We Believe:

Statement of Faith

• The Scriptures Inspired
  
  The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are the only inspired and infallible Word of God as originally written, and is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (2Tim 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
   

• The One True God
  
  God is Spirit, existing in the person of the Father, revealed to man in the person of Jesus, and resident in believers in the person of the Holy Spirit. (Deut 6:4; Matt 3:16-17; Matt 28:19; John 4:24; 8:18-19, 10:30-33, 14:31; 1Cor 6:19)
   

• The Deity of Jesus Christ
  
  The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:

a. His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35).
b. His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22).
c. His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38).
d. His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
e. His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4).
f. His ascension into Heaven where He is now our High Priest and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10, Heb. 4:14-16).
g. His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3).
 

• The Holy Spirit
  
  We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin; that He is the agent of the New Birth; and that He indwells, seals, sanctifies, teaches, and comforts those who believe in Jesus Christ. He also fills and empowers those who ask and believe. (John 14:16-17; John 16:7-11; Matt 28:19; John 3:5; Eph 1:13-14; Acts 1:8; Eph 5:18; Luke 11:13)
   

• The Devil
  
  We believe n the reality and personality of Satan, known also as the Devil; and that he is god of this world, the enemy of God and men, and that he is destined to the judgment of the lake of fire. (Matt 4:1-11; Rev 12:9; 2 Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2; Matt 25:41; Rev 20:10)
   

• The Fall of Man
  
  We believe man was created in the image of God; that he voluntarily sinned, resulting in both a physical and spiritual death, which is separation from God; that all men are sinners by nature and by choice. (Gen 1:26-27; Gen 3:1-7; Rom 3:10-12,23; Rom 5:12,19; Rom 7:14-24; James 1:13-15)T
   

• The Salvation of Man
  
  We believe that Jesus Christ Died for our sins as a substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. Salvation is of God’s grace alone, apart from works, and that all who receive by faith Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are born of the Spirit of God, and thereby become children of God. (1Cor 15:3-4; Rom 3:22-25; 2Cor 5:21 Eph 2:8-9; John 1:12-13; John 3:3-6; Rom 10:9-10)

1. Conditions to Salvation:
   Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7).
    

2. The Evidences of Salvation:
   The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).
    

• The Ordinances of the Church
  
  We believe there are two Church Ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Matt 3:16; Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:36-39; Acts 10:47,48; Romans 6:4; 1 Cor 11:3-29;).
   

1. Baptism is the immersion of believers in water, showing forth the believer’s identification in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

2. The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements--bread and the fruit of the vine--is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26); and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26); and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!"
    

• Sanctification
  
  We believe that the appropriate response to faith in Jesus Christ will promote Godly living, and that all believers are called to live a life that is separated to God which can be achieved as long as they remain in Christ and are continually being filled with the Holy Spirit. (Rom 12:1-2; 1John 2:15-17; Eph 2:10; 1John 2:3-6; John 15:4-10; Gal 5:15-16; Eph 5:18)
   

• The Church and its’ Mission
  
  We believe the Church is the living spiritual body of believers, of which Christ is the head, the habitation of God through His Spirit and of which all regenerated persons are members. (Eph 1:5-14; 2Thess 1:12; Col 1:18; 1Tim 2:4; Matt 28:18-20)
  
  Since God's purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshiped by man, and to build a body of believers in the image of His Son the priority reason-for-being of The Brick Church as part of the Church is:

1. To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world (Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:19, 20; Mark 16:15, 16).

2. To be a corporate body in which man may worship God (1 Corinthians 12:13).

3. To be a channel of God's purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 14:12).
    

• Devine Healing
  
  Devine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness (mental; physical; spiritual) is provided for in the Atonement, and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17; James 5:14-16).
   

• The Blessed Hope
  
  We believe in the resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ, and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord. This is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church ( I Thessalonians 4: 16, 17; Romans 8: 23; Titus 2: 13; I Corinthians 15: 51, 52 ).
   

• The Millennial Reign of Chris
  
  We believe the second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to rule on the earth for a thousands years. The millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and establish universal peace ( Zechariah 14: 5; Matthew 24: 27, 30; Revelation 1: 7; 19: 11 - 24; 20: 1 - 6; Romans 11: 26, 27; Isaiah 11: 6 - 9; Micah 4: 3, 4 ).
   

• The Final Judgment
  
  There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20; 20:11-15; 21:8).
   

• The New Heavens and The New Earth
  
  The earth is not our home, for we are aliens and strangers. "We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 2:11, 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21 and 22).
   

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