| STATEMENT OF FAITH
New Life Fellowship Prescribes to all the
historic tenets of the Christian faith. Below are some of
the Christian teachings or doctrines which we believe in:
1. SCRIPTURE: All Scripture both the Old Testament and New
Testament is inspired by God (i.e. God breathed). It is inerrant,
infallible, and the supreme authority in all matters of faith
and practice. Ps. 109:11,89,105; Mtt.24:35;2 Tim. 3:16-17;
2 Pt. 2:21; Rev. 22:18-19.
2. GOD: There is only one True and living God, the Holy, the
Almighty and the creator of mankind, the universe, and of
all things. In the Godhead, He exists in three personalities,
namely, the Father, the Son (or the Word), and the Holy Spirit.
[Sabbatarian groups, as I explained, believe two personalities,
with the Holy Spirit being the power of God. God himself doesn’t
seem to care one way or the other about belief one way or
the other on this-regardless of what the cult-watchers may
say or think.] Gen. 1:1,26; Ex. 3:13,15; Deut. 6:4; Ps. 90:2;
Is. 9:6; Jer. 10:10; Mtt. 28:19; Jn. 1:1,2,12; Acts 5:3,4;
2 Cor. 13:14; Heb. 1:1.
3. JESUS CHRIST: Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God; was
born of the virgin Mary; she His blood in substitutionary
sacrifice when He died on the cross for our sins. He rose
again physically on the third day; was seen by the twelve
disciples, and by over five thousand brethren; He ascended
into heaven and He is seated at God the Father’s right
hand as a glorified Lord; and He is the only person of the
Godhead having two natures (i.e. the Divine nature and the
human nature). Gen. 3:15; Is. 14:17; Mtt. 1:18-21; Lk. 1:27,31,35;
Jn. 1:1,2,14; Rom. 5:8; I Cor. 15:1-20; Gal. 1:4,5; Phil.
2:5-11; 1 Tim. 1:15; Heb. 2:11,17; 7:27; 9:22,28; 10:12; 1
Pet. 1:18,19; 1 Jn. 2:22.
4. THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth,
is the one who convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and
of Judgment. He regenerates, indwells, seals, baptizes the
believer into the body of Christ at conversion; fills the
believer with power for service; manifest His gifts through
all Spirit-filled believers for the common good of the body
of Christ, the Church; and produces the fruit of the Spirit
in the life of the believer. Jn. 14:16,17; 16:5-15; Acts 1:8;
1 Cor. 12:4-13,27-31; Gal. 5:22-23; Eph. 1:13-14; 4:11-16;
5:18; 1 Pet. 4:10.
5. SATAN: Satan, the arch enemy of God was created perfect,
blameless, and sinless before sin was found in him. He is
the prince of the kingdom of darkness; is a deceiver, a murderer,
and a destroyer of all mankind. Through the death and resurrection
of Christ, Satan’s power was broken and is now a defeated
foe forever. Gen. 3:15; Is. 14:12-14; Ezk. 28:11-19; Jn. 8:44;
10:10; 2 Cor. 4:4; Col. 2:15; 1 Jn. 3:8; Rev. 12:11a.
6. MAN: Man was created in God’s image but fell into
sin through Adam and Eve’s disobedience. He is now totally
deprived of his divine heritage; he is in hostility with God
his creator and is eternally lost without the saving grace
of God in Christ Jesus. Gen. 1:26; Is. 53:6; 59:2; 64:6; Rom.
3:10-17; 5:12; 6:23; 7:7a.
7. SALVATION: Salvation is God’s great undeserved favour
to all humanity. This free gift for the regeneration of mankind’s
spiritually dead spirit was purchased through the death of
Jesus Christ on the cross; and is received only by faith through
believing in the person of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Mtt. 1:21; Jn. 1:12-13; 3:3-5; Acts 4:12; 16:30-31; Rom. 10:9-13;
Eph. 2:8-9.
8. HOLY LIFE: All believers are exhorted to be sanctified
or to be holy even as the Lord who called them is holy. They
are supposed to live a victorious life over the flesh, the
world and the Devil. Thus they are expected to overcome sin
constantly while allowing the Holy Spirit to fill or control
their lives for a holy and powerful living. Gen. 17:1; Ezk.
36:25-27; Mtt. 5:28; Lk. 1:74-75; Gal. 5:13, 16-18; Eph. 4:27;
5:18; 1 Thess. 4:3,7; 5:23; Titus 2:12; Heb. 2:11; 10:14;
12:14; 1 Pet. 1:16; 1 Jn. 2:16-17.
9. THE CHURCH: The Church is the Body and Bride of Christ
of which Christ Himself is the only Founder and Head. Thus,
the Church whether local or geographical, visible or invisible
consists only of the true born again believers who are committed
to the Word of God, the Bible, to the worship of one God,
and to the work of Jesus Christ. Mtt. 16:18-19; Acts 2:41-47;
9:31; 12:5; 14:23; 20:28; 1 Cor. 12:13, 27-28; 16:1; Eph.
1:22-23; 5:22-23; Col. 1:18,24.
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