{"id":219,"date":"2009-01-01T00:03:50","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T05:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itstimeforrevival.com\/blog\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2020-04-06T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:08:07","slug":"beliefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itstimeforrevival.com\/blog\/beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HOUSE OF FIRE MINISTRIES INC.<\/strong>
\nSTATEMENT OF FAITH<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the Person of Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus Christ is the Word (Logos) of God.\u00a0 The Word was with God in the beginning, which states His pre-existence as one with God.\u00a0 \u201cBy Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth\u201d (Colossians 1:16), therefore making Jesus the Creator.\u00a0 Jesus Christ is the Purpose of God founding all of creation.\u00a0 He is the Father\u2019s delight and desire, and the Father is looking for the reflection of His Son in all created things.\u00a0 Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. In the beginning, it was the ultimate purpose of God for all things to be summed up in Christ (Ephesians 1:10).<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ, Who pre-existed with God in the form of God, emptied Himself to become fully a man that He might be the propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of mankind.\u00a0 Through His propitiatory sacrifice made on the cross, all who believe in Him and His sacrifice have their sins remitted and are restored to the fellowship with God lost by man\u2019s transgression.<\/p>\n

Jesus was born of a virgin, by the seed of the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 His virgin birth is a testimony that only the Spirit can beget that which is Spirit.\u00a0 Those of the new creation are not solely of human origin but are born from above by the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 The resurrection of Jesus\u2019 physical body after His crucifixion was literal, as will be the resurrection of both the just and the unjust on the Day of Judgment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus\u201d (1 Timothy 2:5).\u00a0 All who seek restoration and fellowship with God must go through Jesus and cannot approach God through any person, spirit or doctrine.\u00a0 It is also a supreme presumption for any person or institution to seek to be the mediator for others in place of Christ Jesus Himself.<\/p>\n

The apostolic commission was for His followers to labor until Christ was formed in His church to present every person complete in Christ, and to manifest the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.\u00a0 When Jesus is lifted up, He will draw all people to Himself.\u00a0 We consider it the primary purpose of the church to esteem and exalt Jesus in every way.\u00a0 It is the focus and devotion of House of Fire Ministries to know and preach Him, and not ourselves, (2 Corinthians 4:5).\u00a0 We pray for the grace to continually respond to His call to return to our first Love, that we might passionately devote ourselves to pleasing Him in all things while preparing for His return.<\/p>\n

On Man<\/strong><\/p>\n

We believe that God created man from the dust of the earth, without sin or the knowledge of good and evil.\u00a0 The first man, Adam, transgressed the command of God, and as God had warned, the process of death entered him and all of his descendants because of that transgression.\u00a0 Therefore, all have sinned and are worthy of the sentence of death.\u00a0 Because of our unrighteousness, we are unable to approach a holy God, except through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus.\u00a0 Through Jesus we not only can come before the Throne of Grace, but we may approach it boldly since our confidence is not in ourselves, but in the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n

On the Atonement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because all have sinned and are therefore under the sentence of death, all must trust in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus for the remission of sins.\u00a0 There is no other way to reconcile with God or escape from eternal judgment, except through the propitiatory sacrifice of Jesus.<\/p>\n

Those who trust in Jesus Christ have access to the Throne of Grace by His sacrifice and by His sacrifice alone.\u00a0 Good works are acceptable to God only as a love offering given to Him because of His worthiness and have no bearing on our acceptance, standing or approval, all of which were accomplished by the cross.\u00a0 Good works offered for the purpose of acceptance, standing or approval are therefore an affront to the cross by which all of these things were gained for us by Jesus.\u00a0 Good works are not offered for His approval, but for His joy and glory, and must be offered through the Son (1 Peter 2:5) in obedience to Him.\u00a0 Therefore, the goal of our service is obedience and not sacrifice.<\/p>\n

On the New Birth <\/strong><\/p>\n

Believing in our hearts that Jesus is the Son of God and in His propitiation made for our salvation results in regeneration and renewal that constitutes our new birth into new creations.\u00a0 Although this does not imply immediate perfection in our temporal life or lifestyle, it does mean that true faith will result in a radical change in us.\u00a0 Being \u201cborn again\u201d implies a new beginning, not an ending.\u00a0 Christian maturity in faith, truth, and life is a process.<\/p>\n

On the Purpose of Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

True faith is of the heart and not just the mind (Romans 10:10).\u00a0 God\u2019s purpose in requiring faith for salvation is to raise our focus and concentration above the temporal to the One who is eternal.\u00a0 Therefore the Gospel that is able to save souls must be preached in the power of the Spirit of God.\u00a0 The gospel is not dependent upon human eloquence or persuasion that may change minds, but cannot change hearts.\u00a0 Only the Spirit of God can reveal the Son of God, and only the Son of God can reveal the Father.<\/p>\n

On the Authority of Scripture<\/strong><\/p>\n

We believe in the Divine inspiration and authority of the 66 books of the Holy Bible as the complete canon of God\u2019s testimony to mankind.\u00a0 We are committed to esteeming Scripture as the very Word of God, inerrant in its original form.\u00a0 We do not accept any doctrine which contradicts Scripture.<\/p>\n

We understand that there are many practices and doctrines that are considered orthodox which do not contradict the Scripture, but which are not directly addressed in His Word.\u00a0 We are committed to giving liberty in the belief and practice of these teachings, but we will endeavor to maintain the simplicity of the biblical testimony and its stated practices as we are given the grace to perceive them.\u00a0 We do not accept any spiritual experience as having its source in the Holy Spirit that does not have a precedent in Scripture.\u00a0 We do not accept any revelation, vision, dream, prophecy or discernment as truth which contradicts Scripture or cannot be verified by it.\u00a0 We do not believe that any other writings have the same authority as the canon of Scripture.<\/p>\n

On the Lord\u2019s Supper<\/strong><\/p>\n

We acknowledge the ordinance of the Lord\u2019s Supper in remembrance of Jesus and as a testimony of our communication (common-union) with Him in His body, the church.\u00a0 We consider it a holy ordinance, but we do not accept the teaching that communion is for the purpose of remitting sins, which Scripture testifies is based solely on the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross (Hebrews 9:25-28).<\/p>\n

On Water Baptism<\/strong><\/p>\n

We believe that water baptism should be by immersion and accomplished immediately after commitment to the Lordship of Jesus and His atoning sacrifice for our sin.\u00a0 This ordinance is a personal and public statement of faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ on our behalf, and is a commitment to lay down our lives to be one with Him in His death, burial and resurrection.<\/p>\n

On the Baptism of the Holy Spirit <\/strong><\/p>\n

We believe that the \u201cbaptism in the Holy Spirit\u201d is an additional impartation which may be subsequent to regeneration (see Acts 8:15-17 & 19: 1-6).\u00a0 This baptism is usually accompanied by the gifts of the Spirit, such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, etc.\u00a0 We believe that this gift is presently available to all who believe (Acts 2:38-39), but is not essential for salvation or regeneration.\u00a0 While these are accomplished by the Holy Spirit (Acts 19: 1-7), there are disciples who did not even know that there was a Holy Spirit.\u00a0 Just as Paul made it a priority to instruct those believers and pray for them to receive this gift, we are committed to doing the same.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to impart spiritual power to the believer to be a witness (Acts 1:8, 5:32).\u00a0 This baptism is to be distinguished from being filled with the Spirit (Acts 4:31, 7:55, 13:9,52), which can be a special and repeated empowering for specific purposes.<\/p>\n

We believe that when Christians truly have been baptized with the Holy Spirit, they should begin to take on His nature and fruit, becoming \u201chelpers\u201d and \u201ccomforters,\u201d leading others into truth and testifying of Jesus.<\/p>\n

On the Present Ministry of the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n

We believe that \u201cJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever\u201d (Hebrews 13:8) and that His ministry in and through the church by the Holy Spirit has not changed from the beginning.\u00a0 We accept, acknowledge, encourage and seek all of the biblical gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit as present and vital for the church to accomplish her full purposes today.<\/p>\n

On the Second Coming of Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n

We believe in the literal, physical return of the Lord Jesus Christ to take authority and rule on earth.\u00a0 We believe that those who are alive and remain at the return of our Lord will be changed and caught up to be with Him in the air.\u00a0 Those who have died in the faith will be resurrected and precede those who are alive in being changed and caught up to be with Him.<\/p>\n

We believe in the literal, physical resurrection of both the just and the unjust for the Day of Judgment.\u00a0 For those of us who have been justified by faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on our behalf, this resurrection is for eternal life in fellowship with God.\u00a0 Those who are not justified by faith in Jesus are resurrected for an eternal judgment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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