Montrose Christian Fellowship
Showing forth the love of Christ at home and around the world

1. We believe that there is only one God  (Deuteronomy 6:4). We believe in the plurality of God expressed in three persons, The Father, The Son Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1,2, 26, 19:24. Isaiah 44:6. 1 Peter 1:2). A oneness with the divine essence wholly in each person (John 3:16, 16:7-15).

2. We believe that Jesus Christ is the long awaited Messiah  (Isaiah53) 
He fulfills and will fulfill all prophecies pertaining to the Messiah (Psalm 2, 16:10. Isaiah 7:14, 9:6,7. Jeremiah 23:5,6. Daniel 7:13,14. Zechariah 12:10. Micah 5:2).  In Him the Law is fulfilled (Matthew 5:17).We believe in His literal return, His second coming (Acts 1:9-11. Hebrews 9:28).

3. We believe that the Bible is The Word of God. That the entire Bible, 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament, constitute the entire Bible. The Bible is infallible, inerrant, eternal, and that every prophetic statement will come to pass (2 Timothy 3:16,17; 1 Peter 1:24,25. 2 Peter 1:20,21).

4. We believe mankind was created in the image and likeness of God.
That God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into man (Genesis 1:26,27, 2:7).We believe sin entered into the world by the fall of Adam and Eve, and because we are all descendants of Adam and Eve we all share that original sin nature (Genesis 3:1-19. Romans 6:23).

5.  We believe that forgiveness of sin comes only through the authority of Jesus Christ          
(Mark2: 9,11; 1 John 1:9). That Jesus Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law (Galatians 3:13). His blood: redeemed us (Ephesians 1:7), allows us to enter The Holy Place (Hebrews 10:19), and enables us to overcome (Revelation 12:11).

6. We believe in Jesus Christ's literal; death on a cross, resurrection, and ascension (Acts 2:22-31. Mark 16:19. Acts 1:9). That sinful man needs to repent and become born again
(John 3:3-8. Luke 24:46-48, 2 Peter 3:9), mankind's only hope for salvation is through Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12). Man cannot earn his salvation but it is an unmerited gift (grace) through faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8,9).

7. We believe in the ongoing process of sanctification (becoming more conformed to Christ) working in every true born again believer (Romans 8:29. 1 Peter 1:1-3,15,16; 1 Thessalonians 5:21-24).

8. We believe that there will be a day of judgment (John 5:22-29). Punishment for those who reject Christ; separation forever from God and eternal torment in Hell (Mark 9:43-48. John 5: 27-29. Revelation 20:11-15). The rewards for the believer; an inheritance (Matthew 25:34), eternally dwelling with Him (Revelation 21:3), and reigning with Him (Revelation 22:5).

9. We believe in one baptism for the believer expressed in various forms (Ephesians 4:5). A baptism of repentance (Matthew 3:1-6), water baptism (Matthew 28:19. Acts 8:36,37), a baptism into death (so that we may walk in "newness of life") (Romans 6:3-5). Of a continued and deeper baptism leading to the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38,39), and we believe in the need to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 4:31. Ephesians 5:18).

10. We believe the church is a gathering of people, called out ones, who have received a revelation from the Father regarding the Son, Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:16-18). The wisdom of God is being made known through His Church (Ephesians 3:9-12). The true Church is not an organization or a denomination, but is His body, made up of individual believers of the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:22,23. 1 Corinthians 12:27).

11. We believe in the restoration of holiness and power as witnessed in the early church    (Acts 5:1-16).
 Exemplified in the gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-11), and the five fold ministry (Ephesians 4:11-13), all being operational today and given sovereignly by the Holy Spirit. That apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are needed in this end time church for the equipping, building, and maturing of the saints. We believe the Lord Jesus Christ's church is; holy, blameless, overcoming, victorious, and is His bride (Ephesians 1:4. John 16:33. Revelation 19:7-9, 11-16).



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