What We Believe
THE PROFESSION OF
JESUS AS OUR LORD
We proclaim the life, death, burial, physical resurrection, and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus was fully man, fully divine, sinless, and will physically return to establish his kingdom without end.
"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures"
- 1 Cor. 15:3-4
"No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit."
- 1 Cor. 12:3
THE GOSPEL OF
THE KINGDOM
The gospel of the kingdom is the good news given to all for repentance, redemption, and restoration offered by God to all who will receive Christ. Those who accept this offer become part of his eternal kingdom.
"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
- Acts 4:12
"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
- Romans 10:9
- Acts 4:12
"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
- Romans 10:9
BAPTISM OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is when the Spirit of God comes upon a believer. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is to empower believers for service, witnessing, and the demonstration of the Kingdom of God.
"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
- Acts 1:8
"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them."
- Acts 2:4
GIFTS OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit described in 1 Corinthians 12 are for today. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are a present part of the life and witness of our church gatherings.
"But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills."
- 1 Cor. 12:7-11
THE FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY
House of Glory believes in the fivefold function of the church. We embrace that all fivefold ministry is for today. These are ministry gifts given to the body of Christ.
"And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ."
- Ephesians 4:11-13
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
THE BIBLE IS OUR
FINAL AUTHORITY
We believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God. The Bible is also our final authority in all matters of the spiritual, doctrinal, and the life of the church.
"For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
- Hebrews 4:12
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness"
- 2 Tim. 3:16