult in the world (ie: JW’s, mother god cult in Korea) believes in some form of premillennialism.

It should be noted that premillennialism believes that after Jesus returns in His great glory, sin, death, suffering, pain, agony, heartache, rebellion, and wickedness will still be a real experience for all believers. For exposing the fairy tale of premillennialism: Click Here

Rev 1:9, 1 John 2:18, Matthew 24:29-31, 2 Peter 3:8, 1 Peter 4:1, Luke 17:29-30, Mark 9:1, Daniel 2:44, 1 Cor 10:11, Heb 1:2, Heb 6:5, 1 Thess 4:13-18