Faith

Our faith, or what we believe, determines how we act. This statement of faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired & infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole & final source of all that we believe.  

 1. WE BELIEVE  in the plenary-verbal inspiration of the Scriptures as originally given.

2. WE BELIEVE  in the Eternal Godhead. That God is One and manifests Himself as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

3. WE BELIEVE   in the creation, test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis.  

4. WE BELIEVE  in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, very God and very man.

5. WE BELIEVE  Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and appeared to His disciples.

6. WE BELIEVE  in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His exaltation, and personal, literal and bodily coming again the second time for the church.

7. WE BELIEVE  in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins through His blood.

8. WE BELIEVE  in the necessity of water baptism by immersion, in the name of Jesus, in order to fulfill the command of Christ.

9. WE BELIEVE  in the baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to the new birth experience, with the scriptural evidence; namely, speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.

10. WE BELIEVE  in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in I Corinthians 12-14, as manifested in the Early Church.

11. WE BELIEVE  in the Scriptural pattern of church government through the ministries of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers; and in God’s plan for spiritual authority within the Church.

12. WE BELIEVE  in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation from the world and perfecting of holiness in the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith.

13. WE BELIEVE  in the healing of the body by Divine power, or Divine healing in its varied aspects as practiced in the Early Church.

14. WE  BELIEVE  in eternal life for believers (John. 5:24; 3:16) and eternal punishment for unbelievers.

15. WE BELIEVE  in the reality and personality of Satan and the eternal judgment of Satan and his angels.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. WE BELIEVE  that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

19. WE BELIEVE  that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. 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 Bridge of Hope Fellowship, Hopkinsville, KY.

20. 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.