Wednesday, 08 September 2010
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Thursday, 12 November 2009

The following principles are a statement of the light God has given us on His Word, and they form the basis of the teaching ministry of New Covenant Fellowship:

 

  1. Man, created by God in His own image, fell into sin through the temptation of Satan and, in his natural state, is alienated from God. (Gen.1-3; Eph.2:12)

  2. Jesus Christ is God's Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit in the virgin Mary. He alone reveals the Father God in His fullness by the Holy Spirit. Through His perfect life, vicarious death, and resurrection from the dead, He has provided full salvation for all who believe. (Lk.1:26-38; Heb.1:1-3; Col.1:19-23; Rom.5:1-2; 1Pet.1:3)

  3. Those who receive the gift of God's grace by faith are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and baptized by Him into the Body of Christ. Immersion in water symbolizes this reality and is a sign of our submission and obedience to Christ. (Eph.2:1-10; 2Cor.5:17; 1Cor.12:13; Rom.6:1-7)

  4. Those who belong to Christ make up His Body, the Church. As a Kingdom of Priests we by faith receive the promise of the Father to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit. Through gifts given by the Holy Spirit, Christ continues to build His Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. (1Pet.2:4-10; Acts.1:8,38-39; 1Cor.12; Eph.2:20)

  5. All the Scriptures of both Old and New Testament are inspired by God without error and are the basis of the understanding of the things of God. (2Tim.3:15-17; 2Pet.1:21; Ps.119:105)

  6. The Scriptures teach that Jesus Christ will come again to rule the earth. We are commanded to witness of Him to the whole world until He comes. (1Thess.4:14-18; Acts.1:11; Matt.25:31; Acts.1:8; Matt.28:18-20)

  7. We are commanded to observe the Lord's Supper,which we also call Communion, as a witness until He comes. Communion also speaks of the unity of the Body of Christ and should prompt us to love one another as He has commanded. (1Cor.11:23-26; 1Cor.10:16-17)

  8. We recognize the oneness we have with all true believers. We also understand the need for fellowship in a specific expression of the Body of Christ in a local area. (Eph.4:1-16; Heb.10:25; 1Cor.12:25; 1Cor.1:2; Gal.1:2)

  9. Membership in this expression of Christ's Body is for baptized believers who are led to be under the care and oversight of the pastors God has chosen and who are willing to relate to other members of the body in small group fellowships. (Eph.5:21; Heb.13:17; Gal.6:2; 1Cor.12:26; 1Pet.4:9; Col.2:2)

  10. Leadership of the Body is ordained of God to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit in equipping the Body of Christ to do the work of ministry. (Eph.4:11-13; Heb.13:17)