Gozo Jesus Center
Articles of Faith
We hold to these truths:
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1. We believe in one, living, true and everlasting God. His power, wisdom and goodness are infinite. He is the Maker of all things, whether they are visible or invisible. God is one, and subsists in three Persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three Persons are one in nature, are co-eternal, and are equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power, and dignity.
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2. We believe that God the Son became a human being and was born of the Virgin Mary. The Lord Jesus Christ is one Person with two natures, the divine nature and the human nature, true God and perfect Man. He suffered and was crucified as a sacrifice for the sins of the world, to remove God's righteous anger against sinners, and to restore sinners to fellowship with God.
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3. We believe that Christ arose again from death, not only in spirit but also in a new body, and returned to heaven, where He is sitting at the Father’s right hand until He shall return to the earth as King and Judge.
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4. We believe that the Holy Spirit, who was sent by the Father and the Son, is God, the third Person of the Holy Trinity. He shares the same nature, majesty and glory as the Father and the Son from eternity.
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5. We believe that the Bible is the only, final Authority, composed of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, and that it was given by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We believe that this Bible is the Word of God to man, giving the full and complete revelation of the nature of God, His way of salvation for us and a revelation of the End time to come.
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6. We believe that eternal life with God in Heaven is part of the blessedness which awaits those whose faith in Christ remains steadfast and true.Those who remain unrepentant and unbelieving will be banished for ever from the presence of the Lord, with unending punishment in hell (Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:7; Revelation 21:7,8).
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7. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the forgiveness of all our sins in order that those who repent and believe the Gospel might be regenerated (Born Again), and saved from the power of sin and the practice of sinning (Romans 3:25; 1John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
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8. We believe and teach that a person is justified (counted righteous before God) through God’s grace, receievd by faith in Christ alone and not by works (Romans 5:1). Good works will follow those who truly believes.
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9. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the complete cleansing of the believer from all indwelling sin, and that this cleansing is experienced after we have been born again (1John 1:7-9).
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10. We believe that sanctification is a second work of grace to be received by faith, as instantaneous and definite, as the New Birth is. Sanctification gives cleansing from indwelling sin, and growth in grace and consecration to God (John 15:2; Acts 26:18). We teach that practical sanctification is needed and requires our cooperation to built up the character of Christ, becoming Christ-like.
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11. We believe that the Pentecostal baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire is a provision of divine power for sanctified believers; it is a definite experience received by faith. (Luke 11:13; Acts 1:5; 2:1-4; 8:17; 10:44-46; 19:6).
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12. We understand, that it is the will of GOD to empower the body of Christ for a more fruitful ministry. On the other side it is not a criterion for being saved by the grace of GOD. Once received it is often accompanied by speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance
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13. We believe in the pre-millennial Second Coming (the rapture of NT believers) of our Lord Jesus Christ; that He will come in Person and He may come at any moment. We love and wait for His appearing (1Thessalonians 4:15-18; Titus 2:13; 2Peter 3:1-4; Matthew 24:29-44; 2Timothy 4:8)