Statements of Faith
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Vision
Re-presenting the love of the Father. Declaring by grace through faith, that all may walk in the fullness of restoration.
Mission
The mission of Covenant of Faith is to bring restoration to the entire family by leading the lost to a complete relationship with Christ by: teaching, training, making disciples of, and taking believers out of religion into the true love of Christ under grace through faith according to the Word of God.
Scriptures
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were inspired 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).
The Godhead
Our God is one but is manifested in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit being co-equal (I John 5:7). God the Father is greater than all, 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. (John 15:26).
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MAN-HIS FALL & REDEMPTION
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and the image of God, but through Adam’s transgression and fall, sin came into the world. (Romans 5:19). 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. (Ephesians 2:8).
Eternal Life & New Birth
Man's first step toward salvation is believing on Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior with a godly sorrow that works repentance. The new birth is necessary to all men, and when fulfilled, it produces eternal life. (John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 7:10, I John 5:12, Romans 10:8-10, Acts 16:30-31).
Water Baptism
Baptism in water by immersion is for believers only. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ’s 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 confessions of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority, I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen."
BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost 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).
SANCTIFICATION
The Bible teaches that without righteousness of Jesus no man can see the LORD. We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration or salvation. (Hebrews 12:14, I Thessalonians 5:23, II Peter 3:18, I Corinthians 1:30, II Corinthians 3:18, Philippians 3:12-14).
DIVINE HEALING
Healing is for all the ills of the human being spirit, soul and body. It is wrought by the power of God by His grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. It is provided for in the atonement of Christ and is the privilege for all today. (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:17, Mark 16:18, James 5:14-16, I Peter 2:24).
RESURRECTION OF THE JUST & THE RETURN OF OUR LORD
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).
HELL & ETERNAL RETRIBUTION
The one who physically dies without Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior is hopelessly and eternally lost in the Lake of Fire, and therefore, has no futher 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).