The Arabic Evangelical Ministries
الكنيسة الإنجيلية العربية بدايتونا بيتش
Articles of Faith
The Bible
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments with its sixty six books were given by inspiration of God, and are our only infallible source and rule of faith and practice.
God
There is one living and true God, revealed in nature as the Creator, Preserver, and Righteous Governor of the universe; and in the Scriptures as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; yet as one God, infinitely wise and good, whom all intelligent creatures are supremely to love, adore, and obey.
Christ
Christ is God manifest in the flesh; in His divine nature truly God, in His human nature truly man. The mediator between God and man, once crucified, He is now risen and glorified, and is our ever present Savior and Lord.
The Holy Spirit
The Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit all the attributes of God.
The Government of God
God exercises a wise and benevolent providence over all beings and all things by maintaining the constitution and laws of nature. He also performs special acts, not otherwise provided for, as the highest welfare of men requires.
The Sinfulness of Man
Man was created innocent, but by disobedience fell into a state of sin and condemnation. His posterity, therefore, inherits a fallen nature of such tendencies that all who come to years of accountability, sin and become guilty before God.
The Work of Christ
The Son of God, Christ, by His incarnation, life, sufferings, death, and resurrection effected for all a redemption from sin that is full and free, and is the ground of salvation by faith.
The Terms of Salvation
The conditions of salvation are:
- Repentance or sincere sorrow for sin and hearty renunciation of it.
- Faith or the unreserved committal of one’s self to Christ as Saviour and Lord with purpose to love and obey Him in all things. In the exercise of saving faith, the soul is renewed by the Holy Spirit, freed from the dominion of sin, and becomes a child of God.
- Continuance in faith and obedience unto death.
Election
God determined from the beginning to save all who should eternally chosen hence by faith in Christ men become His elect.
Salvation Free
The Gospel invites, the Holy Spirit strives, and whosoever will may come and take of the water of life freely having power to yield to the influence of the truth and the Spirit.
Perseverance
All believers in Christ, who through grace persevere in holiness to the end of life.
Gospel Ordinances
BAPTISM and the LORD’S SUPPER, are ordinances to be perpetuated under the Gospel.
Tithing
God commanded tithes and offerings in the Old Testament; Jesus Christ endorsed it in the gospel (Matt. 23:23), and the apostle Paul said, “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him” (1 Cor. 16:2a).
The Christian Sabbath
The divine law requires that one day in seven be set apart from secular employments and amusements, for rest, worship, holy works, and activities, and for personal communion with God. We celebrate Sunday as our Sabbath day every week.