WHAT WE BELIEVE
1. God:
- We worship the one true and Almighty God, whose name is YHWH (we prefer rendering it as Jehovah). He is the Creator of all things, the God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
- Scriptural Support: Psalm 83:18; Revelation 4:11.
2. Bible:
- We recognize the Bible as God’s inspired message to humans. Our beliefs are based on all 66 books, including both the “Old Testament” and the “New Testament.”
- While we accept the entire Bible, we understand that parts of it are written in figurative or symbolic language and are not to be understood literally.
- Scriptural Support: John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16; Revelation 1:1.
3. Jesus Christ:
- We follow the teachings and example of our Lord Jesus Christ, honoring him as our Savior and the Son of God.
- We believe that Jesus is not Almighty God, and there is no Scriptural basis for the Trinity doctrine.
- Scriptural Support: Matthew 20:28; Acts 5:31; John 14:28.
4. The Kingdom of God:
- The Kingdom of God is a real government in heaven, not merely a condition in the hearts of Christians.
- It will replace human governments and fulfill God’s purpose for the earth.
- Jesus has already begun ruling as King from the heavens
- Scriptural Support: Daniel 2:44; Matthew 6:9-10;Revelation 6:1-3
5. Salvation:
- Deliverance from sin and death is possible through the ransom sacrifice of Jesus who paid for every man.
- Salvation requires faith in Jesus, a change of life, and baptism.
- Works demonstrate living faith, but salvation cannot be earned—it comes through God’s undeserved kindness.
- Scriptural Support: Matthew 20:28; Acts 4:12; Galatians 2:16.
6. Heaven and Earth:
- Jehovah God, Jesus Christ, and faithful angels reside in the spirit realm.
- The hope of the members of the Church is to be resurrected to life in heaven to rule with Jesus in the Kingdom.They are symbolized by the spiritual number 144,000 (Revelation 14:1),a number that describes all the overcomer anointed Christians who will gain the prize of the heavenly calling. Now it is the time only for the little flock of saints to be gathered and not for the rest of mankind which will enjoy perfect health and everlasting life in an earthly paradise.
-The great crowd is all these sincere people,still trapped to false religion, who will listen to God's message after the destruction of Babylon the Great (Revelation 18:4) and will be brought out of the Great Tribulation to enjoy Christ's Millennial Kingdom on earth.
- Scriptural Support: Psalm 103:19-21; Revelation 5:9-10; Psalm 37:11, 34.
7. The Lord's Supper (Communion) :
-We believe it should be kept annually in the 14th of the jewish lunar month of Nissan. We believe that this occasion is only for the anointed followers of Christ, the Little Flock and not for the world. Only the members of the Body of Christ should partake of the emblems of bread and wine
- Scriptural Support: Matthew 26:26-28, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 22:19-20
7. Evil and Suffering:
- Evil and suffering began when an angel rebelled (later called Satan and Devil).
- This rebellion affected humanity, but God’s purpose includes restoring paradise on earth.
- Scriptural Support: John 8:44; Psalm 37:11.
