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About Omega Church
STATEMENT OF FAITH
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The Scriptures |
The Godhead |
Man
- His Fall & Redemption |
| The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of 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, is what we accept as our infallible guide in
matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine (I Thessalonians
2:13, II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21). |
Our God is one, but is manifested in three offices -- the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being coequal (I John
5:7). God the Father is greater and is the Source of the
Word (Logos), and the Begetter (John 1:14; 14:28; 16:28).
The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the
Son and is eternal (John 15:26). |
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of
God but, through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came
into the world. "For all have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God" (Romans 3:23). "As is it written, there is
none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10). Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, was manifested to undo the work of the devil
and to give His life and shed His blood to redeem and
restore man back to God (I John 3:8). Salvation is the gift
of God to man, separate from works and the Law, which is
made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ,
producing works acceptable to God (Ephesians 2:8).
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| Eternal
Life & New Birth |
Water
Baptism |
Baptism in the Holy Spirit |
| Man's first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that
worketh repentance. The new birth is necessary to all men,
and when fulfilled, produces eternal life (John 3:3-5, II
Corinthians 7:10, I John 5:12).
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Baptism in water by immersion is a direct commandment of our
Lord and is for believers only. The ordinance is a symbol of
the Christian's identification with Christ in His death,
burial, and resurrection (Matthew 28:19, Acts 8:36-39,
Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12). The following recommendation
regarding the water baptismal formula is adopted: "On the
confession of your faith, I baptize you in the Name of the
Lord Jesus Christ." |
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire is a gift from God
as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in
this dispensation and is received subsequent to the new
birth. This experience is accompanied by the evidence of
speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit Himself gives
utterance (Matthew 3:11, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8; 2:4;
2:38-39; 19:1-7). |
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Sanctification |
Divine Healing |
Resurrection of the Just
& Return of our Lord |
| 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 the consummation
of salvation (Hebrews 12:14, I Thessalonians 5:23, II Peter
3:18, I Corinthians 1:30, II Corinthians 3:18, Philippians
3:12-14). |
Healing is for the physical ills of the human body. It is
wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith and
by laying on of hands. It is provided for in the atonement
of Christ and is the privilege of every member of the Church
today (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:17, Mark 16:18, James
5:14-16, I Peter 2:24). |
The angels said, "This same Jesus...shall so come in like
manner" (Acts 1:11). His coming is imminent. When He comes,
"...the 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..." (I Thessalonians
4:16-17). Following the tribulation, He shall return to the
earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Then, together
with His saints, who shall be kings and priests, He shall
reign for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6). |
| Hell
& Eternal Retribution |
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| The one who physically dies in his sins without Christ is
hopelessly and eternally lost in the Lake of Fire, and
therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel
or repenting. The Lake of Fire is literal. The terms
"eternal" and "everlasting" used in describing the duration
of the punishment of the damned in the Lake of Fire carry
the same thought and meaning of endless existence as used in
denoting the duration of joy and ecstasy of saints in the
presence of God (Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 19:20). |
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