We believe that there is one living & true God, eternally existing in three persons. The Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit,
equal in power & glory, that this triune God created all, upholds all & governs all.
We believe that the scriptures of the Old & New Testaments are the word of God, fully inspired without error in the
original manuscripts & the infallible rule of faith & practice.
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power & love; that he concerns himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that he hears & answers prayer; & that he saves from sin &
death all who come to him through Jesus Christ.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit.
We believe in his virgin birth, sinless life, miracles & teachings, his substitution atoning death, bodily resurrection,
ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for his people, visible return to earth.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father & Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness & judgment &
to regenerate, sanctify & empower for ministry all who believe in Christ.
We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ & that he is an abiding helper, teacher, & guide.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the Biblical gifts of the Holy Spirit.
We believe that all people are sinners by nature & choice & therefore are under condemnation; that God regenerates by the Holy Spirit those that repent of their sins & confess Jesus Christ as Lord; that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the
Holy Spirit & power for service; often subsequent to regeneration.
We believe in the Universal Church, the living spiritual body of Christ who is the head &
that all regenerated persons are members.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ established three ordinances to the church;
(1) Baptism (2) Communion or the Lord's Supper & (3) Ordination with laying on of Hands.
We believe in baptism by immersion & that communion is the right of all born again believers.
We believe in the laying on of hands for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, for the receiving & impartation of spiritual gifts for healing, for the ordination of pastors, elders, deacons & the commissioning of missionaries for service outside of the church.
We believe in the personal, visible return of Christ to this earth & the establishment of his kingdom, in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment & the eternal blessing reward of the righteous & the endless eternal suffering of the wicked.
Lighthouse Fellowship's Statement of Faith Continued...