The Altar Conference

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There is only one true God, Yahweh, who is the eternal King, Redeemer, and Creator. He is perfectly holy, just, loving, and truthful. He has revealed Himself to be eternally self-existent, One Being in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Bible is the only infallible, inspired, and authoritative Word of God. God created humankind in His image to know, enjoy, and honor Him, but we have each willfully rejected the Lordship and standards of God. Because of our rejection, sickness, death, and judgment entered the world, and now, creation experiences the effects and consequences of man’s sin. The Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God—the firstborn over all creation and the firstborn among many brethren. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is God’s Anointed One (Messiah). He is empowered by the Holy Spirit to embody and establish God’s eternal Kingdom on Earth. Jesus was crucified as the atoning sacrifice for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected, ascended into heaven, and is alive today, seated at the right hand of the Father, making intercession for His people. Jesus is wholly God and wholly man. We are saved by God’s grace through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Anyone can be brought into fellowship with God by repenting of dead works, trusting in the sufficiency of the atoning sacrifice of Christ, and receiving Him as his or her Savior and Lord. The victorious redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides freedom from the power of the enemy--sin, lies, sickness, lack, and torment. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us as God’s sons and daughters. His work in the life of the believer is to teach and equip us to better embody the character and power of Christ in the earth. The Holy Spirit sanctifies and dwells in us, enabling us to live holy lives and to minister supernaturally. The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our salvation. The baptism of the Holy Spirit, as seen in Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4, is poured out on believers so that they might have power to bear effective witness to the Gospel and the glory of Christ Jesus. The Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ, and Jesus gave His church the sacraments of baptism and communion. The Church (Body of Christ) exists as an extension of the ministry of Jesus Christ, to further advance His Kingdom by preaching and living the good news of God’s love, making disciples of nations; baptizing, and teaching those in our sphere of influence how to love and obey God. Based on the redemptive work of Christ, the Holy Spirit joins God’s people (the Church) together as brothers and sisters in Christ, to glorify God by loving each other, and encouraging each other toward love and good deeds, as we await the final consummation of all things, when the kingdoms of this world become the Kingdoms of our God. Heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the saved and the lost. Those who have trusted Christ as their Lord and Savior will go on to everlasting life, and those who have rejected the Lordship of Jesus, to everlasting death.