Beliefs

We believe God is the infinite personal Spirit, who has revealed Himself as a trinity in unity, existing eternally as Father, Son, and Spirit – three persons and yet in one God.

The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We believe the Bible, including both the Old and New Testaments, is a divine revelation, inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Bible shall be considered the basis for Christian living, the rule and guide for our faith and practice.

We believe Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, which is to say, He is Himself very God; He took upon Him our nature, being conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary; He died upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world; He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified yet glorified; He ascended into heaven in that glorified body, where He is now, our interceding High Priest; He will come again personally and visibly to set up His kingdom and to judge the living and the dead.

We believe man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin, and in that sense is lost. This is true of all people and except a person is born-again he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ who his own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree; the punishment of the wicked and unbelieving and the reward of the righteous are everlasting; and as the reward is conscious, so is the punishment.

We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life

We believe the Church is an elect company of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body, each believer living his life in the power of the Holy Spirit, its mission being to witness concerning its head, Jesus Christ, and teach and preach the gospel among all nations.

We believe the Church’s entire program of Christian training is biblical, it finds its reason for being, and its goal, in bringing the individual to a personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, in helping the Christian grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and in helping equipping Christians for more effective service.

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
• We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-24.)
• We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4.)
• We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
• We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God. (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10.)
• We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Randallsville New Life Church and to provide a biblical role model to the community of Randallsville New Life Church, it is imperative that all persons employed by Randallsville New Life Church in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. (Matt 5:16; Phil 2:14-16; 1 Thess 5:22.)
• We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11.)
• We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.) Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Randallsville New Life Church.