Prescott-Russell
Following
is our statement of faith
WE
BELIEVE:
- In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
- In one God eternally existing in three persons;
namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
- That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the
Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That
Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to
heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
- That all have sinned and come short of the glory
of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for
forgiveness of sins.
- That justification, regeneration, and the new
birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
- In sanctification subsequent to the new birth,
through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy
Ghost.
- Holiness to be God's standard of living for His
people.
- In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to
a clean heart.
- In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy
Ghost.
- In water baptism by immersion, and all who
repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost.
- Divine healing is provided for all in the
atonement.
- In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints'
feet.
- In the pre-millennial second coming of Jesus.
First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints
to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
- In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the
righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.
DOCTRINAL
COMMITMENTS:
- Repentance. Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3;
Acts 3:19.
- Justification. Romans 5:1; Titus 3:7.
- Regeneration. Titus 3:5.
- New birth. John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9.
- Sanctification subsequent to
justification. Romans 5:2; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews
13:12.
- Holiness. Luke 1:75; 1
Thessalonians 4:7; Hebrews 12:14.
- Water baptism. Matthew 28:19; Mark
1:9, 10; John 3:22, 23; Acts 8:36, 38.
- Baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to
cleansing; the enduement of power for service. Matthew 3:11; Luke
24:49, 53; Acts 1:4-8.
- The speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance as the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost. John 15:26; Acts 2:4;
10:44-46; 19:1-7.
- The Church. Exodus 19:5, 6; Psalm
22:22; Matthew 16:13-19; 28:19,20; Acts 1:8; 2:42-47; 7:38; 20:28; Romans
8:14-17: 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 12:12-31; 2 Corinthians 6:6-18; Ephesians
2:19-22; 3:9, 21; Philipians 3:10; Hebrews 2:12; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:6,
7; Revelation 21:2, 9; 22:17.
- Spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:1, 7,
10, 28, 31; 1 Corinthians 14:1.
- Signs following believers. Mark 16:17-20; Romans
15:18, 19; Hebrews 2:4.
- Fruit of the Spirit. Romans 6:22; Galatians
5:22, 23; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 1:11.
- Divine healing provided for all in the
Atonement. Psalm 103:3; Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:17; James 5:14-16; 1 Peter
2:24.
- The Lord's Supper. Luke 22:17-20; 1
Corinthians 11 : 2 3 - 2 6.
- Washing the saints' feet. John 13:4-17; 1 Timothy
5:9, 10.
- Tithing and giving. Genesis 14:18-20;
28:20-22; Malachi 3:10; Luke 11 : 42 ; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; 16:2; Hebrews
7:1-21.
- Restitution where possible. Matthew 3:8; Luke 19:8,
9.
- Pre-millennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the
dead saints and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. 1
Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1. Second,
to reign on the earth a thousand years. Zechariah 14:4; 1 Thessalonians
4:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Jude 14, 15; Revelation 5:10; 19:11-21;
20:4-6.
- Resurrection. John 5:28, 29; Acts
24:15; Revelation 20:5, 6.
- Eternal life for the righteous. Matthew 25:46; Luke 18:30;
John 10:28; Romans 6:22; 1 John 5:11 - 1 3.
- Eternal punishment for the wicked. No liberation nor
annihilation. Matthew 25:41-46; Mark 3:29; 2 Thessalonians 1: 8, 9;
Revelation 20:10-15; 21:8.
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