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We believe in the Deity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...
We believe that Jesus Christ came to earth, the Word made flesh, born of
a virgin, lived a sinless life, was crucified for the sins of the world, and
rose from the dead after three days. He is now sitting at the right hand of
power next to the Father and will one day return for His church while
bringing Wrath upon a disobedient and unbelieving world.
We believe salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not of
works. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved". Romans 10:9. Works are merely "evidence" of a persons
faith in Christ but works can never save you. "Show me your faith
without your works and I will show you my faith by my works" James
2:18. "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ
unto all and upon all them that believe". Romans 3:22.
We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit within the body of Christ. No
gifts have ceased until that which is perfect has come, that is, Christ
Himself. The gifts are given as the Holy Spirit wills, dividing severally to
whom He chooses. The word of knowledge, the word of wisdom, gifts of
healing, miracles, prophecy, gifts of tongues, etc. They are given to the
body of Christ to edify, comfort, teach, instruct, correct and to show an
unbelieving world the power of the resurrected Savior.
We believe in a Pre-Wrath rapture of believers as opposed to the more
popular Pre-Trib rapture. God has promised to keep us from the wrath to
come...not the tribulation. "Much more then, being now justified by his
blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him". Romans 5:9. "For
God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord
Jesus Christ". I Thessalonians 5:9. " And to wait for his Son from heaven,
whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the
wrath to come" I Thessalonians 1:10. We believe the man of sin will be
revealed before the return of Christ as taught in II Thessalonians chapter
2 and Matthew chapter 24. Not a popular view, but ours nonetheless.
As with all things as Christians, we are to ask the Holy Spirit to guide us
into all truth. These truths are what we believe the Holy Spirit has
revealed to us over the past three decades.
New Freedom Ministries
