DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

MEMBERSHIP AT THY WORD IS TRUTH MINISTRIES IS OPEN TO ALL WHO PROFESS FAITH ALONE IN JESUS CHRIST AND ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHURCH'S DOCTRINAL BELIEFS. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND REVIEW OUR BELIEFS, WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
We believe the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbal, inspired words of God, authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts. We further believe that the Holy Scriptures are designed for our practical instruction in faith and conduct.

II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21

THE TRIUNITY OF GOD
We believe within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal
persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5; Matthew 28:19; God the Father: I Peter 1:2 ; God the Son: Titus 2:13; God the Holy Spirit: Acts 5:3-4

THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

We believe Jesus Christ is God the Son, the promised Messiah, conceived in the flesh by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, fully God and fully man, without sin, and the only mediator between God and Man. Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Matthew 1:18-25 ; Mark 14:61-62; John 1:1-3,14, 5:18, 8:58, 10:30; II Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9;

I Timothy 2:5 ; Hebrew 1:2-9; I Peter 2:22; I John 5:20

We believe Jesus Christ, through his death on the cross, paid for all sin. He completely satisfied the righteous wrath of God against sin, and provided redemption and forgiveness for all who believe. After his death, Jesus Christ arose bodily from the dead, was seen by many during a period of forty days, and then ascended into Heaven where he is seated at the right hand of God as our Advocate and High Priest, from which place he will someday return to establish his Kingdom on earth.

Isaiah 53:5-6; Zechariah 14:4-11; John 3:16,19:28-30, 20:25-28; Acts 1:3,6-11,10:38-43; Romans 5:1-11; I Corinthians 15:3-8; Ephesians 1:7; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 8:1; I John 1:7; 2:1-2; Revelation 20:6

THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Divine Third Person of the Triune God. He dwells in every believer immediately after one places their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts men of sin, causes spiritual birth, seals, sanctifies, guides, equips, teaches and gives power to the believer to live the Christian life in obedience to God.

John 3:5-8; 7:39; 14:26; 16:8,13 ; Acts 1:8; 5:3-4; Romans 5:5; 8:1-9; Galatians 3:2; 5:16-25; Ephesians 1:13; I Peter 1:2

We believe that every believer receives grace from God in the form of a spiritual gift in which the Holy Spirit gives according to his will which enables him to function as a member of the body of Christ.

Romans 12:4-8; I Corinthians 12:7-11; I Peter 4:10

THE CREATION AND FALL OF MAN

We believe man was created by God in his own image and not the product of evolution. He fell into sin through personal disobedience to the revealed will of God. As a result all mankind is sinful in nature and practice and is unable to save himself. Therefore man faces eternal separation from God.

Genesis 1:26-28, 2:7,18-24, 3:1-24, 9:6; Psalm 14:1-3; Matthew 19:4; 25:31-46; Mark 7:21-23;

John 8:42-44; Romans 1:18, 3:10-11, 23; Ephesians 2:1-3; II Thessalonians 1:7-10

SALVATION
We believe eternal salvation from sin, death and hell is the free gift of God's grace and is based solely upon man's personal faith and belief in Jesus Christ. He voluntarily died as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins and arose bodily from the dead. Guaranteeing our own resurrection to eternal life. Salvation is not received by, nor based on, any sacrament, merit, or good work on our part. The one who receives Christ's salvation is eternally secure.

Mark 10:45; John 1:11-13, 2:19-22, 3:16, 5:24, 6:29, 10:17-18, 28-30, 14:6; Acts 4:12, 16:31; I Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 3:23-26, 28, 5:8, 6:23,10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5; I Peter 1:18-19; I John 3:2, 5:11-13

ETERNAL STATE
We believe at death, the redeemed pass immediately into the presence of Christ and there remain in joyful fellowship until their bodily resurrection unto eternal life. The unsaved at death descend immediately into Hades (Hell) where they are kept under punishment until their bodily resurrection resulting in eternal damnation.

Daniel 12:2; John 5:28-29; Luke 16:22-23; II Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:21,23; 3:20; I Thessalonians 5:10; II Thessalonians 1:7-9; I Peter 1:4

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THE NATURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH

We believe all who have placed their faith in Christ are united together immediately by the Holy Spirit in one spiritual body, the church, of which Christ is the Head. In addition, the members of this one spiritual body are directed to associate themselves together in local churches.

Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:46-47; I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 10:25

THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH
We believe two ordinances have been committed to the local church: baptism and the Lord’s supper. Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the triune God. This ordinance, being a command of Christ, is recognized as a prerequisite for membership in the local church. Likewise, the Lord's supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His atoning death. These two ordinances are to be observed until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 22:19-20; Acts 2:41, 10:47-48; I Corinthians 11:23-29.

SIN AND MORALITY

We believe the Bible commands the followers of Christ to love everyone, and because everyone is created in the image of God, they must be treated with dignity and respect. This includes transgenders, homosexuals, fornicators, adulterers, drunkards etc. Acts of ridicule, abuse, racism, or bullying towards any person is incompatible with the biblical commandment, "You shall love thy neighbor as yourself ", and therefore will not be tolerated by "Thy Word Is Truth Ministries".

Genesis 1:26; Mark 12:31; Acts 10:34; John 13:34-35; I John 4:7-8

We believe in what the Bible teaches concerning homosexuality, in that it is listed amongst other sins in the Bible and therefore is sin. As a result no practicing homosexual can become a member.

Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; I Corinthians 6:9-10; I Timothy 1:9-10; I John 3:9

We believe the scripture in the Bible that states "He who created them from the beginning made them male and female." Therefore whichever of the two genders you were born with male or female, any alterations and or identifying with the opposite gender in which you were born is at variance with the Biblical text. As a result of this, no one claiming to be transgender or non-binary can become a member.

Genesis 1:27; Matthew 19:4

We believe in what the Bible teaches concerning marriage, in that marriage is a covenant between one man and one woman. Any sexual relationship outside the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman is considered sin.

Genesis 2:18-25; Matthew 19:5-6; I Corinthians 7:1-2; I Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 13:4

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FUTURE EVENTS
We believe one of the great coming events in the fulfillment of prophecy concerning the church is the personal, bodily return of the Lord to remove from the earth His waiting church and to reward them according to their works.

John 14:2-3; Romans 14:10-12; I Corinthians 3:11-15, 15:51-53; II Corinthians 5:10; I Thessalonians 4:15-18; Titus 2:11-13; Revelation 3:10

We believe another event yet to come is the seven year period of tribulation during which the judgements of God will be poured out upon the unbelieving world. These judgements will climax with the return of Christ in glory to the earth. He will destroy His enemies and restore Israel to her land. Daniel 9:27, 12:1; Jeremiah 30:7; Zechariah 12:1-9; Matthew 24:15-31, 25:31-46; II Thessalonians 2:7-12; Revelation 6; 8; 9;16

We believe Christ will then establish His thousand-year kingdom in which the saints will reign with Him over Israel and all the nations of the earth.

Isaiah 11:1-16, 65:17-25; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Romans 8:17; II Timothy 2:11-12; Revelation 19:11, 20:1-6

We believe at the close of the thousand year reign the unsaved dead will be raised and committed to eternal punishment and the saved will enter the eternal state of glory with God.

Mark 9:43-48; II Thessalonians 1:9; II Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 20:11-15, 21:1-4, 22:5

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