1. God is the one and only true God.

   2. He will judge all of mankind.

   3. Through Him all of mankind can be saved.

   4. He is the timeless, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent Spirit to which

   all man, power, and creature are subject.

   5. God manifests himself in three persons: The Father, Jesus Christ, and the

Holy Spirit.

The Father ?

   1. All things are of God the Father.

   2. He is above all and through all things.

   3. To Him all glory and honor is due, yet it pleases him that in his son, Jesus,

   should all the fullness dwell.

Lord Jesus Christ ?

   1. He has always been God and did not become God at His human birth

   through Mary, or on the cross. Jesus also did not lay aside any of his

   characteristics as God though he subjected himself in a position under

   God the Father, taking the form of man.

   2. He is the fullness of the Godhead bodily, God manifest in the flesh.

   3. He is and was without sin, but became man, was tempted as man, and

   did not succumb to sin. It is his sinless nature as God that allowed Him to

   take the place of sinful man on the cross in order to offer himself as a

   perfect Saviour.

   4. Jesus was begotten of the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary.

   5. Jesus was a minister of the circumcision during his earthly ministry, and

   came to confirm the promises made unto the fathers of Israel. He is the

   promised Messiah to Israel and will fulfill that prophesied position in his

   future return.

   6. Jesus Christ offered the promised kingdom to Israel, but he was rejected

   and crucified on the cross. He then was resurrected in bodily form on the

   third day after his death.

   7. Through his death, burial, and resurrection Jesus has provided the

   sacrifice needed for all of mankind in order to receive salvation.

   8. Jesus is the head of the church the Body of Christ.

The Holy Spirit -

   1. The Holy Spirit has always been active in the regeneration and anointing

   of mankind with the power of God.

   2. The Holy Spirit seals us unto the day of redemption.

   3. He is active in our regeneration and renewing at salvation.

   4. He baptizes us into the Body of Christ.

   d. Satan, The Devil ? Satan was a created cherub named Lucifer, who, because of pride,

   rebelled against God and became the author of sin. He has now transformed himself

   into an angel of light in order to hide the gospel from those who need it.

Creation ? The universe was created by God as described in the book of Genesis in six

literal 24-hour days. The creation is cursed as a result of man?s sin. The creation was

destroyed in the Noahic flood but will not be destroyed again until the return of Christ.

Sin - Sin began as rebellion and disobedience against God. Every human has continued

in this sinful nature except for Jesus Christ born of a virgin. Sin entered into mankind

through the disobedience of Adam. The judgment for disobedience against God is

eternal damnation in Hell. All in Adam have sinned and are deserving of this

judgment. A supernatural intervention from God is required to save us.

Salvation ? Though in other dispensations God required certain performances to

accompany faith for salvation, salvation is always by the grace of God. Because of the

holiness of God and the sinful condition of man, there is no work or deed of

righteousness that man can perform in order to change the destination and judgment

of eternal damnation God gives to all sinners without justification.

Our Gospel - Salvation is by the grace of God through faith in the death, burial,

and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through his death and blood on the cross in our

place he commended is love and justice to justify mankind. Through his

resurrection he saves us from eternal damnation and gives the hope of

redemption and a present salvation. Faith in what Jesus has done on the cross

for us ensures our salvation today in the dispensation of grace. Other ages

offered distinctly different objects of faith for salvation as according to God?s

purpose and programs.

Jesus? return ? Jesus will physically return to the earth in the future.

To Israel ? God?s covenants with Israel will be fulfilled literally according to the

plain and necessary interpretation of Scripture and the fulfillment of the

prophecy. Included is the return of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, in order to set up

and establish his kingdom on earth through the nation Israel and to rule as its

King forever. Upon his return, Christ will reclaim authority over the dominion of

the earth from its current ruler, Satan. We believe this will occur, as prophecy

suggests, after Daniel?s 70th week, the tribulation.

For the Body of Christ ?The prophecies concerning the day of the Lord and the

return of Christ to reign on earth pertain to God?s program with Israel and the

earth. God has a distinctly different program for the Body of Christ today

revealed in the mystery given to Paul. At the end of this dispensation at the

fullness of the Gentiles, Jesus will come down from heaven, and the Body of

Christ will meet him in the air and will then always be with the Lord. This event is

the end of our ambassadorship on earth and we will then occupy our appointed

positions in heaven.

Bible Study ? God requires that we study to show ourselves approved unto him as

proper workman. Bible study is what will perfect his saints furnished unto good works.

We study the Bible in the light of Pauline Dispensational Right Division.

Pauline ?

   1. We believe that Paul was saved and appointed by Jesus Christ to be the

   apostle, teacher, and preacher of the Gentiles in this dispensation. We

   are instructed to follow him in doctrine, manner of life, purpose, and

   faith as he followed Christ.

   2. We believe Jesus Christ instituted the present dispensation of Grace and

   the Church, the Body of Christ through revelation to Paul recorded in all

   his epistles.

   3. Paul details the instructions and information he received of Christ as

   being secret since the world began, hid in God, but now revealed to the

   church.

Dispensational ? God progressively revealed his instructions for man?s obedience

throughout history. Distinct programs of instruction and responsibility are called

dispensations. Dispensation is a word found in scripture to describe the

instructions and responsibilities given to man from God. We study God?s word in

light of his distinct dispensations.

   1. We believe that the Bible describes five distinct dispensations or

   administrations: Promise, Law, Grace, Age to Come (Kingdom), and

   Fullness of Times.

Right Division ? Right division of the scripture discerns between God?s prophetic

purpose and his mystery purpose. God revealed the scripture progressively and

so proper study requires us to respect the order of those revelations. We believe

the authority, instruction, and purpose of the church today is found primarily in

Paul?s epistles as revealed by Jesus Christ.

God?s Intervention ? God is omniscient, omnipotent, has universal authority and by him

all things consist. God directly intervenes primarily in this age of Grace through the

saving power of his gospel, the ministry of Jesus Christ according to the mystery, and

the effectual working of the Holy Spirit through his preserved word. God also utilizes

the ministry of his ambassadors to perform his will to see all men saved.

Supernatural Powers and Signs ? The supernatural power of the Holy Spirit works in all

of us who believe the glorious gospel of the grace of God. We understand that the

supernatural signs and powers given to men throughout the ministry of the twelve

disciples were promised powers to the saints of that day. They were given for a

specific function and are not operable in this late part of God?s economy today.

Hell ? Hell is a real literal place where Satan and all unsaved man will eternally inhabit if

they are found guilty at the judgment seat of Christ. In order to save us from eternal

damnation in Hell, God intervened by sending Jesus Christ to die in our place.

m. Church (Body of Christ) ? Each saved person today is a part of the Body of Christ and the

temple of the Holy Spirit despite their denominational or organizational affiliation. The

church is not a building, but is each member of his body individually and collectively.

The Church today is separate and distinct from the nation Israel not usurping the

promises or covenants made exclusively to them. The purpose of the Church today is

to glorify God by preaching salvation to the lost, edifying of itself in truth, and raising

faithful men to continue in this ministry.

Baptism ? Baptism is always used as the identification of God?s elect. Water baptism

was a requirement for priesthood and entry into the kingdom of God practiced by

Moses, John the Baptist, and Jesus. There is more than one baptism in the Bible, but

only one is used today. We believe the one baptism is the baptism into Christ by the

Holy Ghost. This baptism occurs at the moment of salvation of the individual.

Tithing - Giving - Giving is not a requirement of membership or legality in this age.

Today we are to give to the laborers and ministers of the church as we purpose in our

hearts and not out of requirement under the law. Under the Old Covenant laws, Israel

was required to give a tithe to the priests as their inheritance required. Pastors and

teachers today are not Levitical priests or replacements for those priests as set up in

the Mosaic Law. Instead Pastors and teachers are simply men like every other saved

member of the Body of Christ, and so they do not require a tithe as did the Levitical

priests of the Mosaic Law.

Governments/ Authorities

The Church - The church is subject to Christ. Every man is also subject to Christ,

and Christ to God. This church is not established by the State and therefore not

under its jurisdiction in matters of doctrine, authority, or purpose. The head of

our assembly and the Body of Christ is Jesus Christ our Lord. His members are

given subordinate positions as ambassadors. From our position in Christ we

derive our freedom, liberty, and knowledge of the truth.

Family ? God has instituted the family to provide an order for the education and

dissemination of knowledge from generation to generation. The relationship of

Christ to the church is the pattern for the family order. Each role is patterned

after our relationship to Christ and is accountable to him as our head.

   1. The Husband ?

      a. He is to love his wife as himself, and as Christ the church.

      b. He is the responsible head of his wife, just as Christ is to the church.

   2. The Wife ?

      a. She is the perfect companion and glory of man, meet for his help.

   3. Children ?

      a. Children should honor their father and mother. Subject and in respect

      to their authority as it is from God.

Government - Governments are ordained by God as his ministers to execute

justice and judgment among those who would do evil. We are to be subject to

our magistrates and higher powers ordained of God for the purpose of

protecting those that do good. It is the responsibility of the church to maintain

moral order in the governmental affairs of men without which governments

become corrupt and rebellious to their God-ordained function. We do not

believe in the unlimited submission to government, or to superior authority of

any government over Christ?s church.

   1. Anti-government ? We are not an antigovernment organization and do

   not promote antigovernment ideas, as government is an institution

   established by God for the necessary judgment of those that would do

   evil. Freedom requires a moral society and in an evil world government is

   needed.

   2. Taxes ? We do not teach or endorse tax evasion or not paying due taxes.