what we believe

INSPIRATION | We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as being verbally inspired by God and inerrant and infallible in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority.

TRINITY | We believe in one God eternally existing in one essence, yet three co equal persons, the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

INCARNATION | We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born to the virgin Mary.

HOLY SPIRIT | We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, Who convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He is the life of the believer, and He empowers the preaching and teaching of the gospel.

MANKIND | We believe that mankind was created in the image of God, sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but spiritual death, which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.

ATONEMENT | We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood.

RESURRECTION, ASCENSION, EXALTATION | We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, His ascension into Heaven and His present life there as High Priest and Advocate for us.

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST | We believe in the blessed hope, the personal, visible and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

SALVATION | We believe Salvation comes by the Grace of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. All those who profess Christ as their savior are born again by the Holy Spirit, and thereby become children of God and heirs of eternal life. Believers should make every effort to bear good fruit, put their old ways to death, and live out their faith in grateful response to God’s saving grace. There are strong grounds to believe that the truly regenerate will persevere unto the end, and be saved, through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit which is pledged for their support.

HEAVEN AND HELL | We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost in hell, and the fellowship of the saved in heaven.

DEVIL | We believe in the existence of a personal devil, who is still working in the world to destroy the souls of men and that he and all his angels and all who receive not Christ as their Savior will eternally perish in the lake of fire.

CHURCH | We believe in the Church, whose mission it is to preach the Scriptures to all the world, all of its endeavors being guided by multiple leadership and supported by the wise stewardship of God’s people.

ORDINANCES | We believe that the ordinances of the Church given by our Lord, are Baptism, washing of the Saints’ feet, and the Lord’s table (Communion).

GENDER, MARRIAGE, AND SEXUALITY | 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 (Gen 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

We believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen 2:18-25). New Beginnings Fellowship Church will only conduct a marriage ceremony and recognize the marriage between a biological man and a biological woman.

We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10).

We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11).
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated.

We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of New Beginnings Fellowship Church as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to New Beginnings Fellowship Church members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by New Beginnings Fellowship Church in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by the Scriptures and the doctrines of New Beginnings Fellowship Church.