Who we are

New Beginnings Fellowship Beliefs, Positions and Core Values

WE BELIEVE:

1-  In the word-by-word divine inspiration, inerrancy, and final authority of the Bible. (1)

2-  In one God, (2) eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (3)

3-  In the Lord Jesus Christ as true God and true man; (4) His virgin birth, (5) sinless humanity, (6) substitutionary death, (7) burial, (8) bodily resurrection, (9) present advocacy, (10) and His bodily return. (11)

4-  That all are born in Adam, have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (12) resulting in complete and universal separation from God(13) and the need of salvation for all individuals.(14)

5-  That the Lord Jesus Christ shed His blood and died as a sacrifice for imputed sin and the sins of every person in the whole world(15) in order to satisfy the righteousness of God and make salvation available to all. (16)

6-  That salvation, by God’s grace, is a free and everlasting gift of God, (17) entirely apart from works, (18) which is received through an individual’s faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.(19)

7-  That the Holy Spirit regenerates with divine life(20) and personally indwells every believer(21) upon faith in Christ Jesus for salvation.(22)

8-  That once a person is saved, they can never be lost. (23)

9-  In the bodily resurrection and unending life of the saved with the Lord, (24) and the bodily resurrection and unending punishment of the unsaved separated from the Lord. (25)

10-  The church, beginning at Pentecost, is the body of Christ comprised of all those who have trusted in Christ Jesus as Savior. (26)

11-  It is the believers’ responsibility and privilege to glorify Christ Jesus by sharing the gospel with the world and making disciples of all peoples. (27)

POSITIONS WE HOLD TO:

1-  The consistent literal, historical-grammatical interpretation of the Bible. (28)

2-  The pre-tribulational rapture of the church (29) and Christ’s premillennial return to the earth. (30)

3-  The practice of believers’ baptism by immersion as a means of one’s testimony of faith in Christ. (31)

4-  The practice of the Lord’s Supper as a means of remembering Christ’s sacrifice until He returns. (32)

5-  Men and women are created with equal value, but with distinct and complementary roles in marriage and church leadership as defined in the Bible. (33)

CORE VALUES:

1-  Dependance upon God to live our lives according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh. (34)

2-  The role and responsibility of the church to support those involved in reaching the world with the gospel. (35)

3-  A readiness to sacrifice for Christ and His church. (36)

4-  Godly relationships and interdependence in serving God. (37)

5-  The potential of all believers to be used by God in powerful ways. (38)

6-  Excellence and urgency in all we do for Christ Jesus in this lifetime. (39)

Reference Key:

[1] 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17, [2] Deuteronomy 6:4, [3] Matthew 28:19, [4] Philippians 2:6-11; 1 Timothy 2:5-6, [5] Luke 1:34-38, [6] 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22,3:18, [7] Romans 5:9; Hebrews 2:9; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, [8] 1 Corinthians 15:3, [9] Acts 2:23-24; 1 Corinthians 15:4, [10] Romans 8:34; Hebrews 8:1, [11] 1 Thessalonians 4:15-16; Hebrews 10:37, [12] Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12, [13 ] Ephesians 2:1-3, [14] John 3:5-6, [15] John 4:42, [16] John 3:16; 1 John 2:2, [17] John 3:16, [18] Romans 4:4-5, [19] Ephesians 1:13-14, 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7, [20], John 3:5-8; Titus 3:5-6, [21] Romans 8:23; Ephesians 1:13- 14, [22] John 14:15-18, [23] John 10:28-29; 2 Corinthians 5:17, [24] 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, [25] John 5:28-29; Revelation 21:8, [26] Ephesians 1:22-23, 2:19-20, [27] Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8, [28] 2 Timothy 2:15, [29] 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, [30] Matthew 24:27-31, [31] Matthew 28:19-20, [32] 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, [33] Genesis 1:27, 2:18-24; Ephesians 5:33; 1 Timothy 2:12-13, [34] Galatians 5:16-18, Galatians 5:22-25; Ephesians 5:17-18, [35] Titus 3:13, [36] Galatians 6:9-10; Ephesians 5:1-2, [37] Ephesians 4:1-6; 1 Thessalonians 5:11, [38] Ephesians 1:15-20, [39] 1 Corinthians 10:31-33