THE BIBLE
WE BELIEVE THE WORD IS INSPIRED BY GOD. 2 TIMOTHY 3:16 SAYS "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." ANOTHER TRANSLATION SHARES "ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED" IT BRINGS GODLY WISDOM, AND REVEALS WHO GOD IS. AS BELIEVERS, WE GROW TO UNDERSTAND THE WORD OF GOD IS A WEAPON. HEBREWS 4:12 EXPLAINS IT PERFECTLY, "FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS ALIVE AND ACTIVE. SHARPER THAN ANY DOUBLE-EDGE SWORD, IT PENETRATES EVEN TO DIVIDING SOUL AND SPIRIT, JOINTS AND MARROW; IT JUDGES THE THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES OF THE HEART." WHEN OUR FLESH (SIN, EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS) ATTEMPT TO LEAD US, THE WORD OF GOD IS ALIVE AND CONNECTS US BACK TO CHRIST. IT GIVES US SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY TO FIGHT BACK DARKNESS.
THE TRINITY
WE BELIEVE IN THE TRINITY: THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. IN JOHN 14:16 JESUS SHARES "AND I WILL ASK THE FATHER, AND HE WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ADVOCATE TO HELP YOU AND BE WITH YOU FOREVER." HERE WE READ, THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE REVEALED TO US AS ONE. "WE ARE COMMANDED BY JESUS HIMSELF TO "THEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT." THIS IS THE GREAT COMMISSION GIVEN TO US DIRECTLY FROM JESUS AND ITS FOR EVERY BELIEVER. WE BELIEVE THAT THE FATHER SENT HIS SON JESUS TO DIE ON THE CROSS FOR ALL OF OUR SINS. THROUGH HIS SACRIFICE WE BELIEVE WE ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH DWELLS IN US AND LEADS US IN OUR DAILY LIVES.
THE CHURCH
WE BELIEVE CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH. IN ACTS 2, WE READ THE PEOPLE FELLOWSHIP, BROKE BREAD, AND PRAYED TOGETHER. AS THEY GATHERED THEY PRAISED GOD AND ENCOUNTERED MANY SIGNS AND WONDERS. WHEN THE CHURCH GATHERS AND PRAISES GOD, HE REVEALS HIMSELF. WE PRAY THE LORD REVEALS HIMSELF EVERY TIME WE GATHER. WE GET OUT OF THE WAY AND WELCOME THE HOLY SPIRIT TO MOVE HOWEVER HE WANTS TO MOVE AND COME.
GIVING
TEST ME IN THIS," SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY, "AND SEE IF I WILL NOT THROW OPEN THE FLOODGATES OF HEAVEN AND POUR OUT SO MUCH BLESSING THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ROOM ENOUGH TO STORE IT. MALACHI 3:10. THE WORD OF GOD SAYS IT IS BETTER TO BE A BLESSING THAN IS IS TO RECEIVE. ACTS 20:35 WHEN WE GIVE, THE LORD ASKS US TO GIVE WITH A CHEERFUL HEART, AND TO GIVE WHAT THE LORD PLACES ON YOUR HEART. IF WE HONOR GOD WITH OUR WEALTH AND FIRSTFRUITS, HE BLESSES THE REST.
PRAYER & FASTING
PRAYER & FASTING IS A LIFESTYLE. IT CONNECTS US TO OUR CREATOR. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYING & FASTING. AT TRUE VINE WE STAND IN THE GAP FOR OUR NATION, COMMUNITY, AND CHURCH FAMILY THROUGH PRAYER & FASTING.
MIRACLES & HEALINGS
ONE OF THE WAYS GOD REVEALS HIMSELF IS THROUGH SIGNS AND WONDERS. WE MUST USE OUR FAITH TO BELIEVE FOR MIRACLES AND HEALINGS TO HAPPEN AMONG US. WHEN JESUS WALKED ON EARTH IT WAS NORMAL FOR HEALINGS AND MIRACLES TO HAPPEN. WE BELIEVE AND DECLARE SIGNS AND WONDERS TO JOIN US. WHEN THE WORD OF GOD SAYS WE WILL DO GREATER THINGS THAN HE, WE ALIGN OUR FAITH AND PETITION HEAVEN FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS. EVEN WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES DON'T TURN OUT THE WAY WE EXPECT, WE TRUST THE WILL OF GOD.
SALVATION
SALVATION IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STEP IN A PERSONS LIFE. WE BELIEVE THROUGH REPENTANCE AND BELIEVING THAT GOD IS OUR SAVIOR WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE AND FORGIVEN FROM ALL OF OUR SINS. WE BELIEVE THROUGH SALVATION OUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE GRANTING US ACCESS TO ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN. JOHN 14:6 SAYS "JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME." THEREFORE WE SEEK HIM DAILY, STAYING CONNECTED TO THE VINE, RECEIVING SALVATION.
COMMUNION
And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, [a]“Take, eat; this is My body which is [b]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. 1 CORINTHIANS 11:24-26
WATER BAPTISM
WATER BAPTISM IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR EVERY BELIEVER. AT TRUE VINE CHURCH WE SAY THIS CONSTANTLY,"WHEN WE ARE BAPTIZED, WE ARE PUBLICLY STEPPING OUT IN OUR FAITH." WE BELIEVE THROUGH WATER BAPTISM WE ARE MADE NEW. MATTHEW 28:19
SANCTIFICATION
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH EVERYONE AND TO BE HOLY; WITHOUT HOLINESS NO ONE WILL SEE THE LORD.
HEBREWS 12:14
SO YOU MUST LIVE AS GOD'S OBEDIENT CHILDREN. DON'T SLIP BACK INTO YOUR WAYS OF LIVING TO SATISFY YOUR OWN DESIRES. YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER THEN. BUT NOW YOU MUST BE HOLY IN EVERYTHING YOU DO, JUST AS GOD WHO CHOSE YOU IS HOLY. FOR THE SCRIPTURE SAY, "YOU MUST BE HOLY BECAUSE I AM HOLY."
1 PETER 1:14-16
BIBLICAL MARRIAGE
THEREFORE A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THEY SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.
GENESIS 2:24
RETURN OF THE LORD
FOR THE LORD HIMSELF WILL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN WITH A COMMANDING SHOUT, WITH THE VOICE OF THE ARCHANGEL, AND WITH THE TRUMPET CALL OF GOD. FIRST, THE BELIEVERS WHO HAVE DIED WILL RISE FROM THEIR GRAVES. THEN, TOGETHER WITH THEM, WE WHO ARE STILL ALIVE AND REMAIN ON THE EARTH WILL BE CAUGHT UP IN THE CLOUDS TO MEETH THE LORD IN THE AIR. THEN WE WILL BE WITH THE LORD FOREVER.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:16-17