The vision of Warriors 4 God is missions orientated, with the purpose of sending evangelists and mission workers to the four corners of the world; to preach the gospel to the lost, to bind up the broken hearted, to heal the sick, cast demons out of those who are oppressed and to bring relief to those who are suffering and in poverty.
Mark 16:15-17: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
If you do not know Jesus Christ or if you want that assurance in your heart that if you were to die today you would go to be with him in paradise please pray this prayer audibly and with all your heart:
"Father God, I repent of all my past sins and ask Jesus Christ (by the Holy Spirit) to come into my heart and my life right now. I believe that He died and was resurrected to save me from death and my sins. From this moment on I am now your child".
Luke 24 v 49:“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
Before Yeshua ascended up into heaven one of the last things He spoke about to His disciples was about waiting for the Holy Spirit Who would come from on high and endue them with power (Greek word is Dunamis, the word dynamite is derived from it) so that they could go into all the world and be witnesses for Him, but they were not to leave Jerusalem until they received power from the Holy Spirit. Whenever people in New Testament received power we would see that they would begin to speak in Tongues. Tongues is a heavenly language given to us by God, it is one we do not speak with our intellect, the mind is unfruitful but the spirit knows what to pray, we speak with our hearts mysteries unto God. Apostle Paul said in: Corinthians 14v39:" Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues."
He also said he spoke in Tongues more than them all. Whilst Tongues is a gift from God for those that desire it and is evidence that one has been baptised in the Holy Spirit, it does not mean to say that if one does not speak in Tongues that they have not been baptised in the Holy Spirit. The importance of praying in the Spirit (speaking in Tongues) is that one builds themselves up in their most holy faith and we are able to be sensitive to the voice of God because God is a spirit being. Therefore by being baptised in the Holy Spirit we are more effective as witnesses for God and it enables us to operate in one or more of the gifts of the Holy Spirit as mentioned in:
1 Corinthians 12 v 7 - 12: But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
God is no respecter of people, what He will do for one , He will do for another. He is a respecter of faith and we should all contend for the gifts of the Holy Spirit so that we may be powerful witnesses for God.
Our Creed
Our creed is the same as that of the Assemblies of God Church.
The Scriptures Inspired
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man. The Talmud and New Testament form the basis of our doctrine. The bible is studied understanding that there are two dispensations; that of Law and that of Grace. The Old Testament was type and shadow of what was to come in the New Testament. The dispensation of Grace began when Christ was crucified and resurrected. Therefore as New Testament believers we are no longer subjected to observance of the Law which was up until the end of Malachi and up to the crucifixion in the books of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
The One True God
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM, the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind." He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Deut. 6:4; Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22.
THE ADORABLE GODHEAD
Terms Defined
The terms "Trinity" and "persons" as related to the godhead, while not found in the Scriptures, are words in harmony with Scripture, whereby we may convey to others our immediate understanding of the doctrine of Christ respecting the Being of God, as distinguished from "gods many and lords many." We therefore may speak with propriety of the Lord our God, who is One Lord, as a trinity or as one Being of three person, and still be absolutely scriptural (examples, Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 14:16, 17).
Distinction and Relationship in the Godhead
Christ taught a distinction of Persons in the Godhead which He expressed in specific terms of relationship, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, but that this distinction and relationship, as to its mode is inscrutable and incomprehensible, because unexplained. Luke 1:35; 1 Cor 1:24; Matt. 11:25-27; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 John 1:3,4.
Unity of the One Being of Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Accordingly, therefore, there is that in the Son which constitutes Him the Son and not the Father; and there is that in the Holy Ghost which constitutes Him the Holy Ghost and not either the Father or the Son. Wherefore the ather is the Begetter, the Son is the Begotten, and the Holy Ghost is the one proceeding from the Father and the Son. Therefore, because these three persons in the Godhead are in a state of unity, there is but one Lord God Almighty and His name one. John 1:18; 15:26; 17:11, 21; Zech 14:9.
Identity and Co-operation in the Godhead
The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are never identical as to Person; nor confused as to relation; nor divided in respect to the Godhead; nor opposed as to cooperation. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son as to rationship. The Son is with the Father and the Father is with the Son, as to fellowship. The Father is not from the Son, but the Son is from the Father, as to authority. The Holy Ghost is from the Father and the Son proceeding, as to nature, relationship, cooperation and authority. Hence, neither Person in the Godhead either exists or works separately or independently of the others. John 5:17-30, 32, 37; John 8:17, 18
The Title, Lord Jesus Christ
The appellation, "Lord Jesus Christ," is a proper name. It is never applied, in the New Testament, either to the Father or to the Holy Ghost. It therefore belongs exclusively to the Son of God Rom 1:1-3, 7; 2 John 3
The Lord Jesus Christ, God with Us
The Lord Jesus Christ, as to His divine and eternal nature, is the proper and only Begotten of the Father, but as to His human nature, He is the proper Son of Man. He is, therefore, acknowledged to be both God and man; who because He is God and man, is "Immanuel", God with us. Matt. 1:23; 1 John 4:2, 10, 14; Rev. 1:13, 17.
The Title, Son of God
Since the name "Immanuel" embraces both God and man in the one Person, our Lord Jesus Christ, it follows that the title, Son of God, describes His proper deity, and the title Son of Man, His proper humanity. Therefore, the title, Son of God, belongs to the order of eternity, and the title, Son of Man, to the order of time. Matt. 1:21-23; 2 John 3; 1 John 3:8; Heb. 7:3; 1:1-13.
Exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord
The Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, having by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; angels and principalities and powers having been made subject unto Him. And having been made both Lord and Christ, He sent the Holy Ghost that we, in the name of Jesus, might bow our knees and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father until the end, when the Son shall become subject to the Father that God may be all in all. Heb. 1:3; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 2:32-36; Rom. 14:11; 1 Cor 15:24-28.
Equal Honour to the Father and to the Son
Wherefore, since the Father has delivered all judgment unto the Son, it is notonly the express duty of all in heaven and on earth to bow the knee, but it is an unspeakable joy in the Holy Ghost to ascribe unto the Son all the attributes
The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:
His virgin birth (Matt 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35).
His sinless life (Heb 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22).
His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38).
His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Cor 15:3; 2 Cor 5:21).
His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matt. 28:6; Luke 39; 1 Cor. 15:4).
His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Phil. 2: 9-11; Heb. 1:3).
The Fall of Man
Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness". However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Rom. 5:12-19).
The Salvation of Man
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
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Conditions to Salvation:
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Rom. 10:13-15; Eph. 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7).
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The Evidences of Salvation:
The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:24; Titus 2:12).
Ordinances of the Church
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Holy Communion
The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements--bread and the fruit of the vine--is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death, and a prophecy of His suffering and death (1 Cor. 11:26); and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!"
Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matt. 28:19; Mark
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost
All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 8; 1 Cor 12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8: 12-17; 10: 44-46; 11: 14-16; 15: 7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Ghost come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7: 37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Heb. 12:28), an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20).
The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost
The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues (1 Cor. 12:4-10, 28), but different in purpose and use.
Sanctification
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God (Rom. 12:1, 2; 1 Thess. 5:23; Heb. 13:12). The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). By the power of the Holy Ghost we are able to obey the command :"Be ye holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15,16).
Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 6: 1-11, 13; 8:1, 2, 13; Gal. 2:20; Phil. 2:12, 13; 1 Peter 1:5).
The Church and Its Mission
The Church is the Body of Christ, our faith is that of Judaism, however not that of traditional Judaism but that we are sons of Abraham by faith, just like Abraham became a Jew by Faith so we too are Jews by faith, and we serve the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. We accept the Talmud to be holy scripture as well as the writings of the New Testament. We are the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22, 23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23).
Since God's purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshiped by man, and to build a body of believers in the image of His Son, the priority reason-for-being of the assembly of God as part of the Church is:
- To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world (Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:19, 20; Mark 16:15, 16)
- To be a corporate body in which man may worship God (1 Cor. 12:13).
To be a channel of God's purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Cor. 12:28; 1 Cor. 14:12).
The assembly of God exists expressly to give continuing emphasis to this reason-forbeing in the New Testament apostolic pattern by teaching and encouraging believers to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. This experience:
- Enables them to evangelize in the power of the Spirit with accompanying supernatural signs (Mark 16:15-20; Acts 4:29-31; Hebrews 2:3,4).
- Adds a necessary dimension to worshipful relationship with God (1 Cor 2:10-16; 1 Cor 12, 13, and 14).
- Enables them to respond to the full working of the Holy Spirit in expressing of fruit and gifts and ministries as in New Testament times for the edifying of the body of Christ (Galatians 5:22-26; 1 Cor. 14:12; Ephesians 4:11, 12; 1 Cor 12:28; Colossians 1:29).
The Ministry
A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the Church in:
- Evangelization of the world (Mark 16: 15-20),
- Worship of God (John 4:23, 24),
- Building a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4: 11-16).
Divine Healing
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers (Isa 53:4, 5; Matt. 8:16, 17; James 5:14-16).
The Blessed Hope
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church (1 Thess. 4:16, 17; Rom. 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Cor. 15:51, 52).
The Millenial Reign of Christ
The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on the earth for one thousand years (Zech. 14:5; Matt. 24:27, 30; Rev. 1:7; 19:11-14; 20: 1-6). This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel (Ezek. 37: 21, 22; Zeph. 3:19, 20; Rom. 11:26, 27) and the establishment of universal peace (Isa. 11: 6-9: Ps. 72: 3-8; Micah 4:3,4).
The Final Judgment
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Matt. 25: 46; Mark 9: 43-48; Rev. 19: 20; 20:11-15; 21:8).
The New Heavens and the New Earth
"We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth where in dwelleth righteousness"(2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 21, 22).
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