“For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” —Mat 7:14

Doctrinal Statement

We believe that no one is saved apart from Jesus Christ who the only name under heaven by which men are saved. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me." John 14:6 Jesus is the Lord and Savior for everyone who believes, repents of sin and obeys Him.

We Believe that salvation is a result of being born again by the Holy Spirit of God after one has turned from his sin (in repentance) and turned towards the Lord with all of his heart. Only when one has truly become broken and hopeless over his sin and is willing to submit his whole heart and life to the Lord in total surrender and obedience will the Lord then be moved to cause him to be born again.

We believe that the evidence of one being born again is a changed life, turning from sin and worldliness, a new creation, having a hunger and thirst for God and His Word, being rejected from ungodly relationships with friends and family, studying the scriptures for himself, having a new love for others and sharing his new hope in Jesus with others.

We also believe that once a person has been born again that he must walk obediently and whole heartedly with God until the end of his life. If he falls away into sin and error and afterward does not repent and return to the Lord, that he will lose his salvation as outlined in the Scriptures.

We believe that the traditions and teachings of men have brought great error today into the American Christianity and replaced the Word of God with many man-made traditions or myths.

We also believe that there are many false teachings in the modern church today that give members a false hope of salvation while they still live in and practice sin causing them to be in great danger of the eternal judgment of hell.

We believe that to cause someone to believe that they are saved by just praying as "sinner's prayer" is a great falsehood or myth and is greatly misleading.

We believe that the doctrines of unconditional eternal security are a myth, since the Bible outlines many conditions for salvation that must be met by the believer including enduring to the end.

We believe that the modern teaching on the "rapture" is a myth and is not supported by scripture.

We believe that the practice of collecting tithes and paying preachers is a myth and is even against what the Bible teaches.

We believe that very few will be saved, just like Jesus said and to think otherwise is a myth.

We believe that the modern teachings on grace are a myth and that these teachings give people a "license" to sin.

We believe that the modern practice of the worship service today is a myth and has nothing to do with worship in "Spirit and Truth" as is outlined in the Bible.

We believe that there is only one true church, one gospel, one faith and one body of Christ. The idea that there could be, in the body of Christ, thousands of denominations with hundreds of doctrines on salvation is a myth and totally contrary to the unity and oneness that Jesus and the apostles taught.

We believe that service to God is a life given daily to Him in everything we do, not just church attendance on Sunday (or Saturday) participating in traditions and rituals as most people think.

Concerning Sin and Salvation

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth (knowing Christ), there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins (there once was for him), but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified (he was cleansed by the blood), and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE." (Hebrews 10:26 – 30)

He is obviously not talking about a lost person, but someone who was once saved, who once had received the sacrifice for sins, who once was sanctified by the blood of Jesus and who once belonged to God. He said that He would judge His people; therefore, He was not referring to some lost person in this statement. This talking about someone who was saved and then started or continued to sin willfully, thinking he was safe because of the false doctrine of eternal security. The way anyone tramples underfoot the Son of God, regards as unclean His blood and insults the spirit of grace, is to willfully continue in sin after being saved. This person will be destroyed in the same fire as all the other enemies of God, unless he repents before it is too late. God will judge His people!

Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:7 – 10)

Again, make sure that no one deceives you. He would not have written this if there wasn't a danger that you could be deceived. Today the modern belief is that everyone is a sinner (one who practices sin), including every "Christian", even the born again "Christian." It is commonly believed that it is normal for a believer to practice sin. I have even heard pastors support this position by saying, "I am just a poor sinner saved by grace. I sin every day." They contradict the scriptures when they say that, because the scriptures say that the one who is born again does not practice sin, much less sin every day. In fact, the scriptures say that no one who is born of God practices sin and the clear difference between the child of God and the child of the devil is that the child of God does not practice sin and the child of the devil does practice sin. Since this is true, the church and the paid pastors that support the idea that it is normal for Christians to sin, especially all the time, are the children of the devil, because they practice sin and excuse the practice of sin by others in the church.

Just for clarity, to practice is to do something repeatedly. If you used to get drunk every day and now you only get drunk once per week, or even just once per year, you are still practicing drunkenness. It doesn't matter how often or how few times you do it repeatedly, it is still your practice if you still do it even occasionally. If you repent, you stop doing it at all. I used to practice committing adultery on occasions before being born again. If I now committed adultery just one time per year, each year, I would still be practicing adultery and would still be under the wrath and judgment of God. Some people compare how much less they practice a certain sin with how much more they used to and somehow justify themselves because they think that they are doing "better" than before. Repentance is not about doing better or sinning less often. Repentance is turning away from the sin completely.

Also, I must say that there is a difference between willful sin and unintentional sin. Willful sin is when you go ahead to do something that you know is wrong and you choose to do it anyway. This includes sins like adultery, pornography, stealing, lying, unforgiveness, cheating, pretending and any intentional wrong done to another. Unintentional sin is when you stumble and do something you didn't mean to do, like get angry, say something you shouldn't have without thinking first, doing something in an unplanned selfish way, having a lustful moment, having a prideful moment, bragging too much, reacting to criticism, returning insult for insult, entertaining a sinful thought, etc. All of which are usually emotional reactions to something but were not planned or intentional but are still considered to be sin. The true believer can sin in this way and does have forgiveness without losing his soul. But if he is a true Christian, he will repent quickly, confess his sins and make it right with all parties involved.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. (Jas. 3:2)

There is a big difference between stumbling that results in tripping and falling into a mud puddle vs taking an intentional dive into the mud. It is always about the motive of the heart. God looks at the heart, while man looks on the outside. Be very careful about your motives and the reasons why you do things. You can fool man but not God.

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked (which is without sin). (1 Jn. 2:1 – 6)

So, you see here that it is possible for a Christian to stumble and sin. But notice that he wrote "IF" you sin, not as you "continue" to sin. For a Christian, sin should be the rare exception for him, not a normal thing to be expected. As he grows in the grace and knowledge of the Lord, he should leave behind the emotional reactions and fleshly responses to situations that in the past caused him to stumble. John said that he wrote these things "that you may not sin" meaning that you should come to a place where you didn't continue to sin anymore, certainly not intentionally. I must add this in as well. A true Christian can also sin intentionally. It does sometimes happen. But God has a remedy for that as well. He will discipline His child who commits sin. Then God will give him time to repent. (see Hebrews 12) But if he refuses the correction and does not repent in due time, the Lord will eventually cut him off like a branch without fruit (see John 15) and cast him into the eternal fire. The Lord is patient and long-suffering. No one can ever blame the Lord. Also, the Lord is not some angry God just waiting for us to sin, so He can condemn us. He does not desire the death of anyone ( see Ezekiel 33), but that everyone would repent and turn to Him for mercy. But just because He is patient and long-suffering, we should not test the Lord and play around with sin because the wages of sin are still death, for anyone who will continue in wrongdoing.