Belief, Mission, Vision

What We Believe

The “statement of faith.” It’s important because it provides the foundation on which ALL NATIONS BIBLE CHURCH is built, and continues to grow.

Statement of Faith

We believe in one God and sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect, holy and eternally Co- existing in three persons-Father, Son and Holy Spirit who are –omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent.

On The Authority of the Scripture

We believe that the Scripture both the old and new testament are the word of God. We believe that the original manuscripts are the inspired, inerrant and trustworthy word of God, the complete revelation of his will for salvation of human being, and the final authority of all matters about which it speaks. We believe that God still does everything today that he did in the scripture. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)

On God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

We believe in God the Father who is the infinite personal Spirit and perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and the love; that he mercifully concerns Himself in the affairs of mankind; that he hears and answers prayer; and that he saves from sin and death all who come to him through Jesus Christ. (1John 5:7, 1Timothy 2:5; John 3:16)

On Jesus Christ the son

We believe that Jesus is God and that he is God’s only begotten son, conceived by the seed of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life performed miracles and was infallibly taught, lived and is word of God from the beginning. He pre-existed with God in the form of God. He freely gave up his position, humbled Himself and become incarnated as a man. We believe Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and mankind. – (John 3:16; 1Timothy 2:5)

On the Atonement

We believe that the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ is for atonement of our sins and his bodily resurrection provides the only ground for justification, forgiveness, and salvation for all who believe that He is the Son of God. Through the atonement therefore, as the “last Adam” Jesus came to return all those who believe in him to the original mandate that the first Adam fail to accomplish. – (Leviticus 17:11; 1 John 2:2; Hebrew 9:12)

On Salvation

We believe that accepting and confession Jesus Christ as the only begotten son of God and asking him to forgive our sins result in a re-conception and regeneration of our lives as the seed or God’s light enters our spirit(Acts 4:12; Galatians 3:19; 1John 3:9 romans 10:9-10).

This results in new birth, as we become new creations in Him. This new birth or being born again does not make our decision and actions immediately perfect; it is the beginning of the new day of life that allows God, in His faithfulness, to conform us to His nature (Romans 5:10; Philippians 1:6).

On The Resurrection

We believe Jesus Christ resurrected from the dead, ascended in to heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father, forever making intercession for his people.

Just as He resurrected from the dead, His resurrection is the first-fruits promise of the resurrection in to eternity foe all who believe in Him. We believe that when Jesus ascended to the right hand of the father, He gave five ministry gifts are to mature and unify his people, help His people grow in intimacy with the Father, and advance His Kingdom.

On the Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit. He came forth from the Father and the son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and Judgment. The Holy Spirit is the agent of regeneration and sanctification for believers in Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit makes the presence of Jesus Christ real in believers. He teaches, comforts, guides, convicts, and enables believers to live in ways that honor God. He Empowers believer for ministry. He indwells everyone who believes in Jesus Christ. We believe in the present and interactive ministry of the Holy Spirit and in all the Biblical gifts, which He continues to give today. (Acts 1:8; John 14:15-17)

On original Sin

We believe that human nature derives from two historic persons, male and Female, who were created in God’s image from the dust of the earth, without the knowledge of good and evil. They were created perfect, but they sinned thus plunging themselves and all humanity into sin, guilt suffering, and dead. Therefore, all human beings are sinners by nature and by suffering, and death. We believe that God, through Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit regenerates those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord. (Psalm 51:5; Genesis 3:22)

On the Lord's Supper

We believe and acknowledge the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Jesus and His crucifixion for the atonement for our sins. He was the Passover Lamb and fulfilled the feast of the Passover. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is the Holy ordinance and testifies of our union with Him and remission of our sins through His sacrifices on the cross. Partaking in the Lord’s Supper in a corporate or Church setting also testifies of our relationship with each other as the body of Christ. (John 6:53-59; Luke 22:14-23; 1Corinthians 11:23-34)

On Water Baptism

We believe that water baptism should be by immersion and consummated immediately after committing to the lordship of Jesus and His atoning sacrifice for our sin. This ordinance is a personal and public statement of our faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ on our behalf. It is also a commitment to follow his example and lay down our lives for the sake of his Kingdom. (Acts 2:28; Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 6:3-4)

On the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the additional importation that empowers, strengthens, comforts and is usual accompanied by the manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Holy Spirit endues and transforms the believer to increasingly take on more of the nature of Christ. We accept, acknowledge, encourage, and seek all gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit. They are present, active, and seek all gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit. They are present, active, and vital in aiding the church and the advancement of the glorious Kingdom of God. (Acts 2:1-4; Acts 19:1-7)

On the second coming of Jesus

We believe in the literal, physical, and visible coming of Jesus Christ to the earth and the establishment of His Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment of his kingdom, and internal blessing of the righteous, as well as endless suffering for the wicked. Only those who have made Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior and are born of the Holy Spirit are members of the Body of Christ and will spend eternity with Christ.

On the purpose of Faith

We believe that true faith is born in the believers’ heart and not just in his or her mind. God requires of us to exercise faith for our salvation as well as for all other issues in His kingdom. In exercising our faith, we lift our focus above the temporal terrestrial realm to the eternal celestial realm. We focus on God’s infinite nature; His desire is for our good. We grow to see that all things eternal happen through faith in God. Our faith activates the movement of the Holy Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit of God can reveal the Son of God, and only the son can reveal the Father. This is the Kingdom process. Eternal change can only happen as the Spirit of God initiates the Kingdom processes; thus the Holy Spirit moves and convicts the heart of mankind. Neither the eloquence of speech nor the passionate presentation of the gospel can activate the kingdom process and eternally change the hearts of men and women. It is God who draws us to Himself.

Church Discipline

We believe in Church discipline. What does the Bible say about church discipline?

There are many Bible passages we could look at convening discipline; let me draw your attention to few Scriptures. (2 Timothy 3:16; Deuteronomy 8:3; Hebrew 12:1-14)

God himself disciplines us (Proverbs 3:11-12&15:5) God disciplines us and he commands us to do the same for each other. The local church congregation has a special responsibility and a special competence in this regard.

(Matthew 18:15-17): According to Jesus, this is how we are to deal with disagreements and difficulties with fellow- believers. And that is what exactly the early Christians did, as seen in Paul’s letter.

(1Corinthians 5:1-11): This is the longest and the best known passage; in regards to this apparently in the Corinthians church there was someone who was living an immoral lifestyle. Paul says: it is actually reported that there is a sexual immorality and you and of the kind that does not occur among even the pagans.

A man has his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have rather filled with grief and have to put out of your fellowship the man who did this. Even though I am not physically present; I am with you in spirit. And I have already passed judgment to the one who did this, just as if I am present. When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in the spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus present. Hand this man over to Satan so that the sinful nature will be destroyed and his spirit saved in the day of the Lord.

Your boasting is not good; don’t you know that a little yeast works through whole batch of dough? Get rid of old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast-as you really are.

For Christ our Passover lamb has been scarified. Therefore let us keep the feast without the old yeast. The old yeast of malice and wickedness but the break without yeast the bread of Security and truth.

I have written to you in my letter not to associate with people of sexually immoral people not-at all meaning the people of this world, who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing to you that you must not associate yourselves with anyone who calls himself a brother but sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, slenderer and a drunker or swindler. Such men do not even eat.

Why does Paul say that? Is it because he had developed hate to the man? No because that man was deeply deceived.

He thought! He will be a Christian but deliberately disobeyed the Lord, or perhaps he thought that church would allow and think that there was nothing wrong with him having his father’s wife. Paul says that; such a person is deluded and that in order truly to serve such a deluded person and to glory God;

You need to show him his falsity of his profession of faith in light of the way he is living. Elsewhere in this letter Paul sheds more light on how such a process of loving confrontation should occur.

(Galatians 6:1): This short verse is important to our thinking on church discipline. Here Paul describes how Christians are to restore someone who is caught in sin. Paul is concerned not only on what is to be done in this difficult situation but also how it is to be done.

(2 Thessalonians 3:6-15): In Thessalonica it seems there were some people who were being lazy and do nothing. To make matters worse; they were defending their activities saying that it was God’s will. Paul says it was not. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you brothers to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not leave according to the teaching you receive from us.

For you know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were not with you nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. In contrary we worked night and day laboring and tailoring so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

We did this not because we do not have a right to such a help but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. For even when we were with you we give you this rule. “If the man will not work he shall not eat”. We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.

And as for you, brothers and sisters never tire of doing what is good. If anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer

(1Timothy 1:20/1Timothy 5:19-20): As Paul continues with his letter in Timothy; He wrote specifically what to do with church leaders who are caught in sin.

Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. But those who sin are to rebuke publicly, so that the others may take warning.

(Titus 3:9-11): Apparently some people in the church where Titus pastored were causing division on the issues that weren’t important. Paul wrote; But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time.