Statement of Faith
The programs and activities of Samaritan’s Heart Mission Church shall be based upon and at all times shall be consistent with the following beliefs:
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God equally in all parts and without error in its original manuscript, infallible, and our source of supreme revelation from God, superior to conscience and reason, though not contrary to reason; and it is, therefore, our infallible rule of faith and practice.
We believe in one God who has revealed Himself in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all co-eternal, all stand equally superior to time, free from the temporal distinctions of past and future.
We believe in the pre-existence, incarnation, and virgin birth of Jesus Christ who came into the world to reveal the Father and was the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person; that Jesus Christ was the Creator of all things, for Him the worlds were made. We further believe that in Christ dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily and that He was very God and very Man.
We believe in Jesus Christ’s sinless life, miracles, substitutional death, bodily resurrection, and His ascension into Heaven, and acknowledge His Lordship—that Jesus Christ is Lord over all things in heaven and in earth, and under earth. We believe that man was created by a direct and immediate act of God. (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:4.)
We believe that man by transgression fell from a state of righteousness and holiness in which he was first created, into total spiritual depravity, a state of death in trespasses and sins in which he is held as a slave of sin and an enemy of God, being unable to attain divine righteousness by his own efforts but must be redeemed and delivered by the power of the Gospel.
We believe that each believer must lay a foundation of Biblical truth and experience upon which he or she builds his or her life. These foundation stones are repentance from dead works, faith toward God, the doctrine of baptism, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, eternal judgment, and perfection.
We believe that through repentance and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ the believer is justified. Through faith in the shed blood of Christ, he or she is justified and made a partaker in the death of Christ. This is the initial step of salvation.
We believe that water baptism is an essential and necessary part of the doctrine of baptism, performed only upon repentant believers in the name of the Father, Son. and Holy Spirit. This act is to be done by immersion.
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit according to that speaking in other tongues is one accompanying sign of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We also hold that the real evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is one’s response to the Word of God. a Christ-like life, showing forth Christ’s character, nature and experiencing and manifesting the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
We believe that ―”by grace are we are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works so that no one should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) We further believe that the emphasis for a continuous walk in grace should be the emphasis of heart, righteousness and purity, believing in the keeping power of God, walking after the spirit and not after the flesh in a lifestyle that demonstrates the character, standards and convictions of Jesus Christ, not being conformed to the world.
We believe in the practice of worship with one’s total being as set forth in the Word of God.
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is being manifested in the Church through the fruits, (Galatians 5:22-23)-graces, ministries, and gifts, and we hold that the nine gifts of the Spirit, (I Corinthians 12:8-11) should be and must be operative in the Church today in order for the Church to enjoy the fullness of God. Also, we hold that these gifts are imparted by the sovereignty of the Holy Spirit and only work or operate by the one and self-same Spirit. (I Corinthians 12:11).
