{"id":385,"date":"2021-05-19T20:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeyozarks.com\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:06:36","slug":"what_we_believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journeyozarks.com\/index.php\/what_we_believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Scriptures<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of the holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine.<\/p>\n

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The Godhead<\/div>\n
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The triune Godhead is comprised of 3 separate and distinct persons\u2014the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit\u2014who are eternally self-existent, self revealed, and function as one entity. Jesus Christ, who is God manifested in the flesh, is the second member of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

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Man, His Fall and Redemption<\/div>\n
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Man was created good and upright, for God said, \u201cLet Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness.\u201d But man, by voluntary transgression, fell and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ the Son of God.<\/p>\n

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The Salvation of Man<\/div>\n
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We can have a personal relationship with God through salvation, God\u2019s free gift to man. On the cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness providing both salvation and divine healing for all mankind (Psalm 103:3), being justified freely by His grace through faith. By admitting we have sinned and believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, and accepting Him as Lord, we can spend eternity with God.<\/p>\n

(Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8-10)<\/em><\/p>\n

God\u2019s will for our lives as believers is to become whole and successful in every area of life (Mark 16:17, Acts 2:4)<\/em>. The actual meaning of salvation is to be complete and lacking nothing; spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally.<\/p>\n

(2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Philippians 4:7-8, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 9:6-10)<\/em><\/p>\n

The inward evidence to the believer of his salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16)<\/em>. The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.<\/p>\n

(I John 3:23)<\/em><\/p>\n

Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by human works; however, our works will determine our rewards in eternity.<\/p>\n

(Acts 16:3; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; Romans 14:10-12; and 2 Cor. 5:10)<\/em><\/p>\n

Jew and Gentile alike must receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and be born again before experiencing physical death. The Jew does not get a second chance to get saved after physical death with Jesus appearing and preaching to them. Abraham\u2019s bosom was closed and no longer exists since Jesus Christ paid for mankind\u2019s redemption in full. Today, when a Jew or Gentile is born again and experiences physical death, they are immediately in the presence of the Lord in heaven.<\/p>\n

(John 3:1-18; Ephesians 1:7-10,2:14-22; Romans 9:6-8; Galatians 3:5-16)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Church<\/div>\n
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The Church is: One Body, One Holy Temple of the Living God made up of both Jew and Gentile. The church is the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the first born, whose names are written in Heaven.<\/p>\n

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Baptism in the Holy Spirit<\/div>\n
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All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and Fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. With it comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry.<\/p>\n

(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Cor. 12:1-31)<\/em><\/p>\n

This wonderful experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth and is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking with other tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance.<\/p>\n

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Sanctification<\/div>\n
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The Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord. We believe in the Doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing until Christ\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

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Ordinances<\/div>\n
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We believe the two scriptural ordinances of a New Testament church are water baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper.<\/p>\n

The ordinance of baptism by immersion should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures by all who have repented and believed on Christ as Saviour and Lord. It is a symbol of the Christian\u2019s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. In so doing, they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also been raised with Him to walk in newness of life.<\/p>\n

(Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:4)<\/em><\/p>\n

We follow our Lord\u2019s command to faithfully remember Christ\u2019s cleansing blood and broken body with the elements of Holy Communion.<\/p>\n

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Human Sexuality<\/div>\n
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We believe that God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family, the basic structure of human society (Genesis 2:24)<\/em>. God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of the context of marriage between a man and a woman. (Genesis 19:5, 26:8-11; 5:1; 6:9; I Thess. 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4).<\/em> Hence, sexual activities such as, but not limited to, adultery, fornication, incest, homosexuality, pedophilia, and bestiality are inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible, the Church, and a Christian life.<\/p>\n

(Lev. 18:22; Lev. 20:13)<\/em><\/p>\n

We stand fast on the scriptures in Romans 1:25-27<\/em>, I Corinthians 6:9-11<\/em>, and I Timothy 1:9-10<\/em> and believe that homosexuality is a sin. We determine to show compassion to all, with however, no compromise.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, this church, nor its ministers shall conduct any marriages between persons of the same sex and shall not condone, support, or facilitate any activities which conflict with this tenet of faith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Blessed Hope, Resurrection of the Just, and the Return of our Lord<\/div>\n
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Jesus is coming again to gather all His Saints to Heaven. The angels said to Jesus\u2019 disciples, \u201c\u2026this same Jesus\u2026shall come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.\u201d His coming is imminent. When He comes, \u201c\u2026the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

(Acts 1:11; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; and 2 Thess. 2:1)<\/em><\/p>\n

Following the Tribulation, He shall return to earth with His saints from Heaven to rule and reign for one thousand years. (Romans 11:25, 27; 11 Thess. 1:7; Rev. 19:11-16; 20:1-7).<\/em> After this, there shall be a new heaven and a new earth. (Rev. 21)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hell and Eternal Retribution<\/div>\n
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Those who have died physically not having accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ is eternally lost and will suffer eternal separation from the Godhead, having no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting. This is the second death, the lake of fire.<\/p>\n

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