What We Believe/Scriptures

WHAT	SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES
THE BIBLE	2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV)And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
GOD	Genesis 1:1 (NLT)[The Account of Creation] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.Genesis 1:2 (NLT)The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.*Genesis 2:7 (NLT)* Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. *Genesis 17:7 (NLT)* “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. John 1:18 (NLT) No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us. John 15:26 (NIV) When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. Ruth 1:16 (NLT) But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. 1 Samuel 2:2 (NLT) No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 2 Samuel 22:32 (NLT) For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? 1 Chronicles 17:20 (NLT) “O Lord, there is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! Zechariah 14:9 (NLT) And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord—his name alone will be worshiped. Isaiah 43:10-11 (NIV) … you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.
JESUS CHRIST	Matthew 1:1 (NIV)[The Genealogy of Jesus] A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham…Matthew 1:18 (NIV)[The Birth of Jesus Christ] This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.Matthew 1:21 (NIV)She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:23 (NIV) The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel — which means, God with us. Luke 1:31,35 (NIV) You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 1 Peter 2:22 (NIV) He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT) For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV) Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Hebrews 1:3 (NIV) The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS	Hebrews 10:19 (NLT)[A Call to Persevere] And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.1 Peter 1:2 (NLT)God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.1 John 1:7 (NLT)But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
SALVATION	Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.1 John 4:14-15 (NIV)And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.1 John 5:1 (NIV)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God… John 3:3 (NLT) Jesus replied, I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God. Romans 10:13 (NLT) Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Ephesians 2:8 (NLT) God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Titus 2:11 (NIV) For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. Titus 3:5 (NLT) He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
WATER BAPTISM	Matthew 28:19 (NIV)Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…Mark 16:16 (NIV)Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved…Acts 10:47-48 (NIV)Then Peter said, “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ… Acts 2:38 (NIV) Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins… Mark 1:9 (NIV) [The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus] At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
HOLY COMMUNION	Luke 22:19,20 (NIV)And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.1 Corinthians 11:25 (NASB)In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.1 Corinthians 11:26 (NIV)For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
HOLY SPIRIT	Matthew 12:32 (NIV)Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.Luke 12:12 (NIV)For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.Luke 24:49 (NLT)And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven. John 13:16 (AMP) But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]. John 14:16-17 (NLT) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. Acts 1:8 (NLT) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you….
SPEAKING IN TONGUES	Acts 2:3-4 (NASB)And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. 1 Corinthians 12:4-10 (NIV)There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.1 Corinthians 12:28 (NIV)And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. Romans 8:26-27 (NIV) In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. Mark 16:17 (NIV) And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues.
DIVINE HEALING	Matthew 8:16,17 (NLT)That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.Luke 18:42,43 (NIV)Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; your faith has healed you. Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.James 5:14-16 (NIV)Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
AUTHORITY	Matthew 16:19 (NASB)I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.Matthew 28:18-19 (NIV)Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Mark 16:17-18 (NIV)And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well. Luke 10:19 (NIV) I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. Ephesians 1:20-22 (NIV) …which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church. Ephesians 2:6 (NIV) And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.
FAITH	2 Chronicles 20:20 (NIV)… Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.Psalm 100:5 (NIV)For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.Matthew 9:2 (NIV)… Jesus saw their faith.. Matthew 9:22 (NIV) Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that moment. Mark 10:52 (NIV) Go, said Jesus, your faith has healed you… Mark 11:22 (NIV) Have faith in God, Jesus answered. Mark 11:23 (KJV) For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
MIRACLES	Matthew 8: 26,27 (NIV)…Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!Mark 6:41,44 (NIV)Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.Luke 8: 52-55 (NIV)…Jesus said. She is not dead but asleep. They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But He took her by the hand and said, My child, get up! Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up…. John 2:11 (NLT) This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
PRAYER	Job 22:27 (NLT)You will pray to him, and he will hear you…Psalm 38:15 (NLT)For I am waiting for you, O Lord. You must answer for me, O Lord my God.Psalm 145:18-19 (NLT)The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them. Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 18:1 (NIV) Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. John 16:24 (NIV) Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
WALKING IN LOVE	1 Corinthians 13:1-8 (AMP)
SATAN	Zechariah 3:2 (NLT)And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you.Matthew 12:26 (NLT)And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive.1 Timothy 2:14 (NLT)And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result. Romans 16:20 (NIV) The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Matthew 16:23 (KJV) But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
SECOND COMING	2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (NIV) Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for (that day will not come) until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
ETERNITY	Ezekiel 18:20 (NLT)…Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.Isaiah 43:13 (NLT)From eternity to eternity I am God. No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. No one can undo what I have done.Matthew 12:36-37 (NLT)And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you. Titus 3:7 (NLT) Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.
OBEDIENCE	Deuteronomy 11:13 (NASB)It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.Deuteronomy 27:10 (NASB)You shall therefore obey the LORD your God, and do His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.Acts 6:7 (NIV)So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
TITHING	Deuteronomy 14:22 (NKJV)[Tithing Principles] “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year.Malachi 3:10 (NASB)Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.2 Chronicles 31:5 (NKJV)As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first fruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. 2 Chronicles 31:12 (NKJV) Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things…