POTTERS HOUSE
The Scripture
Inspired
The Bible is the
inspired
Word of God to men; the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and is
superior
to conscience and reason. but not contrary to reason (II Timothy 3:
15,16;
I Corinthians 2: 13; I Peter 2:2).
The One True
God
The One true God has
revealed
Himself as the eternally self-existent, self-revealed "I AM"; and has
further
revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and
association.
i.e.. as Father, Son and Holy Ghost. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29;
Isaiah
43:10,11; Matthew 28:19; Galatians 3:20).
Man, His Fall
And Redemption
The creation, test
and fall
of man, as recorded in Genesis; his total depravity and inability to
attain
to Divine righteousness. Man's only hope is Jesus Christ, the Son of
God.
(Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).
Jesus Christ,
The Only
Saviour Of Man
The Saviour of men,
the
Lord Jesus Christ, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin
Mary,
very God and very man. (Luke 1:30-35; John 1:18; Isaiah 9:6).
The Salvation
Of Man
The grace of God,
which
brings salvation, has appeared to all men, through the preaching of
repentance
toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ; man is saved by the
washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and, being
justified
by grace through faith he becomes an heir of God according to the hope
of eternal life. (Titus 2:11; Romans 10:8-10,13-15; Luke 24:47; Titus
3:5-7).
The salvation of
sinners
by grace alone, through faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the
Cross of Calvary, by which we secure remission of sins and eternal
life.
(Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12,22; Romans 5:1). The Gospel of the grace
of God, how that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again
the
third day for our justification. (I Corinthians 15: 1-4; Romans 4:25).
Baptism In
Water
The water baptism of
believers
by immersion in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
according
to Scripture. (Matthew 28: 19; Acts 8:37-38; 10:47-48; 19:5; Romans
6:4).
Baptism Of The
Holy Spirit
The baptism of the
Holy
Spirit as an experience subsequent to salvation, with the scriptural
evidence,
namely, speaking "with other tongues as the Spirit gave them
utterance."
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4; 38-39; 8:13-17; 10:44-47; 11:15-17;
19:1-7).
The Gifts Of
The Spirit
The gifts of the
Spirit
as enumerated and practised as manifest in the early church. (I
Corinthians
Chapters 12-14; Acts 5:12-16).
Living The
Christian Life
The Spirit-filled
life,
a life of separation from the world, and the perfecting of holiness in
the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith. (Ephesians 5: 18 ;
II Corinthians 6:147:1).
The Church
Christ is building
His Church,
the called out ones that gather in His name and a spiritual work takes
place. The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through
the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great
commission
to go into all the world and make disciples of every nation. Each
believer,
born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and the
Church of the first born, which are written in heaven. (Matthew 16:18;
28:19; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23).
The Ministry
Of The Church
A divinely-called
and scripturally
ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for a two-fold purpose:
(1) The
evangelisation of
the world, and
(2) The direction
for the
edifying of the Body of Christ.
(Matthew 29:19; Mark
16:
15-20; Matthew 24: 14; Ephesians 4: 11-16).
Divine Healing
The healing of the
body
by divine power, or divine healing in its many aspects as practised by
the early church. This was provided for in the atonement of Christ, and
is the privilege of all believers. (Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:16-17; Acts
3:1-22; 4:30; James 5:14-15).
The Lord's
Supper
The Lord's memorial,
commonly
called Communion, for believers. (1 Corinthians 11 :23-32).
The Second
Coming Or Blessed
Hope
The bodily ascension
of
Jesus to heaven, His enthronement, His personal coming for His church
(those
who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with
those
who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord which is the
blessed
hope of the church), then there will be the general resurrection and
the
final judgment. (Luke 24:15; Ephesians 1:20; Acts 7:54-58; Hebrews 1:3;
I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians
15:51-58;
Revelation 11:15).
The Millennial
Reign Of
Jesus
The revelation of
the Lord
Jesus Christ from heaven, the salvation of national Israel, and the
millennial
reign of Christ on the earth is the scriptural promise and the world's
hope. (II Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-14; 20:1-7; Romans
11:26-27).
The Reality
And Personality
Of Satan
Satan has many names
in
Scripture and is real with a personality. (Job 1 :6 -3: 1 ; II
Corinthians
11: 14).
Destiny Of
Every Person
The etemal life of
the believer
(John 5:42; 10:28), and the eternal punishment of the unbeliever. (Mark
9:43,48; II Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20: 10-15).
The New
Heavens And The
New Earth
We, "according to
his promise,
look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness".
(11
Peter 3: 13).
The Sovereign
Autonomous
Government Of The Local Church
We believe in the
indigenous
church, which has within itself all it needs to fulfill the commission
of the Church. That is the raising up, ordaining, and releasing of
workers
for the harvest field, and the taking care of any problems arising
within
the Body. (Matthew 18:17; Acts 6:1-8; 15:22; I Corinthians 16:12).
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