Gospel Warriors Doctrinal Statement
Our Belief: This ministry belongs to God (1 Corinthians 6:20), therefore it is our duty to pray; lead souls to Christ; encourage those that get saved to be a part of a local, Bible believing Baptist Church (Or other Bible believing Church); and encourage those that are saved to give God 100% of what he asks of them (Romans 12:1-2, 2). 2 Timothy 2:3-4 says that we (Christians) are involved in spiritual warfare and that our foe (1 Peter 5:8) will never rest from his desire to see us fail the Lord. Therefore, it is our duty to serve him 24/7/365.
The following gives a detailed description of what we believe in regards to the following items:
A. The Scriptures: We believe in the authority and sufficiency of the Holy Bible. It is infallible and inerrant in all matter of which is it speaks. We believe that it is the only and final revelation of God to man. We believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian unity and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creed and opinions shall be tried. We believe that God has preserved his Word without error in the King James Authorized Version of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Matthew 4:4; Psalms 12:6-7; Psalms 119:160; Romans 3:4 and Revelation 22:18-20)
B. The True God: We believe that there is only one true God. We believe in the unity of the Godhead, which consists of three persons: The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. It is the Lord Jesus Christ that was conceived by the Holy Ghost and was born a perfect God-man of the Virgin Mary. He was crucified, buried and resurrected for the dead and has ascended bodily to the Father’s right hand until he returns to the earth (John 1:1-2; Matthew 1:18-25 and Mark 16:6,9)
C. Prayer: We believe that without prayer, there can be no victory in this world today. God commands that every Christian pray (Luke 18:1). 1 Thessalonians 5:17 commands the Christian to “Pray without ceasing”. A Gospel Warrior is commanded by the Word of God to daily pray for souls to be saved and for each other as we fight the good fight of faith.
D. The Salvation of Sinners: We believe that the salvation of sinners is divinely initiated and wholly of grace through receiving Jesus Christ as Savior. (Romans 10:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-9).
E. The Security of the Believer: We believe that all who are truly born again are eternally secure in Christ from the moment of salvation (1 Peter 1:5; John 10:27-30; Philippians 1:6; Romans 8:35-39 and Jude 1)
F. The Church: We believe that a local church is an organized congregation of immersed believers, with the spiritual office of a Pastor to perform the duties clearly defined in the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 11:2; Acts 20:17; 1 Timothy 3;1-13; Acts 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 1:1-13; Matthew 20:28 and Titus 1).
G. Baptism: We believe that all Christians should be immersed in water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, which demonstrates our identification with the crucified, buried and risen Savior, through whom we died to sin and raised to a new life in our risen Savior. (John 3:23; Romans 6:3-5; Matthew 28:18-20)
H. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ: We believe that Jesus will one day come back again ( Thessalonians 4:14-18) in the same manner as when he departed this earth (Acts 1:10-11).