He has eternally existed as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The three are coequal and are one God.
He is coequal with the Father and Holy Spirit. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven and will return again someday to earth to reign as King.
The Holy Spirit is coequal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He provides Christians with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer spiritual gifts when they are saved. As Christians we seek to live under His control daily.
At Gateway Church, we believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17). It is our foundation for faith and practice, guiding us in truth, teaching, correction, and training in righteousness. We stand firmly on Scripture as the final authority in all matters of life and godliness (Psalm 119:105; 2 Peter 1:20-21), shaping our beliefs, worship, and daily walk with Christ.
People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called “sin.” Sin separates us from God and causes many problems in our life.
We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty. When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life in heaven. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence.
Once we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, baptism is a way for us to publicly declare our new life in Christ. It is also a step of obedience based on God’s commands and allows us to follow the example of Jesus, who submitted himself to baptism to “fulfill all righteousness.”
Accept the one whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters … Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master servants stand or fall … So then each of us will give an account of ourselves to God … So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Romans 14:1, 4, 12, 22
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24
We believe in the contemporaneity of every spiritual gift, including the gift of healing. We are confident that healing is for everyone as Exodus 15:26 tells us that God is 'the Lord who heals us'. We believe that Jesus, on the Cross, bore our sicknesses and carried our pains, in order to remove them from us and 'by His stripes we have been healed'. We know that Jesus has purchased full healing for each individual as much as He has provided forgiveness for every sin.We actively pray for the sick in our church with the laying on of hands expecting God to heal. We believe God will pour revival upon the land once again and we are positioning ourselves to be a part of it.
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