The Followers of Jesus Christ the Beloved Son of God
Regardless of church affiliation or no affiliation, you can become a faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, by meditating on the Word of God and by applying the teachings of the Bible to your life. The Lord calls us to live for Him and be examples for the Lord Jesus Christ in the church and the world and glorify the Trinity of God (God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit) (See Galatians 2:20, 1 Timothy 6:11-16).
What is Faith?
Faith is knowledge about God already put in our souls before we were even born. And when we read the Bible or hear the Word of God, this knowledge and the Word will link the soul and the heart and will strengthen the soul's knowledge about faith. And when we start developing faith in our hearts, if we use the knowledge of the Word that we have learned from the Bible to ask the Lord to increase our faith, then that becomes a gift (See Romans 10:17, Romans 4:3-5). Hebrews 11:1 tells us that "faith is the assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen."
Bible Commentary Forever Statement of Faith
- We believe in the Trinity of God: God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit; God of Three but One. God of Three: different in each individual, but the Three becomes One in the Father; everything is in the Father. The God of Three is One from the beginning. The Lord Jesus Christ was begotten when He took flesh upon Himself, but He is One with the Father from the beginning. (John 1:14; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 19:17; Luke 3:21-23; Matthew 28:19; John 3:16; John 1:1-3; Genesis 1:26-28).
- We believe the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born of the Virgin Mary. (Luke 1:30-35; Matthew 1:25).
- We believe the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is one hundred percent God and one hundred percent man; therefore, He is the Son of God and the Son of Man. (Colossians 2:9; Mark 14:61-62; John 3:13; John 1:1-5; John 10:28-30; Matthew 12:18; Matthew 17:2; Matthew 20:28).
- We believe that as the Lord Jesus Christ went to be baptized in the water, all the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, should baptize in the water (by immersion) in the name of the Father, of the Son Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, for the repentance of their sins. (Matthew 3:13-15; Matthew 28:19; Colossians 2:12; Romans 6:3-4).
- We believe in the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was crucified and died for our sins; He was buried and the same body (flesh and bones) rose from the grave on the third day. (John 20:26-28; Luke 20:39-40; Luke 23:33-47; Luke 24:1-9; Luke 24:36-42, 46-47).
- We believe the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the only way to the Father. (John 14:6-7).
- We believe that the Bible is the Living Word of God, dictated by the Holy Spirit to the writers (read our article: Bible Dictation). The writers were willing to be under the control of the Holy Spirit when they wrote the Scriptures. As given to the writers, the Bible is true and holy and with no errors. As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we must abide by the entire Word of God. (John 1:1-5; Matthew 4:4; Matthew 10:20; John 6:51; John 4:13-14; Hebrews 4:12-13; 2 Peter 1:16-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Galatians 1:11-12).
- We believe the Holy Spirit is now given to the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and because the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, died, and rose, the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to all humans who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God. The Holy Spirit is a gift of the Lord; upon the Lord Jesus' death on the cross, the Holy Spirit has been given to humans. (John 14:15-17; John 1:33).
- We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is given by the grace of God. The manifestation of the baptism in the Holy Spirit of a believer must have speaking in tongues as a sign for the believer. Tongues spoken in gatherings can be either human or angelic tongues, but if they are angelic, there must be someone to translate. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift of the grace of God and is different from having the Holy Spirit in your heart. All true believers receive the filling of the Holy Spirit in their hearts upon accepting the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior. The filling of a believer with the Holy Spirit at salvation is different from a believer's baptism in the Holy Spirit. All the believers in the Lord Jesus Christ should earnestly and in faith seek their baptism in the Holy Spirit. (Mark 16:17; Acts 2:1-41; Acts 10:44-48; 1 Corinthians 12:8-11; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14:1-25).
- We believe that after the resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven in His heavenly body, and He will come back in the same manner. (Acts: 1:11; John 14:1-4; Matthew 24:35-37; Luke 18:8; Luke 24:50-51; Revelation 3:11).