Divinity of Jesus Christ
We share the fundamental principles of Christianity: we accept the Nicene Creed, we believe in the Divinity of Jesus Christ, His incarnation, death, resurrection and ascension to the Father in heaven, as well as in His second coming to earth.
“...knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from the futile life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot, predestined before the foundation of the world, but who has been revealed in the last times for you” (1 Pet. 1:18–20).
The Inspired Word of God
We believe that the Bible (the canonical Old and New Testaments) is the authoritative and inerrant Word of God, which reveals the will of God to man, being the only basis of faith and behavior.
We believe that God opens the mind of every truly believing person to understand the Scriptures, which, in turn, gives him the right not only to read, but also to interpret and preach the Word of God to others.
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
Holy Trinity and Holy Spirit
We believe in one true and holy God, revealed in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third Person of God, consubstantial with the Father and the Son, revealing the truth about God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, endowing the Church with power and spiritual gifts, producing sanctification and the fruits of the spirit, leading the entire Church and each individual member of it:
“When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth: for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will tell you the future. He will glorify Me, because He will take of Mine and proclaim it to you” (John 16:13, 14).
Salvation and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
We believe in receiving God's salvation by grace through faith in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
“For by grace you have been saved, through faith; and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not by works, so that no one can boast” (Eph. 2:8, 9).
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the sign of speaking in other tongues. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is preceded by being born again:
“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4).
God's Church and Water Baptism
We believe in the Church created on earth by Jesus Christ, which is a collection of people called out of the world, saved and belonging to the Lord. The Lord is its Head.
“And He is the head of the body, the church” (Col. 1:18).
“...The church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15)
- as a counterbalance to the sinful system of the world.
We believe in the Lord’s institutions given to the Church: water baptism through complete immersion in water and the Lord’s Supper, as a remembrance of the suffering of Christ.
“ Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19);
“For I received from the Lord Himself what I also conveyed to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night on which he was betrayed took bread and, having given thanks, broke it and said: Take, eat, this is My Body, broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me. He also took the cup after supper, and said: This cup is the new covenant in My Blood; Do this whenever you drink, in remembrance of Me” (1 Cor. 11:23–25).
Holiness. Resurrection of the dead. God's Judgment
We believe in holiness as the standard of life for every believer.
“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts that were in your ignorance, but, following the example of the Holy One who called you, be holy in all your actions. For it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy” (1 Pet. 1:14–16).
We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the rapture of the Church and the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For we say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not warn those who have died, because the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel and the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first; Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:14-17).
We believe in a fair trial at the great white throne, which no one will escape except those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and lived in accordance with His Word.
“And I saw a great white throne and Him sitting on it, from whose face heaven and earth fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from what was written in the books, according to their works” (Rev. 20:11, 12).
To the life of the next century in the new heaven and new earth:
“However, according to His promise we look forward to new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells” (2 Pet. 3:13).
